HS121
COMMUNICATION SKILLS II
(1 – 0 – 0) 1 credit
Reading and appreciating stories, poems, essays – listening and appreciating video lectures –
comprehensive questions and answers.
References:
1. Garner, A., Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and
Social Effectiveness, McGraw‐Hill (1997).
2. Bechtle, M., Confident Conversation: How to Communicate Successfully in Any
Situation, Revell (2008).
PC141
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PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE LAB
Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics (five experiments out of the following)
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(0 – 0 – 3) 1 credit
Millikan’s oil drop experiment
Magnetic moment in the magnetic field
Coulomb field and potential of metal spheres
Photo electric effect
Black body radiation
Brewster’s angle
Malus law
Specific charge of electron
Dielectric constant of different materials
Earth’s magnetic field
Faraday’s law
Inductance of solenoids
Magnetic field of single coil (Biot‐Savart’s law)
Materials Science
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Preparation of polymers and condensation polymerization
Free radical polymerization of polymers by different techniques
Determination of molecular weight of polymers
Preparation and characterization of carbon foam
Synthesis and characterization of nano‐particles/nano‐composites
AE141
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
(1 – 0 – 3) 2 credits
Introduction and importance of Engineering Graphics – sheet layout and free‐hand sketching –
lines, lettering and dimensioning – geometrical constructions – engineering curves –
orthographic projection – first angle and third angle projections – projection of points, straight
lines and planes – projection of simple solids – sections of solids – development of surfaces –
isometric projection – introduction to AutoCAD – creation of simple 2D drawings.
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