Waves: Wave
equations, traveling waves and stationary waves; principles of superposition,
Doppler Effect.
Sound; Definitions, velocity of sound in air
and material media and its variation, velocity of transverse & longitudinal
vibration in wires and rods. Echoes briefly.
Optics: properties of light, the
electromagnetic character of light; sources of light and their spectra,
absorption & scattering, dispersion, polarization of light.
Heat,
thermal equilibrium, Temperature measurement, heat as a form of energy, work,
general gas Law, 1st Law of thermodynamics and its applications.