Instructions for the ONLINE

B.Tech. 1st Year PHYSICS Lab. (PH19003)

Autumn 2021-22

Department of Physics
IIT Kharagpur

Please visit: http://www.physlab.iitkgp.ac.in/

 Action Plan
Week Activity Classes to be conducted by
1 Introduction Class: In this class, the online course format and brief concepts of the lab experiments, instruments and Section in-charge will conduct the class
errors will be discussed. during the assigned slot of the course.
2 Preparatory Class: The class will be used to prepare for the experiment: Pohl’s Pendulum Section in-charges will initiate the
The student will read the theory, procedure and other details of the concerned experiment from the lab manual. The preparatory class.
student will also watch the apparatus and procedure in the video provided in the website.
Any doubts / queries can be raised within 3 days of the preparatory class, in a Google Form. The link to the Google Form
is shared by email.
3 Demo. Experiment 1: Pohl’s Pendulum Profs. MMB and SKB will conduct the
During the slot allotted for each section, Profs. MMB and SKB will discuss the experiment (Pohl’s Pendulum) with the class for all the 10 sections during the
students. The questions raised by the students in the Google Form will be discussed in this class. allotted slots. The MS Teams code to join
the class for each section is shared by email.
4 Preparatory Class: Coupled Pendula. Section in-charges will initiate the
preparatory class.
5 Demo. Experiment 2: Coupled Pendula Profs. AKS and DC

6 Preparatory Class: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Section in-charges will initiate the
preparatory class.
7 Demo. Experiment 3: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Profs. SSM and JB

8 Preparatory Class: Michelson’s Interferometer Section in-charges will initiate the

preparatory class.
9 Demo. Experiment 4: Michelson’s Interferometer Profs. SKS and SK

10 Preparatory Class: Single Slit Diffraction Section in-charges will initiate the
preparatory class.
11 Demo. Experiment 5: Single Slit Diffraction Profs. VS and TSR
 Physics Lab. Calendar
Class Timings
FN - 09:00 to 12:00
AN – 14:00 to 17:00
MONTH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
FN: Section 5 (SK) FN: Section 6 (SKS) FN: Section 3 (SKB) FN: Section 4 (DC) FN: Section 1 (AKS)
AN: Section 7 (MMB) AN: Section 8 (JB) AN: Section 2 (TSR) AN: Section 9 (VS) AN: Section 10 (SSM)
Dec 1 2 3
Introduction Introduction
6 7 8 9 10
Introduction Introduction Introduction Prepare Pohl’s Pendulum Prepare Pohl’s Pendulum
13 14 15 16 17
Prepare Pohl’s Pendulum Prepare Pohl’s Pendulum Prepare Pohl’s Pendulum Demo: Pohl’s Pendulum Demo: Pohl’s Pendulum
(MMB, SKB) (MMB, SKB)
20 21 22 23 24
Demo: Pohl’s Pendulum Demo: Pohl’s Pendulum Demo: Pohl’s Pendulum Prepare Coupled Pendula Prepare Coupled Pendula
(MMB, SKB) (MMB, SKB) (MMB, SKB)
27 28 29 30 31
Prepare Coupled Pendula Prepare Coupled Pendula Prepare Coupled Pendula Demo: Coupled Pendula Demo: Coupled Pendula
(AKS, DC) (AKS, DC)
 Physics Lab. Calendar (contd.)

MONTH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

FN: Section 5 (SK) FN: Section 6 (SKS) FN: Section 3 (SKB) FN: Section 4 (DC) FN: Section 1 (AKS)
AN: Section 7 (MMB) AN: Section 8 (JB) AN: Section 2 (TSR) AN: Section 9 (VS) AN: Section 10 (SSM)
Jan 3 4 5 6 7
Demo: Coupled Pendula Demo: Coupled Pendula Demo: Coupled Pendula Prepare: Trans. Long. Wav. Prepare: Trans. Long. Wav.
(AKS, DC) (AKS, DC) (AKS, DC)
10 11 12 13 14
Prepare: Trans. Long. Wav. Prepare: Trans. Long. Wav. Prepare: Trans. Long. Wav. Demo: Trans. Long. Wav. Demo: Trans. Long. Wav.
(SSM, JB) (SSM, JB)
17 18 19 20 21
Demo: Trans. Long. Wav. Demo: Trans. Long. Wav. Demo: Trans. Long. Wav. Prepare Michelson Inter. Prepare Michelson Inter.
(SSM, JB) (SSM, JB) (SSM, JB)
24 25 26 Holiday 27 28
Prepare Michelson Inter. Prepare Michelson Inter. (Republic Day) Demo: Michelson Inter. Demo: Michelson Inter.
(SKS, SK) (SKS, SK)
 Physics Lab. Calendar (contd.)
MONTH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
FN: Section 5 (SK) FN: Section 6 (SKS) FN: Section 3 (SKB) FN: Section 4 (DC) FN: Section 1 (AKS)
AN: Section 7 (MMB) AN: Section 8 (JB) AN: Section 2 (TSR) AN: Section 9 (VS) AN: Section 10 (SSM)
Feb 31 1 2 3 4
Demo: Michelson Inter. Demo: Michelson Inter. Prepare Michelson Inter. Prepare: Single Slit Prepare: Single Slit
(SKS, SK) (SKS, SK)
7 8 9 10 11
(No Class) (No Class) (No Class) (No Class) (No Class)
14 15 16 17 18
Prepare: Single Slit Prepare: Single Slit Demo: Michelson Inter. Demo: Single Slit (VS, TSR) Demo: Single Slit (VS, TSR)
(SKS, SK)
21 22 23 24 25
Demo: Single Slit (VS, TSR) Demo: Single Slit (VS, TSR) Prepare: Single Slit
Mar 28 1 2 3 4
Demo: Single Slit (VS, TSR)

Online TEST DETAILS

Thursday, 6th Jan 2022: Test on Pohl’s Pendulum and Coupled Pendula. NOTE: The Tests may also have questions
Thursday, 17th Feb 2022: Test on Trans. Long. Wav. and Michelson Inter. related to errors, graphs, instruments etc.
Thursday, 3rd Mar 2022: Test on Single Slit Diffraction.
Time Window for Test: 08:00 to 08:45 AM
TEST Duration: 40 minutes
The average of the marks obtained in all the 3 tests will be considered for grading.
 Link to download experimental data:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sxeCCz9Y3MUNDFZO8WnvgHOXsylXViyZ?usp=sharing

The plots of the data and results need not be submitted to the teacher. It is for self-learning.