System Administration and Maintenance

Objective:
The course is designed with an objective to
 To give an overview of operating systems(OS) and how OS works with other hardware
in a computer system
 To provide an overview of the tasks involved in OS installation, configuration and
maintenance.
 To differentiate between different types of OS
 To introduce basic knowledge of shell script

Learning Outcome:
On completion of the course, students will be able to
 Perform installation of DOS, Windows and Linux OS
 Perform basic configuration and maintenance of Windows and Linux OS.
 Write the simple shell scripts

Unit I: Linux/Unix 8L
Basics of operating system, services, Installation and configuration, maintenance, linux/unix
Operating systems, Kernel, API, CLI, GUI, difference between linux/unix and other operating
systems, Features and Architecture, Linux features, advantages, disadvantages

Unit II: Linux/Unix 8L
Windows as operating system, history, versions, PC hardware, BIOS, Devices and drivers, Kernel
Configuration and building, Application installation, configuration and maintenance, Server services
and Client services, Difference between Windows XP/windows7 and windows server 2003/2008

Books Recommended:

1. A Silberschatz, P.B. Galvin, G. Gagne, Operating Systems Concepts, 8th Edition, John
Wiley Publications 2008.
2. A.S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education 2007.
3. W. Stallings, Operating Systems, Internals & Design Principles, 5th Edition, Prentice
Hall of India. 2008
Computer Lab Based on System Administration and Maintenance:
 Windows, Linux: Desktop tour. Configuring desktop environment and desktop settings.
 Shell script

Power Electronics

Unit- 1 (12 Lectures, Marks 16)

Power Devices: Need for semiconductor power devices, Power diodes, Enhancement of
reverse blocking capacity, Introduction to family of thyristors.
Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR): structure, I-V characteristics, Turn-On and Turn-Off
characteristics, ratings, Factors affecting the characteristics/ratings of SCR, Gate-triggering
circuits, Control circuits design and Protection circuits, Snubber circuit.

Unit- 2 (14 Lectures, Marks 20 )

Diac and Triac: Basic structure, working and V-I characteristic of, application of a Diac as
a triggering device for a Triac.
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT): Basic structure, I-V Characteristics,
switching characteristics, device limitations and safe operating area (SOA) etc.
Application of SCR: SCR as a static switch, phase controlled rectification, single phase
half wave, full wave and bridge rectifiers with inductive & non-inductive loads; AC voltage
control using SCR and Triac as a switch.
Power MOSFETs: operation modes, switching characteristics, power BJT, second
breakdown, saturation and quasi-saturation state.

Unit- 3 (17 Lectures, Marks 22)

Power Inverters: Need for commutating circuits and their various types, d.c. link invertors,
Parallel capacitor commutated invertors with and without reactive feedback and its analysis,
Series Invertor, limitations and its improved versions, bridge invertors.
Choppers: basic chopper circuit, types of choppers(Type A-D), step-down chopper, stepup chopper, operation of d.c. chopper circuits using self commutation (A & B- type
commutating circuit), cathode pulse turn-off chopper(using class D commutation), load
sensitive cathode pulse turn-off chopper (Jones Chopper), Morgan's chopper

Unit- 4 (17 Lectures, Marks 22)

Electromechanical Machines: DC Motors, Basic understanding of field and armature,
Principle of operation, EMF equation, Back EMF, Factors controlling motor speed, Thyristor
based speed control of dc motors, AC motor (Induction Motor only), Rotor and stator, torque &
speed of induction motor, Thyristor control of ac motors(block diagrams only)

Suggested Books:

1. Power Electronics, P.C. Sen, TMH
2. Power Electronics & Controls, S.K. Dutta
3. Power Electronics, M.D. Singh & K.B. Khanchandani, TMH
4. Power Electronics Circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd Edition, M.H. Rashid,
Pearson Education
5. Power Electronics, Applications and Design, Ned Mohan, Tore.
6. Power Electronics, K. HariBabu, Scitech Publication.
7. Power Electronics, M.S. Jamil Asghar, PHI.
8. A Textbook of Electrical Technology-Vol-II, B.L. Thareja, A.K. Thareja, S.Chand

Power Electronics Lab
60 Lectures, Marks 40

1. Study of I-V characteristics of DIAC
2. Study of I-V characteristics of a TRIAC
3. Study of I-V characteristics of a SCR
4. SCR as a half wave and full wave rectifiers with R and RL loads
5. DC motor control using SCR.
6. DC motor control using TRIAC.
7. AC voltage controller using TRIAC with UJT triggering.
8. Study of parallel and bridge inverter.
9. Design of snubber circuit
10. VI Characteristic of MOSFET and IGBT (Both)
11. Study of chopper circuits 

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (c.1776-1945)

Objective :
This Course will give
(i) an account of the Colonization and Settlement of America,
(ii) The American War of Independence , the Features of Constitution
(iii) The rule of Federalists and Republicans, Monroe Doctrine, the Civil War,
(iv) Industrialization, Labour Movements, USA in World War I and II.

