Single crystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous materials – single crystals: unit cell, crystal systems, Bravais lattices, directions and planes in a crystal, Miller indices – inter-planar distances – coordination number and packing factor for SC, BCC, FCC, HCP and diamond structures – crystal imperfections: point defects, line defects – Burger vectors, stacking faults – role of imperfections in plastic deformation – growth of single crystals: solution and melt growth techniques.

Elasticity – Stress-strain diagram and its uses – factors affecting elastic modulus and tensile strength. Torsional stress and deformations – twisting couple – torsion pendulum: theory and experiment – bending of beams. Bending moment – cantilever: theory and experiment. Uniform and non-uniform bending: theory and experiment – I-shaped girders – stress due to bending in beams.

Black body radiation – Planck’s theory (derivation) – Compton effect: theory and experimental verification – wave particle duality – electron diffraction – concept of wave function and its physical significance – Schrödinger’s wave equation – time independent and time dependent equations – particle in a one-dimensional rigid box – tunnelling (qualitative) – scanning tunnelling microscope.

Classification of sound- decibel- Weber–Fechner law – Sabine’s formula- derivation using growth and decay method. Absorption Coefficient and its determination –factors affecting acoustics of buildings and their remedies. Ultrasound - properties - Non-destructive testing methods using ultrasonics-SONAR- Medical applications-sonogram.

Composites – definition and classification – Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) and fiber reinforced metals (FRM). Metallic glasses – Shape memory alloys phases, shape memory effect, pseudoelastic effect, NiTi alloy, applications – Ceramics – Classification – Crystalline – Non Crystalline.– nanomaterials: preparation (bottom up and top down approaches), properties and applications – carbon nanotubes: types.