UPPSC Polytechnic Lecturer (Physics)
General Studies and Physics Paper-1 & Paper-II as per the official UPPSC notification.
GENERAL STUDIES
(for the post of Lecturer/Workshop Superintendent) 1. History of India: Emphasis should be on general understanding of political, economic and social aspects of Indian History.
2. Geography of India: Candidates will be expected to have knowledge of the Physical and Human aspects of the Geography of India in general terms.
3. Indian Polity and Constitution: Candidates are expected to have a basic knowledge and preliminary understanding about Indian Political system as well as Indian Constitution.
4. Current events of National and International significance.
Physics Paper-1 Syllabus
1. Mathematical Physics
Dimensional analysis. Vector algebra and vector calculus, concept of Tensor, Linear ordinary differential equations of first & second order, special functions (Legendre, Hermite, Bessel, Laguerre functions). Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms. Partial differential equations (Laplace, wave and heat equations in two and three dimensions).
Elementary probability theory, random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions. Central limit theorem.
2. Classical Mechanics and Properties of Matters
Newton's laws of motion, Dynamics of System of particle and rigid body, Center of mass and Center of Gravity, conservation laws of Energy, momentum and angular momentum, central force and its characteristics, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, Reduction of Two body Central Force Problems, Planet and Satellite, Orbital and escape velocity, communication satellite. Virtual and Actual Displacement, D'Alembert's Principle, Generalized co-ordinates, Lagrangian equations, Hamiltonian functions and equations, cyclic co-ordinates, Poisson Brackets and canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory, Inertial and non-inertial frame of references, Events, Galilean transformations, Galilean invariance and variance, special theory of Relativity, Lorentz transformations, Relativity of simultaneity and colocality, Length contraction, Time Dilation, Velocity addition theorem, Non-relativistic and relativistic particles, Relativistic Dynamics, Mass-energy equivalence, Doppler effect in light.
Elastic behavior of loaded wire, Elastic constants, Torsion of Cylinder, Bending of beam, Cantilever, surface tension, surface energy, angle of contact, capillarity, Excess pressure, Ideal fluid, hydro dynamical equations based on conservation of mass, Momentum and energy, Viscous force (Newton's law, Poiseuille law, Stokes law).
3. Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Four Laws of thermodynamics and their consequences Carnot cycle, Heat engine, Refrigerator. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell's relations, Joule's effect and Joule's Thomson effect, Transport Phenomenon of gases, Kinetic theory of matters, conduction, convection, Black Body Radiation Kirchhoff's laws, Planck's distribution law and deduction of Stefan's law, Wien's law and Rayleigh-Jeans law, Phase space (p and q), Macrostate and microstate, Micro-canonical, Gibb's-canonical, Grand-canonical ensembles and Partition functions, Classical and Quantum statistical mechanics, Maxwell speed distribution Ideal Bose and Fermi gases, Bose Einstein condensation, Thermodynamic and statistical Entropy and theorems, Gibb's paradox and its resolution. First and second order phase transition.
4. Optics and Acoustics
Cardinal points, Huygens and Ramsden eyepiece Defect of visions, Human eye and camera, Telescope and microscope, Theories of light, concept and condition of interference, Young's double slits, Biprism, Colour in thin films, Newton's ring, Michelson interferometer, Fabry-Perot inter-ferometer, Fresnel and Fraunhofer's Diffraction, Zone Plate, Single slit and multiple slits diffraction, plane Grating, Resolving Power of Grating and optical instruments, Limit and criteria of resolution.
Unpolarised and polarised light, Plane of vibration and plane polarization, Polarization by Reflection, Refraction, Double refraction, Dichroism, Law of Malus, Nicol Prism, Retardation Plates (Half and Quarter), Babinet compensator, Optical rotation, Polarimeters, Coherence (Temporal and Spatial), Induced emission, Spontaneous emission, Induced absorption, Einstein's A & B co-efficients, components of Laser, Types of pumping, Ruby lasers, He-Ne lasers, Semi-conductor lasers, Holography and Photography, Medical application of lasers, Undamped, Damped, Forced and Resonance Vibrations, Lissajous figures, Velocity of Sound, Plane progressive and stationary waves, Vibration of Stretched strings and organ Pipes, Reflectivity and Transmittivity at boundary, Phase velocity and Group velocity.
