Dr Shatendra Sharma is currently Professor and Director of


University Science Instrumentation Centre Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has worked as Lecturer in Physics; Scientist with (DRDO) Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence; Associate Professor, Jawaharlal


Nehru University; Director as well Advisor, All India Council for Technical Education Ministry of HRD; Founder Director, Advanced Instrumentation and Research Facility at JNU, New Delhi. He is working as a Professor since 1999 at JNU, New Delhi, India.  He is currently working in the area of characterization and processing of nano-structures. He has authored and edited 12 books in Physics and


other engineering subjects and has published more than 50 research papers in referred journals.

Dr Jyotsna Sharma is currently working as an Associate Professor in Physics at K. R. Mangalam University, Gurugram. She obtained her Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has over 12 years of teaching experience in Physics to engineering students. In recognition of excellent teaching skills


and significant contributions in other professional activities, she was bestowed upon with "Best Teacher Award" in 2011 by KIIT College of Engineering. The areas of her research interest are the study of instabilities in plasma & dusty plasmas and interaction of ion beams with plasma. She is actively engaged in research and has been awarded a research project by Department of Science and Technology in the area of plasma physics. She has published more than 20 research papers in international journals. She has also participated in many international conferences for the presentation of her research work.





 

1. Basic Concepts


2. Properties of Matter


3. Thermal Physics


4. Oscillations and Waves


5. Diffraction


6. Interference


7. Polarization


8. Special Theory of Relativity


9. Ultrasonics


10. Shock Waves


11. Acoustics


12. Wave Particle Duality and Uncertainty


13. Quantum Mechanics


14. Lasers


15. Holography


16. Photonics and Fibre Optics


17. Electrostatics


18. Electromagnetic Theory


19. Dielectric Materials


20. Magnetic Materials


21. X-ray Crystallography


22. Crystal Structure


23. Solid State Materials


24. Semiconducting Material


25. Semiconductor Devices


26. Nanotechnology


27. Superconductors


28. Non-Destructive Testing


29. Electron Optics


30. Atomic Structure


31. X-ray Physics


32. Radioactivity


33. Interaction of Radiation with Matter


34. Nuclear Physics


35. Nuclear Fission and Fusion


36. Particle Accelerators Online (Online)


37. Nuclear Radiation Detectors (Online)


38. Nuclear Reactor Physics (Online)


39. Analytical Instruments (Online)"


 

• Dedicated chapters on Non-Destructive Testing and Nanotechnology

• Points to Remember, Key Terms with Definitions and List of Important Formulae at the end of each chapter for quick recapitulation

• Note within chapters to clarify conceptual doubts

• More than 600 self-explanatory illustrations that support the text and aid understanding

• More than 1200 chapter end questions including MCQs, Short and Long review questions and Numerical Problems for efficient self-assessment