Textbook of Engineering Physics: Pt. I

This book is written specifically to address the course curriculum in Engineering Physics-I of the B.Tech syllabus of the Anna University. The book is designed to serve the needs of the first-year undergraduate students of all branches of engineering. It provides a sound understanding of the important phenomena in physics. The book exposes the students to fundamental knowledge in Ultrasonics and their applications in industry and medicine. Properties and applications of lasers in industry and medicine. Types of optical fibres, their geometries, and use in communication systems; types of optical sources, detectors, and sensors including endoscopes. Characteristics of black body radiation and quantum concepts of radiation. Science of crystallography for understanding the structure of solids including the nature of crystal defects.