Syllabus — Engineering Physics for Smart Systems Lab (AR160)
Official GGSIPU syllabus for the B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 2026-30 batch (first year, under USAR), applicable from the academic session 2026-27.
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Internal Evaluation: as per university examination norms. End Term Practical Examination: as per university examination norms.
Practical component of Engineering Physics for Smart Systems (AR114). The document publishes no separate unit-wise syllabus for this lab; the practical list is notified by the teacher, and the units below are the theory paper's.
Course outcomes (same as AR114)
- Ability to understand and apply the concept of semiconductor physics, their transport dynamics and various practical applications. [K1, K2, K3, K4]
- Ability to understand, apply and distinguish interference and diffraction phenomena and understand the laser systems. [K1, K2, K3, K4]
- Ability to apply Maxwell's equations to solve electromagnetic field and wave propagation problems.[K1, K2, K3, K4
- Understand and apply the concepts of quantum mechanics. [K1, K2, K3, K4]
Unit I
Semiconductor Physics and Electronic Materials: Overview of classification of materials: Conductors, Semiconductors, Insulators. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors: their energy bands, Fermi Level and carrier concentration. Carrier Transport in semiconductors: Drift and diffusion currents, Mobility and conductivity, Generation and Recombination of carriers; Hall Effect Phenomenon, Working Principle and Practical Applications- Classification of materials, Determination of material type, and Calculation of material parameters
Unit II
Optics: Interference: Division of Wavefront -Young’s Double Slit Experiment and Division of Amplitude - Newton’s Rings Experiment, Michelson Interferometer. Diffraction: Introduction, single slit diffraction, analyzing the intensity pattern, central maxima, and minima, Diffraction grating (qualitative overview). LASER: Coherence, population inversion and basic principles, Construction, the He-Ne laser, the Ruby laser and their applications.
Unit III
Electromagnetics: Maxwell’s Equations: Differential and Integral form and their interpretation, Boundary conditions, work done by the electromagnetic field and Poynting Vector. Electromagnetic waves: the wave equation, plane electromagnetic waves, energy carried by electromagnetic waves, skin depth.
Unit IV
Quantum Mechanics and its applications: Wave-Particle Duality, De-Broglie hypothesis, Davisson-Germer Experiment. Schrodinger Wave Equation: Time Dependent and time-Independent forms; particle in a 1D infinite potential box. Practical applications of Quantum mechanics: IV-Characteristics of tunnel diode, Overview of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene.