This substantially revised book, now in its Second Edition, continues to present the fundamental concepts of physics in a pedagogically sound manner. In this edition, two new chapters—one on Elasticity and the other on Magnetism—have been included to enhance the usefulness of this text. Besides, new sections have also been added in most of the chapters. The book deals with :
Acoustics and its characteristics
Ultrasonics
Structure of crystals
Wave nature of light
Laser and its uses
Optical fiber communication
Electrical and thermal conductivity of materials
Quantum physics
Semiconductor, superconductivity, dielectrics, and nanomaterials
Non-destructive testing of materials
This book is written specifically to address the course curriculum in Engineering Physics for the first-year students of all branches of engineering. Though most of the topics covered are customarily taught in several universities and institutes, the book follows the sequence of topics as prescribed in the course syllabus of engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.
This title has been recommended by Mahamaya Technical University for B.Tech (Core) : Engineering Physics Semester I.
About the AuthorK. RAJAGOPAL (PhD) is Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli. He received his M.Sc. degree in physics from Madras University and PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the field of nonlinear optics. He has more than twenty-eight years experience of teaching physics to undergraduate engineering students. Dr. Rajagopal has published more than fifty research papers in reputed national/international journals.
Dr. Rajagopal research interests include neurophysics, ultrasonics and nonlinear optics. His name has been included in the twenty-seventh edition (1999) of Dictionary of International Biography published by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, as well as in Who’s Who in the World, 15th edition, 1998, published by Marquis Publishers, USA.
Dr. Rajagopal has been selected as one of the 2000 outstanding intellectuals of 21st century 2011 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
