BIT Birla Institute of Technology - Online Entrance Test for M.Sc. http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam26-BIT.aspx BIT Birla Institute of Technology - Online Entrance Test for M.Sc. en-us Physics Syllabus http://QuestionPaper.in/EntranceExam26-BIT.aspx#Physics-Syllabus Classical Mechanics:   Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, oscillatory motion, rotational motion about a fixed axis, central forces, three-dimensional particle dynamics, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism.

Electromagnetism:   Electrostatics, currents and DC circuits, magnetic fields in free space, Lorentz force, induction, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, AC circuits, magnetic and electric fields in matter.

Optics and Wave Phenomena:  Wave properties, superposition, interference, diffraction, geometrical optics, polarization.

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: Laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes, equations of state, ideal gases, kinetic theory, thermal expansion and heat transfer.

Quantum Mechanics
:   Fundamental concepts, solutions of the Schrödinger equation (including square wells, harmonic oscillators, and hydrogenic atoms), spin, angular momentum, wave function symmetry.

Atomic Physics:  Bohr model, energy quantization, atomic structure, atomic spectra, selection rules, black-body radiation, x-rays, atoms in electric and magnetic fields.

Special Relativity:  Introductory concepts, time dilation, length contraction, energy and momentum, Lorentz transformation, velocity addition.

Nuclear Physics:   Elementary nuclear physics, radioactive decay, fission and fusion, reactions, fundamental properties of elementary particles.

Solids and Semiconductor Devices: Crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, electron theory of metals. Energy bands in solids, conductors, insulators and semiconductors, pn junction, diodes, diode as rectifier, transistor action, transistor as an amplifier.

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