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Material Science & Engineering

MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Group A Introduction to materials. Metal and alloys, ceramics, polymers and semiconducting materials—introduction and application as engineering materials. Defects in solids. Point, line and surface defects. Diffusion in solids. Phase diagrams. Monocomponent and binary systems, non-equilibrium system, phase diagram and application in crystalline and non-crystalline solids. Mechanical properties. Tensile strength, yield strength, elastic and viscoelastic properties, creep, stress relaxation and impact. Fracture behaviour. Ductile fracture, Griffith theory, effect of heat treatment and temperature on properties of metals. Deformation of metals. Elastic and plastic deformation, slip, twin, dislocation theory, critical resolved shear stress, deformation in polycrystalline materials, season cracking, Bachinger's effect, strengthing mechanics, work hardening recovery, crystallisation and grain growth, cold and hot working. Group B Heat treatment. Iron-carbon system. Annealing, normalising, hardening, critical cooling rate, hardenability, age hardening, surface hardening, tempering. Thermal properties. High temperature materials, materials for cryogenic application, thermally insulating materials. (Specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion). Ceramic materials and polymers. Silicon structures, polymerism fraction in glass, electrical properties of ceramic phases, rocks, building stones, refractories. Polymerisation mechanism, structural properties of polymer, thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomer, resins, composites, particle and fibre reinforced composite. Composite material including nano material. Electronic properties. Magnetism, dimagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, magnetic energy, zone theory of solids, zones in conductors and insulators. Recommended Books

L A Vanblack. Elements of Material Science and Engineering. Addison-Wesley (Indian edition).
V Raghavan. Material Science and Engineering. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.

Computing and Informatics

COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS Group A Programming languages. C including C + + ; Languages—declarations, expressions, control statements, arrays, functions, pointers and structures; Algorithms and flow-charts. Introduction to Pascal. Informatics. Information systems for decision making; Data management and database management technology; Office automation system—LAN, WAN, electronic mail, electronic data interchange; client server technology; overview of TCP/IP; Information systems for business; Strategic information systems; Information resources management. Group B Computer basics. History, generations and classification of computers; Number systems; Boolean algebra. Hardware. Introduction to logic gates an flip flops; components of a computer input/output devices, CPU unit and memory unit, secondary storage. Software. System software; application software; compilers and translators. Operating systems. Introduction to operating systems; types of operating systems and their functions; popular operating systems—MS-DOS, UNIX and Windows; file management. Recommended Books

DK Basu, et al. Computer Systems and Data Analysis. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
N Peter. Introduction to Computers. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
P B Mahapatra. Thinking in C including Object Oriented Programming with C+ + . S. Chand & Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

Engineering Drawing & Graphics

ENGINEERING DRAWING AND GRAPHICS Group A Projection graphics. Objects, condition and methods of projection; Gnominic, stereographic and orthographic projections; Coordinate systems and grid scales, scale distortion, and conditions of conformality and equivalence. Axonometric projections; Isometric; Dimetric and oblique projections; Conical equivalent and equivalent cylindrical projections. Spatial graphics. Basic principles of multiview drawings and Monge's projections; Points in quadrants and octants; Projections of lines and traces of lines; True relative positions of two planes and of a straight line and a plane; Method of revolution. Projections of polyhedrons, curved lines and surfaces; Contour mapping of curved surfaces; Plane sections of polyhedrons and curved surfaces; Intersection of planes and surfaces and lines and surfaces; Development of curved surfaces. Affine correspondence and its applications.. Product graphics. Introduction to various product features; identification of functional and non-functional surfaces; Selection of datum; Tolerancing of dimensions; Compatibility of product elements for manufacturing and assembly requirements; Sectional and auxiliary views. Computer graphics. Basic principles for interactive computer graphics; Systems and peripherals required; Point plotting technique; Line drawing displays; Modelling of two- and three-dimensions; Display of solid objects. Group B Drafting principles. Manipulation and use of drafting equipment and instruments; Exercises in instrumental drawing; Introduction to drafting codes as per ISO and BIS; Technical lettering. Drawing exercise. Drafting problems involving consideration of stereometric features; Toleranced dimensioning; partial views and sectioning, auxiliary sections, schematic product symbols. Drafting exercises involving (a) preparation of details, (b) aggregation for assembly, (c) exploded machine kinematics, etc. Recommended Books

K Venugopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics. New Age International (P) Ltd, New Delhi.
PS Gill. Engineering Drawing. S K Kataria & Sons, Delhi.
W J Luzaddor. Fundamental of Engineering and Drawing. Prentice Hall Inc., New York.
T E French, C J Vierek and R J Foster. Graphics Science and Design. McGraw-Hill, New York.
N D Bhatt. Engineering Drawing and Graphics. Charotar Publishing House, Anand (Gujarat).

Society and Environment

SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT Group A Society Societal Structures and Dynamics An analysis of basic sociological concepts and their applications to contemporary society; social stratification, caste, class, cultural heritage, occupation, mobility and income distribution. Social tensions and their causes; societal responsibilities and social institutions. Development Processes Parameters for development. Interrelationship between social, economic and scientific factors. Role of science and technology in development. Planning—its objectives and assessment. Technology Assessment Historical development of science and technology. Criteria for assessment of appropriate technology and technology adaptation. Group B Environment Ecosystems Natural ecosystems. Principles of ecobalance. Biosphere cycle, carbon dioxide cycle. Causes for eco-imbalance—its effects and remedies. Environmental Degradation Causes for degradation—its effects. Control of air, water, soil and noise pollutions. Protection of ozone layer. Waste Management Agricultural, urban and industrial wastes. Sustainable Development Definition and concept. Technology for sustainable energy and materials. Recommended Books

SC Naik and T N Tiwari. Society and Environment. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
R Sharan, et al. Engineering, Environment & Society. The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata.

Electronics & Instrumentation

ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION Group A Electronics Semiconductor materials, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. p-n junction diodes, rectifiers—half wave, full wave capacitive filters, Zener diodes, their operation characteristics and applications. Transistors—p-n-p and n-p-n transistors, transistor a amplifier—CE, transistor characteristics, blasting anc biasing stability, small signal equivalent circuits. Fielc effect devices—MOSFET—characteristics anc applications. BJT—characteristics. Amplifiers—Hybrid parameter equivalent circuits fo common emitter configuration, current and voltage gain input-output impedance, frequency response, concepts o feedback amplifiers, regenerative feedback and condition for oscillation. Thyristors—characteristics and applications. Triac and GTOs. Integrated circuits—IC devices. OP AMP applications Analogue to Digital Conversion (ADC), Digital to Analogue Conversion (DAC). Group B Instrumentation Indicating instruments. Moving coil, moving iron rectifier and dynamometer type meters for measuremen of voltage, current, resistance and power. Integratin meters. Electronic voltmeters—peak, r.m.s. and average reading type voltmeters. CRO—functional block diagram operation and application. Electronic instruments. Q-meters, distortion meters spectrum analyzers, audio oscillators and RF signa generators, introduction to digital voltmeters, digita display devices. Sensors and transducers. Resistive, inductive anc capacitive pick ups for non-electrical quantities. Analogu and digital data acquisition and transmission systems. Recommended Books

A M Shed. Electronic Devices and Circuits. Prentice-Hal of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
Boylestad and Nashelsky. Electronic Devices and Circui Theory. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
E W Golding and F C Widdies. Electrical Measurement and Measuring Instruments. Pitman & Sons, UK.
A D Helfrick and W D Cooper. Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measuring Techniques. Prentice-Hal of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.'

Mechanical Science

MECHANICAL SCIENCE Group A Mechanics of Solids Coplanar force systems, moment of a force, couple, equilibrium conditions, free-body diagram, laws of friction. Centroid and area moment of inertia, mass moment of inertia, principle of virtual work, screw jack. Kinematics of particles, velocity, acceleration, Newton's laws, equation of motion (rectilinear), momentum, impulse, work/energy, projectiles, moment of momentum, rotation and simple harmonic motion, free vibration. Mechanics of Deformation Stress, strain, Hooke's law, elastic constants, ultimate strength, Mohr's circle of stress, thin-walled pressure vessels. Deflection of beam—bending moment and shear force in beam/cantilevers, torsion of circular sections. Group B Fluid Mechanics Fluids and their properties, viscosity, compressibility, surface tension, non-Newtonian fluids, pressure at a point, hydrostatic forces on immersed and floating bodies, type of flow, velocity and acceleration of a flow particle, hydrodynamics. Thermodynamics Basic concepts—properties of gases and equation of state, work, heat, heat capacity, internal energy; enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics and law of conservation of energy, basic thermodynamic processes for ideal gases. Second law of thermodynamics, Carnot cycle, entropy, various processes on T-s and H-s planes. Ideal heat engine cycles—SI and CI engine cycles, principle of operation of SI and CI engines. Recommended Book

G K Lai, Vijay Gupta, N G R Iyengar, B N Banerjee and K Ramesh. Mechanical Science. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

Reference Books

P K Nag. Engineering Thermodynamics. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.
S H Crandell, N C Dahl and T J Lardner. An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids. McGraw-Hill International.
SP Timoshenko. Strength of Materials-Vol. I. CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.

Electrical Science

ELECTRICAL SCIENCE Group A Review of basic concepts in electrostatics and magnetostatics. Basic laws due to Ohm, Coulomb, Faraday, Ampere and Kirchhoff. Network parameters and theorems. Superposition theorem. Thevenin and Norton's theorems. Network analysis. Steady state response of circuits to sinusoidal functions. Power and power factor. Phasor representation of sinusoidal complex impedances. Resonance. Magnetic field calculations. Magnetization curves. Magnetic circuit concepts and calculations. Hysteresis and eddy current losses. Relays. Polyphase circuits—Three-phase supply systems. Phase sequence. Balanced three-phase circuits. Star and delta connected loads. Unbalanced three-phase circuits. Symmetrical components. Power measurement in three-phase circuits. Active and reactive power. Power factor improvement. Group B Elements of power distribution—d.c. 2-wire, 3-wire distribution, a.c. 3-wire and 4-wire distributions. Radial and ring main distributions. Current loadings and voltage profile in distributions. Comparison of copper efficiencies in different systems of distribution. Power transformers, theory of operation, phasor diagram, equivalent circuit. Efficiency and regulation. Principles of energy conversion; Basic concepts of rotating machines, torque and emf; d.c. machines, characteristics of series, shunt and compound motors and generators. Basic principles of operation of synchronous and induction machines. Starting of induction motors. Regulation of synchronous generator by synchronous impedance method. Single-phase induction and commutator machines. Recommended Books

S Choudhuri, R Chakrabarti and P K Chattopadhyay. Electrical Science. The Institution of Engineers (India) Textbook Series, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
A H Cotton. Transmission and Distribution. ELBS edition. (For Group B, first para of the syllabus only.)
N Parkar Smith. Problems in Electrical Engineering. CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.

Fundamentals of design and Manufacturing

FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING Group A Engineering design process and its structure. Identification and analysis of need, product design specifications, standards of performance and constraints. Searching for design concepts; morphological analysis, brainstorming. Evaluation of design concepts for physical reliability, economic feasibility and utility. Detailed design; design for manufacture, assembly, shipping, maintenance, use, and recyclability. Design checks for clarity, simplicity, modularity and safety. Standardization and size ranges. Reliability and robust design. Design organisation and communication, technical reports, drawings, presentations and models. Concept of manufacturing; classification of manufacturing processes. Fundamentals of casting. Basic understanding of commonly used casting processes (sand casting, investment casting and permanent mould casting processes). Fundamentals of metal forming; hot and cold working; basic understanding of primary metal forming processes (rolling, forging, extrusion and drawing processes, punching and blanking). Group B Fundamentals of metal cutting; tool-work interaction for production of machined surfaces. Classification of machining processes. Basic machining operations (turning, shaping, planning, drilling and milling processes). Fundamentals of grinding and finishing; overview of unconventional machining processes; fundamentals of welding processes; introduction to primary welding and allied processes; selection of manufacturing processes. Design for manufacturability. Need for integration—commercial, economic and technological perspective; basic tools of integration; concept of a system. Introduction to information technology and its elements. Introduction to group technology; introduction to simulation and database management systems. Elements of integration—controllers, sensors, robots, automated machines; AGVs, AS, RS, etc. Product and process design for integration; design for economic manufacturing; design for manufacturing integration. Introduction to computer aided process planning; I selection of machine tools. Recommended Book

G K Lai, Vijay Gupta and N Venkat Reddy. Fundamentals of Design and Manufacturing. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

Reference Books

G Dieter. Engineering Design. McGraw-Hill International.
G K Lai and S K Choudhary. Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

S K Vajpayee. Principles of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.

Engineering Mathematics

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS Group A Calculus of Functions of Variables Calculus of functions of one variable: Successive differentiation, Leibnitz's theorem, Rolle's and Mean value theorems. Taylor's and Maclaurin's expansion theorems. Fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Elementary reduction formulae for integrals. Applications to length, area, volume, surface area of revolution, moments of centre of gravity. Infinite series—convergence, divergence ratio tests, etc. Calculus of functions of several variables: Partial derivatives, gradient and directional derivatives. Differentiation of implicit functions, exact differentials, tangents, normals, maxima, minima, saddle points. Method of Lagranges multiplier. Multiple integrals. Vector Calculus Scalar and vector fields. Line and surface integrals. Gradient and divergence. Green's and Stoke's theorems and their applications. Linear Algebra Vector spaces—linear independence and dependence of vectors, inner products, linear transformations. Matrices and determinants. Systems of linear equations-consistency and inconsistency. Gauss elimination, rank of a matrix, inverse of a matrix. Eigen values and eigenvectors of a matrix, diagonalization of a matrix. Group B Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) Formation of ODEs, definition of order, degree and solutions. ODEs of first order; separable variables, homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, exactness and integrating factors, linear equations and Bernoulli's equations (general linear ODEs of nth order, solutions of homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, operator method, methods of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters). Solutions of simple simultaneous ODEs. Partial differential equations and its applications. Transforms theory—Laplace, Fourier, etc. Numerical Methods Difference operators—forward, backward, central, shift and average operators, and relations between them. Newton's forward and backward interpolations. Lagranges interpolation and the error formula for interpolation. Numerical differentiation and integration— Trapezoidal rule and Simpson's one-third rule, including error formulae. Introduction to Probability and Statistics Basic concepts, including introduction to probability theory, Venn diagrams, central limit theorem, mean, mode and median. Properties of Beta, Poisson, Exponential and Normal distributions. Correlation and regression, Students t-distribution test, Chi-square and F tests of significance. Recommended Books

E Kreyszig. Advanced Engineering Mathematics. New Age International Ltd., New Delhi.
V Krishnamurthy, V P Maina and J L Arora. An Introduction to Linear Algebra. Affiliated East-West Press (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
G B Thomas and R L Finney. Calculus and Analytic Geometry. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

F E Croxton, D J Cowden and Sidney Klein. Applied General Statistics. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd, New Delhi.

Engineering Physics & Chemistry

ENGINEERING PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Group A Engineering Physics Atomic structure, Rutherford and Bohr's models, atomic process. Proton and neutron, radioactivity and decays. Nuclear energy and reactions, nuclear reactor. Introduction to quantum physics. Inter-atomic forces in solids, anisotropic properties. Distinction between metal and semi-metals. Semiconductor, insulator and superconductor. Dielectric materials. Types of dielectric polarisation. Piezo, pyro and ferroelectric materials and their electrical and optical properties. Kinetic theory of gases. Temperature and kinetic energy, ideal gas laws. Principle of statistical mechanics. Boltzmann's law, Brownian movement, equiportion of energy and thermal equilibrium of radiation. Optics. Interference, diffraction and polarisation, laser, holography, fibre optics. Crystalline and amorphous material, crystal geometry, crystal directions and planes. Space lattices. Crystal symmetry and structure. Crystal bonding. Interatomic forces in solids. Anisotropic properties. Group B Engineering Chemistry Chemical bond. Ionic and covalent bonding; Lattice energy; Hybridisation; Resonance; Bond order; Fajan's rule; Metallic bond and intermolecular forces; Chemical kinetics. Structure of organic molecules, nomenclature. Introduction to stereochemistry; Optical activity. Titration involving potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate. Titration involving EDTA. Oxidation-reduction reactions. Celloid and surface chemistry; Corrosion; chromatography and ion-exchange catalysis; Crystal structure and electro-chemistry; UV-visible spectrophotometry. Chemical kinetics—simple reactions. Environmental chemistry. Pollutant analysis, e.g., CO, H2, S, NOx, SOx, oxidant. Recommended Books Engineering Physics

David Halliday, R Resnick and K S Krane. Physics (Vols I & II). John Wiley and Sons, International edition, Singapore.
V Raghavan. Material Science and Engineering. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., New Delhi.

Engineering Chemistry

J E Huheey. Inorganic Chemistry. Harper and Row Publishing, Singapore.
P W Atkins. The Elements of Physical Chemistry. Oxford, New York.
R T Morrison and R M Boyed. Organic Chemistry. Allyn-Bacon Publishing, Boslon.
G H Jeffery, et al. Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis, ELBS, Longman.
A K De. Environmental Chemistry. New Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi.

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TextBox Example

Code:

Dim TextBox1 As New TextBox()
TextBox1.Text = "Hello World"
'Sets the text of the textbox to "Hello World"
TextBox1.AcceptsReturn = True
'This will allow the user to press Return in the textbox and it will make a new line
TextBox1.AcceptsTab = True
'This will allow the user to press Tab in the textbox and it will place a tab in the textbox
TextBox1.AppendText(vbCrLf & "Hello World AGAIN!")
'This will Append "Hello World AGAIN!" on a new line in the text box
TextBox1.AutoSize = False
'Setting this false will alow you to set the height of the textbox, wether its multiline or not..
TextBox1.BackColor = Color.Blue
'Makes the background color Blue
TextBox1.ForeColor = Color.Black
'Makes the text black
TextBox1.BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile("C:\MyTextBoxBackground.gif")
'Sets the textbox's background to the path provided
TextBox1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle
'Insted of the default 3d border this will make it a cool slim line border
TextBox1.Clear()
'Clears the text in the textbox
TextBox1.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
'When the user moves thier mouse over the control it will set the cursor to the "hand" cursor
TextBox1.Enabled = False
'Makes the textbox a grayish color and does not allow input or delete or selection
TextBox1.Font = New Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 12, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)
'Sets the font of the textbox to Comic Sans MS, 12 pixels, and bold
TextBox1.MaxLength = 3000
'Sets the maximum chars that can be put in the textbox
TextBox1.ReadOnly = True
'allows the user to select but not change
TextBox1.ResetText()
'Resets the text back to default
TextBox1.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Vertical
'Makes scrollbars on the right side only
TextBox1.ScrollToCaret()
'This will scroll the textbox to where the Caret is (the blinking text thing)
TextBox1.Select(0, 11)
'This will select the text from the begining to the end of "Hello World"
TextBox1.SelectAll()
'This will select all text in the textbox
Dim SelectedText As String = TextBox1.SelectedText
'This will set the Var SelectedText to the text selected in the textbox
TextBox1.SelectionStart = 0
'This will start a selection at the begining of the textbox
TextBox1.SelectionLength = 11
'This (used with SelectionStart) will select the "Hello World" in our textbox (same as Select(0, 11))
TextBox1.Size = New Size(300, 400)
'Sets the size of the textbox to 300x400
TextBox1.TabStop = False
'by setting this false when the user "tabs" through your controls it will not stop at this textbox
TextBox1.TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center
'Aligns the text "Center"
Dim i As Integer = TextBox1.TextLength
'Sets i to the Lenght of the TextBox (total chars)
TextBox1.Undo()
'Undo's the last edit operation done to the textbox
TextBox1.Visible = True
'Wether its visible or not (false the user will NOT see the textbox)
TextBox1.WordWrap = False
'Wether it "Wrap"s the text in the textbox or not

'A couple of examples....

TextBox1.Text = "Hello World"
TextBox1.SelectAll()
TextBox1.Copy()
'The above will select all the text in the textbox and copy it to the clipboard

TextBox1.SelectAll()
TextBox1.Cut()
'The above will select all the text and Cut it into the clipboard

TextBox1.SelectionStart = TextBox1.TextLength - 1
TextBox1.SelectionLength = 1
'The above will select the last charicter in the text box (in this case "d")

ComboBox Example

Code:

ComboBox1.BackColor = Color.Blue
ComboBox1.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
ComboBox1.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList
'This will set the combobox so that the user cant type in a value
ComboBox1.DropDownWidth = 200
'Sets the width of the dropdown list
ComboBox1.DroppedDown = True
'setting this will drop the menu down.
ComboBox1.Enabled = True
ComboBox1.Font = New Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", FontStyle.Bold)
ComboBox1.ForeColor = Color.Black
ComboBox1.MaxDropDownItems = 5
'sets the max items that are displayed when the combobox is "DropedDown"
Dim i As Integer = ComboBox1.SelectedIndex
'sets "i" to the Combobox's selected index

'Examples...

Private Sub ComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
Dim i As Integer = ComboBox1.SelectedIndex
Dim s As String = ComboBox1.SelectedItem
MsgBox("You selected index " & i & ", " & s, MsgBoxStyle.OKOnly)
End Sub

Button Example

Code:

Button1.BackColor = Color.Blue
Button1.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
Button1.Enabled = True
Button1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat
'This is cool, FlatStyle.Flat makes the button flat it has a mouseover effect and everything...
Button1.Font = New Font("Comic Sans MS", FontStyle.Bold)
Button1.ForeColor = Color.White
Button1.Height = 20
Button1.Image = Image.FromFile("C:\MyImage.jpg")
'set the button image
Button1.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.BottomRight
'set the button align to bottom right
Button1.Location = New Point(0, 0)
'puts the button in the top left corner (0, 0)
Button1.PerformClick()
'this is handy, by calling this you simulate a click on the button
Button1.Size = New Size(300, 300)
Button1.Text = "Click Me"
Button1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
Button1.Visible = True
Button1.Width = 20

'Examples

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
MsgBox("You clicked this button")
End Sub