Unit-1 1.01: The land and Indigenous People: Settlement and
 Colonization by Europeans
1.02: Revolution: Sources of Conflict, Revolutionary
 groups, Ideology: The War of Independence and
 its Historical Interpretations
1.03: Processes and Features of Constitution Making:
 Debates

Unit-2 2.01: Federalists and Republicans, War of 1812
2.02: Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny

Unit-3 3.01: Abolitionism and Sectionalism: Rise of
 Republicanism, Lincoln and the Civil War
3.02: Reconstruction of the South
3.03: Beginnings of Industrialization

Unit-4 4.01: Growth of Capitalism and Big Business
4.02: Labour Movements and Trade Unions
4.03: Agrarian Crises, Populism and Progressivism

Unit-5 5.01: Spanish-American War 1898
5.02: World War I and Fourteen Points of Woodrow
 Wilson, New Deal Reforms
5.03: USA and World War II

ESSENTIAL READINGS
Baruah, Biswajit, History of USA 1776-1945
Bernard Bailyn, The Great Republic.
Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution.
Richard Hofstadter, The Age of Reform, From Bryan to FDR
Charles Beard, An Economic Interpretation of the American Constitution.
Peter Carroll and David Noble, Free and Unfree: A New History of the United States.
David B. Davis, The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution.
U. Faulkner, American Economic History.
John Hope Franklin, From Slavery to Freedom.
David M. Potter, The Impending Crisis.
W. Pratt, A History of the United States Foreign Policy.
James Randail, The Civil War and Reconstruction.
J. G. Randall and David Donald, The Civil War and Reconstruction.
Federick Jackson Turner, The Frontier in American History.
R.P. Kaushik, Significant Themes in American History.
Richard W. Leopold, The Growth of American Foreign Policy.

Semiconductor Devices

Unit 1
Theory Lectures 60

Semiconductor Basics: Introduction to Semiconductor Materials, Crystal Structure, Planes and Miller
Indices, Energy Band in Solids, Concept of Effective Mass, Density of States, Carrier Concentration at
Normal Equilibrium in Intrinsic Semiconductors, Derivation of Fermi Level for Intrinsic & Extrinsic
Semiconductors, Donors, Acceptors, Dependence of Fermi Level on Temperature and Doping Concentration,
Temperature Dependence of Carrier Concentrations.
Carrier Transport Phenomena: Carrier Drift, Mobility, Resistivity, Hall Effect, Diffusion Process, Einstein
Relation, Current Density Equation, Carrier Injection, Generation And Recombination Processes, Continuity
Equation.

Unit 2 (15 Lectures, Marks : 20)

P-N Junction Diode : Formation of Depletion Layer, Space Charge at a Junction, Derivation of Electrostatic
Potential Difference at Thermal Equilibrium, Depletion Width and Depletion Capacitance of an Abrupt
Junction. Concept of Linearly Graded Junction, Derivation of Diode Equation and I-V Characteristics. Zener
and Avalanche Junction Breakdown Mechanism.
Tunnel diode, varactor diode, solar cell: circuit symbol, characteristics, applications

Unit 3 (15 Lectures, Marks : 20)

Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT): PNP and NPN Transistors, Basic Transistor Action, Emitter
Efficiency, Base Transport Factor, Current Gain, Energy Band Diagram of Transistor in Thermal Equilibrium,
Quantitative Analysis of Static Characteristics (Minority Carrier Distribution and Terminal Currents), BaseWidth Modulation, Modes of operation, Input and Output Characteristics of CB, CE and CC Configurations.
Metal Semiconductor Junctions: Ohmic and Rectifying Contacts.

Unit 4 (18 Lectures, Marks : 25)

Field Effect Transistors: JFET, Construction, Idea of Channel Formation, Pinch-Off and Saturation Voltage,
Current-Voltage Output Characteristics. MOSFET, types of MOSFETs, Circuit symbols, Working and
Characteristic curves of Depletion type MOSFET (both N channel and P Channel) and Enhancement type
MOSFET (both N channel and P channel). Complimentary MOS (CMOS).
Power Devices: UJT, Basic construction and working, Equivalent circuit, intrinsic Standoff Ratio,
Characteristics and relaxation oscillator-expression. SCR, Construction,Working and Characteristics, Triac,
Diac, IGBT, MESFET, Circuit symbols, Basic constructional features, Operation and Applications.

Suggested Books:

1) S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 2ndEdition, Wiley India edition (2002).
2) Ben G Streetman and S. Banerjee, Solid State Electronic Devices, Pearson Education (2006)
3) Dennis Le Croissette, Transistors, Pearson Education (1989)
4) Jasprit Singh, Semiconductor Devices: Basic Principles, John Wiley and Sons (2001)
5) Kanaan Kano, Semiconductor Devices, Pearson Education (2004)
6) Robert F. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Pearson Education (2006)

Semiconductor Devices Lab (Hardware and Circuit Simulation Software)

1. Study of the I-V Characteristics of Diode – Ordinary and Zener Diode.
2. Study of the I-V Characteristics of the CE configuration of BJT and obtain ri, ro, β.
3. Study of the I-V Characteristics of the Common Base Configuration of BJT and obtain ri, ro, α.
4. Study of the I-V Characteristics of the Common Collector Configuration of BJT and obtain voltage
gain, ri, ro.
5. Study of the I-V Characteristics of the UJT.
6. Study of the I-V Characteristics of the SCR.
7. Study of the I-V Characteristics of JFET.
8. Study of the I-V Characteristics of MOSFET.
9. Study of Characteristics of Solar Cell
10. Study of Hall Effect. 

Basic Circuit Theory and Network Analysis

Unit- 1 (13 Lectures, Mark: 15)

Basic Circuit Concepts: Voltage and Current Sources, Resistors: Fixed and Variable resistors, Construction
and Characteristics, Color coding of resistors, resistors in series and parallel.
Inductors: Fixed and Variable inductors, Self and mutual inductance, Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law of
electromagnetic induction, Energy stored in an inductor, Inductance in series and parallel, Testing of
resistance and inductance using multimeter.
Capacitors: Principles of capacitance, Parallel plate capacitor, Permittivity, Definition of Dielectric Constant,
Dielectric strength, Energy stored in a capacitor, Air, Paper, Mica, Teflon, Ceramic, Plastic and Electrolytic
capacitor, Construction and application, capacitors in series and parallel, factors governing the value of
capacitors, testing of capacitors using multimeter.

Unit- 2 (13 Lectures, Mark: 15)

Circuit Analysis: Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL), Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL), Node Analysis, Mesh
Analysis, Star-Delta Conversion.
DC Transient Analysis: RC Circuit- Charging and discharging with initial charge, RL Circuit with Initial
Current, Time Constant, RL and RC Circuits With Sources, DC Response of Series RLC Circuits.

Unit-3 (18 Lectures, Mark: 25)

AC Circuit Analysis: Sinusoidal Voltage and Current, Definition of Instantaneous, Peak, Peak to Peak, Root
Mean Square and Average Values. Voltage-Current relationship in Resistor, Inductor and Capacitor, Phasor,
Complex Impedance, Power in AC Circuits: Instantaneous Power, Average Power, Reactive Power, Power
Factor. Sinusoidal Circuit Analysis for RL, RC and RLC Circuits.
Resonance in Series and Parallel RLC Circuits, Frequency Response of Series and Parallel RLC Circuits,
Quality (Q) Factor and Bandwidth. Passive Filters: Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and Band Stop.

Unit-4 (16 Lectures, Mark: 25)

Network Theorems: Principal of Duality, Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem,
Reciprocity Theorem, Millman’s Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem. AC circuit analysis using
Network theorems.
Two Port Networks: Impedance (Z) Parameters, Admittance (Y) Parameters, Transmission (ABCD)
Parameters.

Suggested books:

1. S. A. Nasar, Electric Circuits, Schaum’s outline series, Tata McGraw Hill (2004)
2. Electrical Circuits, M. Nahvi and J. Edminister, Schaum’s Outline Series, Tata McGraw-Hill.(2005)
3. Robert L. Boylestad, Essentials of Circuit Analysis, Pearson Education (2004)
4. W. H. Hayt, J. E. Kemmerly, S. M. Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill(2005)
5. Alexander and M. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits , McGraw Hill (2008)

Basic Circuit Theory and Network Analysis Lab (Hardware and Circuit Simulation Software)
60 Lectures, Marks 40

1. Familiarization with
a) Resistance in series, parallel and series – Parallel.
b) Capacitors & Inductors in series & Parallel.
c) Multimeter – Checking of components.
d) Voltage sources in series, parallel and series – Parallel
e) Voltage and Current dividers
2. Measurement of Amplitude, Frequency & Phase difference using CRO.
3. Verification of Kirchoff’s Law.
4. Verification of Norton’s theorem.
5. Verification of Thevenin’s Theorem.
6. Verification of Superposition Theorem.
7. Verification of the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.
8. RC Circuits: Time Constant, Differentiator, Integrator.
9. Designing of a Low Pass RC Filter and study of its Frequency Response.
10. Designing of a High Pass RC Filter and study of its Frequency Response.
11. Study of the Frequency Response of a Series LCR Circuit and determination of its (a) Resonant
Frequency (b) Impedance at Resonance (c) Quality Factor Q (d) Band Width. 

