GE6262 Physics and Chemistry Laboratory - II -Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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GE6262                        PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY LABORATORY – II                            L  T  P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

 

PHYSICS LABORATORY – II

 

• To introduce different experiments to test basic understanding of physics concepts applied in optics, thermal physics and properties of matter.

 

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS (Any FIVE Experiments)

1. Determination of Young’s modulus by uniform bending method
2. Determination of band gap of a semiconductor
3. Determination of Coefficient of viscosity of a liquid –Poiseuille’s method
4. Determination of Dispersive power of a prism - Spectrometer
5. Determination of thickness  of  a thin wire – Air wedge method
6. Determination of Rigidity modulus – Torsion pendulum

OUTCOMES:

• The students will have the ability to test materials by using their knowledge of applied physics principles in optics and properties of matter.

 

LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS:

 

1. Traveling microscope, meter scale, Knife edge, weights
2. Band gap experimental set up
3. Burette, Capillary tube, rubber tube, stop clock, beaker and weighing balance
4. spectrometer, prism, sodium vapour lamp.
5. Air-wedge experimental set up.
6. Torsion pendulum set up.

(vernier Caliper, Screw gauge, reading lens are required for most of the experiments)

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY - II

 

• To make  the  student  acquire  practical  skills  in  the  wet  chemical  and  instrumental methods for quantitative estimation of hardness, alkalinity, metal ion content, corrosion in metals and cement analysis.

 

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS (Any FIVE Experiments)

1        Determination of alkalinity in water sample

2        Determination of total, temporary & permanent hardness of water by EDTA method

3        Estimation of copper content of the given solution by EDTA method

4        Estimation of iron content of the given solution using potentiometer

5        Estimation of sodium present in water using flame photometer

6        Corrosion experiment – weight loss method

7        Conductometric precipitation titration using BaCl2 and Na2SO4

8        Determination of CaO in Cement.

 

 

OUTCOMES:

 

TOTAL: 30 PERIODS

 

• The students will be conversant with hands-on knowledge in the quantitative chemical analysis of water quality related parameters, corrosion measurement and cement analysis.

 

REFERENCES:

1. Daniel R. Palleros, “Experimental organic chemistry” John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2001.
2. Furniss B.S. Hannaford A.J, Smith P.W.G and Tatchel A.R., “Vogel’s Textbook of practical organic chemistry, LBS Singapore ,1994.
3. Jeffery G.H, Bassett J., Mendham J. and Denny R.C., “Vogel’s Text book of

quantitative analysis chemical analysis”, ELBS 5th Edn. Longman, Singapore publishers, Singapore, 1996.

4. Kolthoff I.M. and Sandell E.B. et al. Quantitative chemical analysis, McMillan, Madras

1980

• Laboratory classes on alternate weeks for Physics and Chemistry.

 

 

 

LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS:

1.	Potentiometer	-          5 Nos
2.	Flame photo meter	-          5 Nos
3.	Weighing Balance	-          5 Nos
4.	Conductivity meter	-          5 Nos

 

 

Common Apparatus : Pipette, Burette, conical flask, percelain tile, dropper (30 Nos each)

GE6261 Computer Aided Drafting and Modeling Laboratory -Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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GE6261             COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND MODELING LABORATORY          L  T  P C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To develop skill to use software to create 2D and 3D models.

 

LIST OF EXERCISES USING SOFTWARE CAPABLE OF DRAFTING AND MODELING

 

1. Study of capabilities of software for Drafting and Modeling – Coordinate systems (absolute, relative, polar, etc.) – Creation of simple figures like polygon and general multi-line figures.
2. Drawing of a Title Block with necessary text and projection symbol.
3. Drawing of curves like parabola, spiral, involute using Bspline or cubic spline.
4. Drawing of front view and top view of simple solids like prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, etc, and dimensioning.
5. Drawing front view, top view and side view of objects from the given pictorial views (eg. V-

block, Base of a mixie, Simple stool, Objects with hole and curves).

 

6. Drawing of a plan of residential building ( Two bed rooms, kitchen, hall, etc.)
7. Drawing of a simple steel truss.
8. Drawing sectional views of prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, etc,
9. Drawing isometric projection of simple objects.
10. Creation of 3-D models of simple objects and obtaining 2-D multi-view drawings from 3-D

model.

Note: Plotting of drawings must be made for each exercise and attached to the records written by students.

 

 

OUTCOMES:

• ability to use the software packers for drafting and modeling
• ability to create 2D and 3D models of Engineering Components

 

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

 

 

LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS:

Sl.No	Description of Equipment	Quantity
1.	Pentium IV computer or better hardware, with suitable graphics facility	30 No.
2.	Licensed software for Drafting and Modeling.	30 Licenses
3.	Laser Printer or Plotter to print / plot drawings	2 No.

 

 

GE6253 Engineering Mechanics Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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GE6253                                            ENGINEERING MECHANICS                                         L  T P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To develop capacity to predict the effect of force and motion in the course of carrying out  the design functions of engineering.

 

UNIT I             BASICS AND STATICS OF PARTICLES                                                                    12

Introduction – Units and Dimensions – Laws of Mechanics – Lami’s theorem, Parallelogram and triangular Law of forces –– Vectorial representation of forces – Vector operations of forces -additions, subtraction, dot product, cross product – Coplanar Forces – rectangular components – Equilibrium of a particle – Forces in space – Equilibrium of a particle in space – Equivalent systems of forces – Principle of transmissibility .

 

UNIT II            EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES                                                                               12

Free body diagram – Types of supports –Action and reaction forces –stable equilibrium – Moments and Couples – Moment of a force about a point and about an axis – Vectorial representation of moments and couples – Scalar components of a moment – Varignon’s theorem – Single equivalent force -Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in two dimensions – Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in three dimensions

 

UNIT III           PROPERTIES OF SURFACES AND SOLIDS                                                             12

Centroids   and centre of mass– Centroids of lines and  areas - Rectangular, circular, triangular  areas by integration – T section, I section, - Angle section, Hollow section by using standard formula – Theorems of Pappus - Area moments of inertia of   plane areas – Rectangular, circular, triangular areas by integration – T section, I section, Angle section, Hollow section by using standard formula – Parallel axis theorem and perpendicular axis theorem –Principal moments of inertia of plane areas – Principal axes of inertia-Mass moment of inertia –mass moment of inertia for prismatic, cylindrical and spherical solids from first principle – Relation to area moments of inertia.

 

UNIT IV          DYNAMICS OF PARTICLES                                                                                        12

Displacements, Velocity and acceleration, their relationship – Relative motion – Curvilinear motion - Newton’s laws of motion – Work Energy Equation– Impulse and Momentum – Impact of elastic bodies.

 

UNIT V           FRICTION AND ELEMENTS OF RIGID BODY DYNAMICS                                        12

Friction force – Laws of sliding friction – equilibrium analysis of simple systems with sliding friction – wedge  friction-.  Rolling  resistance  -Translation  and  Rotation  of  Rigid  Bodies  –  Velocity  and acceleration – General Plane motion of simple rigid bodies such as cylinder, disc/wheel and sphere.

TOTAL : 60 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

• ability to explain the differential principles applies to solve engineering problems dealing with force, displacement, velocity and acceleration.
• ability to analyse the forces in any structures.
• ability to solve rigid body subjected to dynamic forces.

 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Beer, F.P and Johnston Jr. E.R., “Vector Mechanics for Engineers (In SI Units): Statics and

Dynamics”, 8th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing company, New Delhi (2004).

2. Vela Murali, “Engineering Mechanics”, Oxford University Press (2010)

 

REFERENCES:

1. Hibbeller, R.C and Ashok Gupta, “Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics”, 11th Edition, Pearson Education 2010.
2. Irving  H.  Shames  and  Krishna  Mohana  Rao.  G.,  “Engineering  Mechanics  –  Statics  and

Dynamics”, 4th Edition, Pearson Education 2006.

3. Meriam J.L. and Kraige L.G., “ Engineering Mechanics- Statics - Volume 1, Dynamics- Volume

2”, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons,1993.

4. Rajasekaran S and Sankarasubramanian G., “Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics”,

3rd Edition, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 2005.

5. Bhavikatti, S.S and Rajashekarappa, K.G., “Engineering Mechanics”, New Age International

(P) Limited Publishers, 1998.

6. Kumar, K.L.,  “Engineering  Mechanics”,  3rd   Revised  Edition,  Tata  McGraw-Hill  Publishing company, New Delhi 2008.

 

GE6252 Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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GE6252                 BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING                 L  T  P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To explain the basic theorems used in Electrical circuits and the different components and function of electrical machines.
• To explain the fundamentals of semiconductor and applications.
• To explain the principles of digital electronics
• To impart knowledge of communication.

 

UNIT I             ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS & MEASURMENTS                                                             12

Ohm’s Law – Kirchoff’s Laws – Steady State Solution of DC Circuits – Introduction to AC Circuits – Waveforms and RMS Value – Power and Power factor – Single Phase and Three Phase Balanced Circuits.

Operating  Principles  of  Moving  Coil  and  Moving  Iron  Instruments  (Ammeters  and  Voltmeters), Dynamometer type Watt meters and Energy meters.

 

UNIT II            ELECTRICAL MECHANICS                                                                                         12

Construction, Principle of Operation, Basic Equations and Applications of DC Generators, DC Motors, Single Phase Transformer, single phase induction Motor.

 

UNIT III           SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS                                                 12

Characteristics of PN Junction Diode – Zener Effect – Zener Diode and its Characteristics – Half wave and Full wave Rectifiers – Voltage Regulation.

Bipolar Junction Transistor – CB, CE, CC Configurations and Characteristics – Elementary Treatment of Small Signal Amplifier.

 

UNIT IV           DIGITAL ELECTRONICS                                                                                           12

Binary Number System – Logic Gates – Boolean Algebra – Half and Full Adders – Flip-Flops – Registers and Counters – A/D and D/A Conversion (single concepts)

 

UNIT V          FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING                                      12

Types of Signals: Analog and Digital Signals – Modulation and Demodulation: Principles of Amplitude and Frequency Modulations.

Communication Systems: Radio, TV, Fax, Microwave, Satellite and Optical Fibre (Block Diagram

Approach only).

 

 

OUTCOMES:

 

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

 

• ability to identify the electrical components explain the characteristics of electrical machines.
• ability to identify electronics components and use of them to design circuits.

 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mittle N., “Basic Electrical Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill Edition, New Delhi, 1990.
2. Sedha R.S., “Applied Electronics”, S. Chand & Co., 2006.

 

REFERENCES:

1. Muthusubramanian R, Salivahanan S and Muraleedharan K A, “Basic Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill, Second Edition, 2006.
2. Nagsarkar T K and Sukhija M S, “Basics of Electrical Engineering”, Oxford press 2005.
3. Mehta V K, “Principles of Electronics”, S.Chand & Company Ltd, 1994.
4. Mahmood Nahvi  and  Joseph  A.  Edminister,  “Electric  Circuits”,  Schaum’  Outline  Series, McGraw Hill, 2002.
5. Premkumar N, “Basic Electrical Engineering”, Anuradha Publishers, 2003.

 

CY6251 Engineering Chemistry – II Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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CY6251                                       ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY - II                                    L  T  P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To make the students conversant with boiler feed water requirements, related problems and water treatment techniques.
• Principles of  electrochemical  reactions,  redox  reactions  in  corrosion  of  materials  and methods for corrosion prevention and protection of materials.
• Principles and generation of energy in batteries, nuclear reactors, solar cells, wind mills and fuel cells.
• Preparation, properties and applications of engineering materials.
• Types of fuels, calorific value calculations, manufacture of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.

 

UNIT I            WATER TECHNOLOGY                                                                                            9

Introduction to boiler feed water-requirements-formation of deposits in steam boilers and heat exchangers- disadvantages (wastage of fuels, decrease in efficiency, boiler explosion) prevention of scale formation -softening of hard water -external treatment zeolite and demineralization - internal treatment- boiler compounds (phosphate, calgon, carbonate, colloidal) - caustic embrittlement -boiler corrosion-priming and foaming- desalination of brackish water –reverse osmosis.

