Engineering Physics

This book, now in its third edition, is suitable for the first-year students of all branches of engineering for a course in Engineering Physics. The concepts of physics are explained in the simple language so that the average students can also understand it. This edition is thoroughly revised as per the latest syllabi followed in the technical universities. NEW TO THIS EDITION Chapters – Material Science – Elementary Crystal Physics Appendix on semiconductor devices Several new problems in various chapters Questions asked in recent university examinations KEY FEATURES Gives preliminaries at the beginning of the chapters to prepare the students for the concepts discussed in the particular chapter. Provides a large number of solved numerical problems. Gives numerical problems and other questions asked in the university examinations for the last several years. Appendices at the end of chapters supplement the textual material. Preface 1. Interference of Light 2. Polarization of Light 3. Diffraction of Light 4. Coherence Lasers Optical Fibre and Holography 5. Quantum Mechanics 6. Special Theory of Relativity 7. Nuclear Radiation Detectors 8. Dielectric Materials 9. Electromagnetism 10. Elements of Material Science 11. Elementary Crystal Physics

G. S. Raghuvanshi, Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur), is Director, Modi Institute of Technology, Kota, Rajasthan. He had been Pro Vice Chancellor, Director (Academics), Dean (Applied Sciences), and Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. He has 40 years of experience in teaching physics, including postgraduate teaching. A life member of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers and ISTE, and a member of IEEE, Professor Raghuvanshi has published 20 research papers in reputed national and international journals.