PAPER III HISTORY OF INDIA: 1526 – 1947

Objective:
This paper aims to acquaint the students with the general course of events in the field of
political, social, cultural and economic affairs in India from the foundation of the Mughal
Empire in 1526 till Independence in 1947.

Unit-1 1.01 : Political Conditions in Northern India in the beginning of the 16th centuryThe Afghan Empire and the Mughals- Resistance vs. Struggle for
Hegemony.
1.02 : The Age of the Mughals- Foundation of the Mughal Empire- Humayun
and His struggle- Conflict with Sher Shah
1.03 : Akbar to Aurangzeb- Political Supremacy and
 Administrative Developments

Unit-2 2.01 : The later Mughals and the Decline of the
 Mughal Empire
2.02 : Rise of the Marathas in the Deccan- Sivaji and
 His career
2.03 : Society, Economy, Religion and Culture under
 the Mughals
2.04 : Beginning of the European Settlements in India–the Portuguese –the
Dutch –the French and the English.

Unit-3 3.01 : British Conquests of India –British occupation of Bengal, Anglo-French
rivalry-the Battle of Plassey and its effects
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3.02 : Expansion and consolidation of the British rule in India up to 1857-
Conflict with the Marathas, Mysore, Awadh, Punjab and Sindh.
3.03 : Administrative Developments and Socio-
 Economic Reform up to 1857

Unit-4 4.01 : Revolt of 1857 and its Aftermath
4.02 : Post 1857 Administrative Developments till
 1919
4.03 : Socio-religious reform movements in the post
 1857 period
4.04 : Growth of the Press and Rise of National
 Consciousness
4.05 : Freedom Struggle up to 1919 –Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi
Movement, Home Rule League, Rise of Muslim Politics

Unit-5 5.01 : Freedom Struggle from 1919 to 1939 - Gandhi in Politics–Khilafat and
Non-Cooperation Movement -Civil Disobedience Movement
5.02 : Government of India Act, 1935.
5.03 : Rise of Communalism, Revolutionary Terrorism, Trade Unionism and
Leftist Politics.
5.04 : Cripps Mission –Quit India Movement-Second
 World War-INA
5.05 : Post-War Development –Cabinet Mission and
 transfer of power

Suggested Readings:
Barua, P.K. and T.A. Hussain : Bharat Buranji
Banerjee, A.C. : History of India
Bose, N.S. : Indian National Movement an outline.
Grover B.L. and S. Grover : A New Look at Modern Indian History.
Goswami, S.D. : Bharat Buranji
Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) : History and Culture of the Indian People,
Spear, Percival : Modern India.

SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD

Course Objective:
(i) The learners will be acquainted with the Roman Empire and slave society as well as
the cultur and trade.
(ii) Economic development in Europe from 7th to 14th centuries covering production,
technological developments, growth of towns and trade.

Unit-1 Roman Republic
Participate and Empire and Slave society in ancient Rome: Agrarian economy,
Urbanization, Religion, Culture and Trade in Ancient Rome.

Unit-2 Crises of the Roman Empire

Unit-3 Economic developments in Europe from the 7th to the
14th centuries:
Organization of production, towns and trade, technological developments. Crisis of
Feudalism.

Unit-4 Religion and culture in medieval Europe:

Unit-5 Societies in Central Islamic Lands:
[a] The Tribal background, Ummah, Caliphate State; rise of Sultanates
[b] Religious developments: the origins of Shariah, Mihna, Sufism
[c] Urbanization and trade

Recommended Readings:

Perry Anderson, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism.
Marc Bloch, Feudal Society, 2 Vols.
Cambridge History of Islam, 2 Vols.
Georges Duby, The Early Growth of the European Economy.
Fontana, Economic History of Europe, Vol. I (relevant chapters).
P. K. Hitti, History of the Arabs.
P. Garnsey and Saller, The Roman Empire.
S. Ameer Ali, The Spirit of Islam.
J. Barrowclough, The Medieval Papacy.
Encyclopedia of Islam, Ist ed., 4 vols.
M. G. S. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam