ACADEMIC PROCESSES FOR THE SESSION 2021-22

Course: MECHANICS AND OPTICS

Subject code: PY-1101
Branch: Civil Eng., Aerospace Eng., Mechanical Eng, Production Eng.,

A. General:
1. All the classes will be held regularly as per the schedule announced in the timetable.
2. Students should attend a minimum of 75% of scheduled classes.
3. MASS CUT IS COUNTED AS CLASS HELD AND EACH STUDENT EARNS AN ABSENT FOR THE SAME.
4. The course contents given here are only indicative. Whatever is taught by the instructor constitutes the syllabus for
the purpose of sessional (midterm) test / end semester examination.
5. The distribution of marks for the various activities required for evaluation is as following:
• Quizzes (Theory + Laboratory): 50%
• End Semester Examination: 50%
6. There will be no choice in the question paper for any test / examination. The questions will be spread over the entire
(prescribed) syllabus and will mainly be numerical/analytical problems.
7. Unauthorized absence from a test / quiz (including mass cut) would lead to award of zero marks.
B. Course Information:
Course Name: MECHANICS AND OPTICS
Course No.: PY-1101
Credits: 4
L T P: 3–0–3
Time-Table:
Lectures: Tuesday (11-12 am), Thursday (11-12 am), Friday (12-1 pm)

Course Contents (in brief):

1. STATICS: Free body diagrams, Analysis of system of forces, Equation of equilibrium in space and its applications,
Center of gravity, Centroid, mass, area and Polar moment of inertia of simple and compound bodies
2. DYNAMICS: Kinematics of a Particle: Introduction, Motion of a projectile, Kinetics of a particle: Force and
acceleration, Work and energy, Impulse and momentum
3. PLANAR KINEMATICS OF A RIGID BODY: Rigid-Body motion, Translation, Rotation about a fixed
axis, Absolute general P l a n e Motion analysis. Relative-Motion Analysis: Velocity, Instantaneous center of zero
velocity, Acceleration, Relative-Motion analysis using Rotating axes.
4. PLANAR KINETICS OF A RIGID BODY: Moment of Inertia, Planar Kinetic equations of motion, Equations of
motion: Translation, Rotation about a fixed axis and General Plane motion, Kinetic Energy, Work of a Force, Work of
a Couple, Principle of Work and Energy, Conservation of Energy, Linear and Angular Momentum, Principle of
Impulse and Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, Eccentric Impact
5. LASERS, OPTICAL FIBRES AND ULTRASONICS: Basics of Interference, Diffraction and Polarization, Laser
and its characteristics, He-Ne laser, Ruby laser, Semiconductor lasers, Applications of Lasers, Optical fibres;
Numerical aperture, Classification of optical fibres, fibre Losses, fibre manufacturing, Applications of optical fibres.
Production of ultrasonics, detection and uses of ultrasonic, reverberation.
6. NANOTECHNOLOGY: Introduction, Length Scale, Size dependence, Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Mechanical
Method, Sol-gel Technique, Physical Vapour Deposition, Chemical Vapour Deposition, Applications of
Nanotechnology.

Recommended books:
Name Author(s) Publisher
1. Engineering Dynamics R.C. Hibbeler Pearson Publishers
2. Engineering Dynamics F.P. Beer et al. McGrawHill Publishers
3. Engineering Dynamics Merriam and Kraige Wiley and Sons Publishers
4. Optics Ajoy Ghatak, McGraw-Hill (3rd Edition).

Instructors: Name: Dr. Shilpi Chaudhary, Dr. Kulwinder Kaur, Prof. Sanjeev Kumar
Contact information: Department of Applied Sciences.