In this course, I can teach for all the branches of B.Tech admitted students of JNTUA, JNTUK and JNTUH affiliated and autonomous colleges both in AP and Telanga. The details are given below.

Unit I: Wave optics(interference, diffraction and polarization)

Interference: Introduction - Principle of superposition –Interference of light - Interference in thin films (Reflection Geometry) & applications - Colors in thin films- Newton’s Rings- Determination of wavelength and refractive index.

Diffraction: Introduction - Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffractions - Fraunhofer diffraction due to single slit, double slit & N-slits (Qualitative) – Diffraction Grating - Dispersive power and resolving power of Grating (Qualitative).

Polarization: Introduction -Types of polarization - Polarization by reflection, refraction and Double refraction - Nicol’s Prism -Half wave and Quarter wave plates.

Unit II: Crystallography and X-ray diffraction

Crystallography: Space lattice, Basis, Unit Cell and lattice parameters – Bravais Lattices – crystal systems (3D) – coordination number - packing fraction of SC, BCC & FCC - Miller indices – separation between successive (hkl) planes.

X-ray diffraction: Bragg’s law - X-ray Diffractometer – crystal structure determination by Laue’s and powder methods.

Unit III:Dielectric and Magnetic matericals

Introduction - Dielectric polarization - Dielectric polarizability, Susceptibility, Dielectric constant and Displacement Vector – Relation between the electric vectors - Types of polarizations- Electronic (Quantitative), Ionic (Quantitative) and Orientation polarizations (Qualitative) - Lorentz internal field - Clausius- Mosotti equation - complex dielectric constant – Frequency dependence of polarization – dielectric loss

Magnetic Materials

Introduction - Magnetic dipole moment - Magnetization-Magnetic susceptibility and permeability – Atomic origin of magnetism - Classification of magnetic materials: Dia, para, Ferro, anti-ferro & Ferri magnetic materials - Domain concept for Ferromagnetism & Domain walls (Qualitative) - Hysteresis - soft and hard magnetic materials.

Unit IV: Quantum Mechanics: & Electron theory

Dual nature of matter – Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle – Significance and properties of wave function – Schrodinger’s time independent and dependent wave equations– Particle in a one-dimensional infinite potential well.

Free Electron Theory: Classical free electron theory (Qualitative with discussion of merits and demerits) – Quantum free electron theory – electrical conductivity based on quantum free electron theory - Fermi-Dirac distribution - Density of states - Fermi energy.

Unit V: Semiconductor Physics

Classification of solids based on energy bands – Intrinsic semiconductors – density of charge carriers – Fermi energy – Electrical conductivity – extrinsic semiconductors – P - type &  N - type – Density of charge carriers – Dependence of Fermi energy on carrier concentration and temperature – Drift and diffusion currents – Einstein’s relation – Hall effect – Direct and Indirect band gap semiconductors – Formation of PN junction – Forward bias and reverse bias –Applications of  Semiconductors.