This book is designed to serve as a textbook for an introductory course in physics for the first year B.E. students of Viswesvaraya University of Technology, Karnataka. The book is written with the singular objective of providing the students of VTU with a distinct source material as per the syllabus. It is intended to provide an extensive solid foundation in Physics. Physics is a science of measurement, an exact science and a pure science which encompasses esoteric ideas. It is well known that Engineering is regarded as Applied Science.

The main features of the book are as follows:

1. The fundamental concepts are emphasized in each chapter and the details are developed in an easy-to-follow style.

2. Self-testing features such as objective type questions and short answer questions are included at the end of each chapter to broaden the students’ understanding.

1 . MODERN PHYSICS

2 . QUANTUM MECHANICS

3 . ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS

4 . DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

5 . MAGNETIC MATERIALS

6 . LASERS

7 . SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

8 . OPTICAL FIBRES

9 . CRYSTAL STRUCTURES

10. NANOMATERIALS

11. ULTRASONICS