Physics Paper-II Syllabus
5. Electromagnetism
Electric Flux, Gauss law in electrostatics and its applications, Electric Field and Potential Due to Dielectric sphere and Electric Dipole, Laplace and Poisson equations, Gauss law in magnetostatics, Behavior of dipole in uniform and non-uniform fields, (magnetic chemical and Heating), effect of currents, Biot-Savart law and its applications, Ampere's circuital law and its applications, Lorentz force, cyclotron (limit and modification), Galvanometer, Ammeter, Voltmeter, Magnetic Flux, Laws of electro-magnetic induction, static and dynamic Induced emf, Self and Mutual induction and inductance, Laws of Electrostatics, Laws of magnetostatics, laws of electromagnetism, equation of continuity and modification of Ampere's circuital law, Conduction and displacement current, Maxwell's equations in free space and Dielectrics, Electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector, Dispersion relation in Plasma, Transmission line and Waveguide.
6. Quantum Mechanics
Wave particle duality, Matter waves, Uncertainty Principle, Photoelectric and Compton effect, Davisson - Germer experiment Wavepacket, Schrodinger equation (Time dependent and Time independent), Physical Significance of wave function, Normalisation, Orthogonality, Orthonormality, Eigen value equation, Eigen value, Eigen function, Expectation value, Ehrenfest Theorem, Dirac function and Kronecker delta, Particle in a box, Potential step, Potential barrier, Harmonic oscillator, Rigid Rotator, Hydrogen Atom, Spherical harmonics, Commutation and Non commutation Relations, Pauli spin matrices, Operators, Exchange degeneracy.
7. Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear and Particle Physics Bohr's and Sommerfeld Atomic Models, Hydrogen like atoms, effect of nuclear motion, Optical spectra and X-Ray spectra, Duan-Hunts law, Moseley law, Vector atom model, Sodium D1 and D2 lines, Bohr magneton, Larmor frequency, Stern-Gerlach experiment, Selection rules, Spectral terms, L-S coupling, J-J coupling, Lande-g factor, Zeeman effect (Normal and anomalous), Paschenback effect, Stark effect, Electronic, Rotational, Vibrational molecular Spectra, Raman effect, phosphorescence effect.
Laws of Radio activity, Earth and Carbon dating, Mass defect, Packing fraction, Binding energy, Binding energy curve, Nuclear fission and fusion, Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear reaction, Q- values, Chain reaction (Controlled and un-controlled), Thermo nuclear reactions, Hydrogen bomb, Semi-empirical mass formula, Liquid drop model, Shell model, Collective model, Nuclear forces, Fundamental particles, four fundamental interactions, classification of elementary particles on the basis of Spin, Mass and Interaction, Quantum numbers (Charge, Spin, Parity, Isospin, Strangeness) Of Elementary particles, Quark model, Baryons, Leptons, Mesons, Conservation laws.
8. Electronics and Condensed Matters
Intrinsic and extrinsic semi conductors, P-N Junction & Zener Diode and their characteristic, Rectifier and filters, Bipolar and Unipolar transistors, Input and Output characteristics curve, Hybrid Parameters, Gains (Resistances, Current, Voltage, Power), Voltage and Power Amplifiers, Feedback Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers and its application, Oscillators, Modulators, Detectors, Supersonics, Ultrasonic (Production, Detection and Applications), Multimeters, CRO, Opto electronic devices (LED, Photo detectors, Photo transistors, Solar cells).
Analog and Digital signals, Logic Gates (NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR) and their switching circuit, Logic symbols, Truth Tables, Venn diagram, Boolean functions, K-Map, Adder and Subtractor, Boolean Theorems, A/D, D/A, Resistors, Counters, Comparators, Flip-flops, Micro processors, Bravais Lattices, Reciprocal Lattices, Electron Diffraction, Bonding of Solids, liquid Crystals, Free Electron and Band theory of Solids, Electron motion in Periodic Potential, Effective mass of free electrons and holes, Specific heat of Solid (Classical and Quantum theories), Hall effect and Thermo electric Power, Super conductivity (Type-I and Type-II), Super conductors, Josephson Junction, BCS theory, Cooper pairs, Super fluidity. Dia, Para, Ferro, Antiferro, Ferri magnetism.