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AUG 2019
BI1113
Introductory Biology I
3
Kundan Sengupta
Lectures and Tutorials
None
Students attending this course need not have taken biology at
the +2 level. The course is an introduction to the main
conceptual framework of biology as a science, outlining the
diversity, organization and fundamental principles of living
systems.
Module 1: Concepts in Biology
1.1 What is Life? Importance of biology and evolution (2)
1.2 Plants, animals and microorganisms (2)
1.3 Logical structure of biology: complexity, emergent
properties, adaptation, diversity (2)
1.4 Nature of experimentation in biology and statistical
inference (1)
Module 2: Genetics and Molecular Biology
2.1 Nature of biological information in cells, nucleus and
chromatin architecture (1)
2.2 Genetics, genes, alleles, Mendel's laws (3)
2.3 Central dogma of molecular biology, DNA replication,
transcription and translation (3)
Module 3: Cell Biology
3.1 Cell theory, prokaryotes & eukaryotes, unicellular,
multicellular
organisms (2)
3.2 Cell structure and compartmentalization: Cell wall, cell
membrane, cytoskeleton, actin, microtubules, microfilaments
and motor proteins (2)
3.3 Endomembrane system, ER, Golgi complex, endosomes,
lysosomes and nucleus (2)
3.4 Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis (1)
End-Sem Examination-30%
Mid-Sem Examination-30%
 Test-1 : 10%
Model Making: 20%
Test-2: 10%
Suggested readings (with full 1. N. A. Campbell, J. B. Reece, R. B. Jackson, M. L. Cain, L.
list of authors, publisher, year, A. Urry, S. A. Wasserman, P. V. Minorsky, (2007), Biology,
edn etc.) 8th Edn. Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co.
2. Gadagkar R (1997), Survival strategies. Harvard University
Press. D. Sadava, W. K. Purves, G. H. Orians, and H. C.
Heller, (2008), Life: the science of biology, 8th Edn., Sinauer
Assoc. & Freeman & Co.
3. Raven, Johnson, Losos and Singer (2005). Biology, 7th
edition, McGraw Hill.
4. Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and
Walters (2003). Essential cell biology, 2nd edition, Garland
Science.
5. Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin
Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter (2007). Molecular Biology
of the Cell, 5th Edition, Garland Science.
6. Scitable by Nature Education
(http://www.nature.com/scitable)

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AUG 2019
BI1123
Practical: Basic biology
3
Krishanpal Karmodiya* Tressa Jacob, Nixon M. Abraham,
Nishad Matange
None
The theme for the practical course is Looking at
cells in action. The course aims to make students
understand the joy of doing experiments in biology. Further,
students will learn about experimental errors. Finally, students
will also learn to keep good records of the experiments
performed in a lab journal.
a. Basics of microscopy
b. Using the microscope to observe various different
microorganisms
c. Model organisms
d. Staining of blood cells and micrometry of different cells
e. Bacterial staining - differentiating between gram
positive and gram negative bacteria
f. Osmosis / Plasmolysis
g. Leaf stomatal density
h. Mitosis / Meiosis
i. Metaphase chromosome spread
j. Pure culture techniques - media, streaking, pour
plates
k. Enumeration of bacteria
End-Sem Examination-35%
Mid-Sem Examination-35%
Lab Journal-30
course
Raven, P.H. and Johnson, G.B. (1999) Biology. Edition Five.
WCB/McGraw-Hill, pp. 1284.
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AUG 2019
CH1113
Principles of Organic Chemistry
3
Ramakrishna G. Bhat* Srinivas Hotha
Lectures and Tutorials
Nil
This course includes structural chemistry of organic
compounds with an emphasis on electronic structure,
reactivity, conformation and stereochemistry. These concepts
will prepare students for a mechanistic-based approach to
learn organic chemistry. Emphasis will be given towards
developing problem-solving skills unique to organic
chemistry. The course is also aimed at presenting the overall
importance of organic chemistry in Nature and in a day to day
life.
Organic Chemistry in day to day Life: (1 h)
Medicines, petrochemicals, polymers, soaps and detergents;
dyes, cosmetics, Artificial Sweeteners, Food additives etc.
Introduction to organic chemistry: (2 h)
Carbon compounds and chemical bonding; a) Ionic bonding;
b) Covalent bonding; c) VSEPR theory; d) Hybridization e)
Molecular orbital theory; f) Arrow pushing concepts in
organic chemistry; g) Inductive effects; h) Hyperconjugation;
i) Mesomeric effects; j) Resonance; k) Tautomerism.
Acidity, basicity, and pKa: (2 h)
Acidity, Basicity, definition of pKa, factors that influence the
acidity and basicity, levelling effect, predicting acid strengths,
HSAB Principle.
Stereochemistry: (3 h)
Importance of stereochemistry, Chirality, Chirality in
biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates), drugs that interact
with chiral biomolecules, assigning chirality, stereochemical
descriptors, R and S, E and Z notations. Interaction of chiral
molecules with light, optical activity.
 Conformational analysis: (2 h)
Acyclic systems such as ethane, propane and n-butane and
cyclic molecules such as cyclohexane.

Reactive Intermediates: (4 h)
Carbocations, Carbanions, Free radicals, Carbenes, and
nitrenes.

Aromatic compounds (2 h)
Aromaticity, anti-aromaticity and non-aromaticity.

Classifications of Organic Reactions:

Addition Reactions: (3 h)
Modes of additions reactions. Nucleophilic, electrophilic, free
radical addition reactions; Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl
groups, angle of nucleophilic attack on aldehydes and ketones;
aldol and related reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions to
Alkenes and alkynes.

Substitution Reactions: (4 h)
Types of substitution reactions: Nucleophilic substitution at
saturated carbon; SN1 and SN2 mechanisms for nucleophilic
substitution. Aromatic electrophilic and nucleophilic
substitutions; examples for free radical substitutions.

Elimination Reactions: (3 h)
Types of elimination reactions. Factors affecting the
elimination reactions. Substitution and elimination.
Elimination happens when the nucleophilic attacks hydrogen
instead of carbon.

Tutorials-(14 h)

Evaluation /assessment End-Sem Examination-35%

Mid-Sem Examination-35%
Quizzes-25%
Assignments-5%
 Suggested readings (with full 1. Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Greeves, Warren and
list of authors, publisher, year, Wothers
edn etc.) 2. Chemistry: Principles, patterns and applications,
by Bruce A. Averill and Patricia Eldredge,
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Ed. 2007
3. Chemical Principles, by Steven S. Zumdahl (6TH Ed. Year
2009)

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AUG 2019
HS1113
Academic Communication Skills
3
Pooja Sancheti
Lectures and Tutorials
None
This is a mandatory course that aims to train students, as per
their proficiency levels in English, in skills of academic
communication; through a variety of media, texts, and
exercises, the students will learn and polish crucial speaking,
listening, reading, and writing skills relevant to them.
The skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, are in
themselves critical and will be practised, taught, and honed in
various ways. Through these skills, some of the modules that
will also be covered are:
introductions (self and other) in informal and formal settings;
skills of public speaking and body language;
voice modulation, tone, register;
basic to advanced pronunciation practice;
question-making and back-channelling;
vocabulary clouds and oft-confused words;
email writing for specific formal purposes;
role plays to remove stage fear;
grammar topics such as subject-verb agreement, tenses, voice,
modal verbs;
analysing the form and structure of different styles/types of
written texts;
close and critical reading skills;
listening comprehension;
reading comprehension;
linkers, conjunctions, and relative clauses in reading and
writing;
creative/imaginative writing;
analysing and writing for specific purposes
group discussions;
power point presentations;
skills of editing written texts;
 reading newspapers and simple journal articles;
learning constructive criticism skills;

Evaluation /assessment End-Sem Examination-30%

Mid-Sem Examination-30%
40
Suggested readings (with full None
list of authors, publisher, year,
edn etc.)

