"Hari M. Agrawal is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Physics at G. B. Pant

University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He received his doctorate in Experimental

Nuclear Physics from AMU, Aligarh in 1979, and has more than hundred publications in international

journals in the fields of nuclear physics and material science to his credit. Dr Agrawal has over 30 years of experience in teaching physics courses to B.Tech. and M.Sc. Physics students. He has worked at various prestigious

national/international institutes such as IIT Kanpur, NPD (BARC, Mumbai), State University – New

York, Albany (USA), Department of Nuclear Engineering – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA)

and GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht (Germany) as visiting scientist. Professor Agrawal has also

been to CERN (Geneva), BNL (USA), ICTP (Italy) and IAEA (Austria) on academic missions.



Rajeev M. Agrawal did his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering and M.Tech. in Computer Applications

in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 2007. His professional experience includes working with

a leading investment bank in London (UK), a non-profit organization in Berkeley (USA) and an IT

consulting firm in Omaha (USA). "

"1 Simple Harmonic Motion

2 Non-dispersive Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

3 Dispersion

4 Geometrical Optics and Propagation of Light

5 Wave Optics: Interference

6 Wave Optics: Diffraction

7 Lasers

8 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

9 Solution of Wave Equation

10 Introduction to Solids and Semiconductors

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"1. Written in a simple language to ease self-study by students.

2. Numerous worked out examples interspersed in the text, which are class-tested, to help

students comprehend key concepts.

3. With applications of computing and analyzing tool like PYTHON.

4. Excellent Pedagogy Includes:

? 120 Solved Examples

? 175 Theory Questions

? 130 Numerical Problems

? 225 Multiple Choice Questions"