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outcome etc)
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topics /sections with no. of
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Suggested readings (with full 1. Calculus: J. Stewart, Publisher: Cengage Learning,
list of authors, publisher, year, 2012
edn etc.)
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AUG 2019
MT1113
Calculus I
3
Mousomi Bhakta* Baskar Balasubramanyam
Lectures and Tutorials
NA
This is one of the fundamental course in Mathematics.
This course introduces the basic tools in calculus of single
variable. We develop the concepts of limit, continuity,
differentiability, integrability.
Set theory and logic--2 lectures
Properties of real number- 1 lectures
Sequence and limit -6 lectures
Continuity--2 lectures
Differentiability and applications -8 lectures
Series--3 lectures
Riemann Integration-8 lectures
Tutorials- 13
End-Sem Examination-30%
Mid-Sem Examination-30%
Quiz --40% (4 quizzes each of 10%)
2. Calculus: M. Spivak, Publisher: Cambridge, 2006.
3. Calculus Vol. 1 and 2: T .M. Apostol (2007) Wiley
4. Calculus and Analytic Geometry: G.B. Thomas, R. Finney
(1995) Addison-Wesley
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Course code PH1113
Course title Introductory Machanics
Credits 3
Course Coordinator & Sudarshan Ananth* Mukul Kabir
participating faculty (if any)
Nature of Course Lectures and Tutorials
Pre-requisites None
Objectives (goals, type of - Overview of major branches of physics
students for whom useful, - Overview of what IISER physics covers
outcome etc) - Concepts and exercises in mechanics, aimed at all students
of the basic sciences
- A basic understanding of waves and oscillations in the
physical sciences

Course contents (details of - Part I : Introduction to Vectors (Gradient, Divergence and

topics /sections with no. of Curl), Statics, Energy, Momentum, Central Forces and
lectures for each) Angular Momentum (6 lecture hours)

- Part II : Oscillations, Waves (Interference, Reflection and

Rrefraction), Vibrating strings, Travelling waves and pulses.
(6 lecture hours)

- Part III: Least Action principle, Frames of reference, Special

relativity
(10 lecture hours)

-Part IV: Student Presentations – 12 tutorial

Hours
Evaluation /assessment End-Sem Examination-30%
Mid-Sem Examination-30%
Student presentations: 20%+20% = 40%
Suggested readings (with full - Introduction to Classical Mechanics With Problems and
list of authors, publisher, year, Solutions, David Morin, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
edn etc.) - Vibrations and Waves, A.P. French, CRC Press (2003)
- Mathematical methods for physicists, Arfken, Weber and
Harris, Academic Press, 7th edition (2012).

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Suggested readings (with full Practical Physics, G. L Squires. Cambridge University Press.
list of authors, publisher, year,
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AUG 2019
PH1123
Physics Lab I
3
Sourabh Dube* Atikur Rahman, Surjeet Singh, Rejish Nath,
Bijay Kumar Agarwalla
Lab
None.
This course will introduce students to how one approaches
experiments in physics: in terms of their design, observations,
the analysis of collected data and the relevant experimental
uncertainties.
Experiments will cover introductory Mechanics, Electricity
and magnetism, Optics. The experiments will include different
pendula (physical, coupled, torsional), material properties
(Young's modulus, coefficient of friction, coefficient of
viscosity), and experiments on electromagnetic induction and
magnetic field.
End-Sem Examination-20%
Mid-Sem Examination-0%
80% continuous assessment including vivas and lab journals
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Suggested readings (with full 1. Charles Dierbach, Introduction to Computer Science using
list of authors, publisher, year, Python
edn etc.)
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AUG 2019
TD1113
Introduction to computer programming
3
Vivek Mohan Mallick* Chitrabhanu Chaudhari, Manish
Mishra
Lectures and Lab
None
This is an introductory course in programming and
algorithms. The course, via an easy programming language
like python, will impart basic coding skills. The student will
also get some experience in breaking up a problem into
programmable steps, and then actually converting them into
executable codes. Some basic algorithms and useful skills, like
plotting a graph, will also be covered.
Basic introduction to a computer and basic operating system
commands to communicate with the computer. Using an
editor (e.g. gedit) and ipython. Input/Output from the screen
and a file. Conditional branching: if...then...elif...else. Loops:
for, do while, while. Functions. Recursion. Introduction to
Numpy and Matplotlib (for plotting graphs and other plots).
Data manipulation. Some basic algorithms, eg bubble and/or
merge sort, definite integration, methods of finding roots of an
equation, etc.
End-Sem Examination-35%
Mid-Sem Examination-35%
Quizzes: 30%
2. John Guttag, Introduction to Computation and
Programming Using Python.
3. Allen Downey, Jeffrey Elkner, Chris Meyers, How to think
like a computer scientist : Learning with Python
4. Mike McGrath, Python
5. David Evans, Introduction to Computing