 

UNIT II            ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CORROSION                                                             9

Electrochemical cell - redox reaction, electrode potential- origin of electrode potential- oxidation potential- reduction potential, measurement and applications - electrochemical series and its significance - Nernst equation (derivation and problems). Corrosion- causes- factors- types- chemical, electrochemical corrosion (galvanic, differential aeration), corrosion control - material selection  and  design  aspects  -  electrochemical  protection  –  sacrificial  anode  method  and impressed current cathodic method. Paints- constituents and function. Electroplating of Copper and electroless plating of nickel.

 

UNIT III         ENERGY SOURCES                                                                                                  9

Introduction- nuclear energy- nuclear fission- controlled nuclear fission- nuclear fusion- differences between nuclear fission and fusion- nuclear chain reactions- nuclear reactor power generator- classification of nuclear reactor- light water reactor- breeder reactor- solar energy conversion- solar cells- wind energy. Batteries and fuel cells:Types of batteries- alkaline battery- lead storage battery- nickel-cadmium battery- lithium battery- fuel cell H2 -O2 fuel cell- applications.

 

UNIT IV          ENGINEERING MATERIALS                                                                                   9

Abrasives:   definition,   classification   or   types,   grinding   wheel,   abrasive   paper   and   cloth. Refractories: definition, characteristics, classification, properties – refractoriness and RUL, dimensional stability, thermal spalling, thermal expansion, porosity; Manufacture of alumina, magnesite and silicon carbide, Portland cement- manufacture and properties - setting and hardening of cement, special cement- waterproof and white cement–properties and uses. Glass - manufacture, types, properties and uses.

 

UNIT V           FUELS AND COMBUSTION                                                                                    9

Fuel: Introduction- classification of fuels- calorific value- higher and lower calorific values- coal- analysis of coal (proximate and ultimate)- carbonization- manufacture of metallurgical coke (Otto Hoffmann method)  - petroleum- manufacture of  synthetic  petrol (Bergius  process)- knocking- octane number - diesel oil- cetane number - natural gas- compressed natural gas(CNG)- liquefied petroleum gases(LPG)- producer gas- water gas. Power alcohol and bio diesel. Combustion of fuels: introduction- theoretical calculation of calorific value- calculation of stoichiometry of fuel and air ratio- ignition temperature- explosive range - flue gas analysis (ORSAT Method).

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

 

OUTCOMES:

• The knowledge  gained  on  engineering  materials,  fuels,  energy  sources  and  water treatment techniques will facilitate better understanding of engineering processes and applications for further learning.

 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Vairam S, Kalyani P and SubaRamesh.,“Engineering Chemistry”., Wiley India PvtLtd.,New

Delhi., 2011

2. DaraS.S,UmareS.S.“Engineering Chemistry”, S. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi , 2010

 

REFERENCES:

1         Kannan P. and  Ravikrishnan A., “Engineering Chemistry”, Sri Krishna Hi-tech Publishing

Company Pvt. Ltd. Chennai, 2009

2. AshimaSrivastava and  Janhavi  N  N.,  “Concepts  of  Engineering  Chemistry”,  ACME Learning Private Limited., New Delhi., 2010.
3. RenuBapna and Renu Gupta., “Engineering Chemistry”, Macmillan India Publisher Ltd.,

2010.

4         Pahari A and Chauhan B., “Engineering Chemistry”., Firewall Media., New Delhi., 2010

PH6251 Engineering Physics – II Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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PH6251                                           ENGINEERING PHYSICS – II                                          L  T   P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To enrich the understanding of various types of materials and their applications in engineering and technology.

 

UNIT  I            CONDUCTING MATERIALS                                                                                          9

Conductors – classical free electron theory of metals – Electrical and thermal conductivity – Wiedemann – Franz law – Lorentz number – Draw backs of classical theory – Quantum theory – Fermi distribution function – Effect of temperature on Fermi Function – Density of energy states – carrier concentration in metals.

 

UNIT II            SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS                                                                                 9

Intrinsic semiconductor – carrier concentration derivation – Fermi level – Variation of Fermi level with temperature – electrical conductivity – band gap determination – compound semiconductors -direct and indirect band gap- derivation of carrier concentration in n-type and p-type semiconductor – variation of Fermi level with temperature and impurity concentration –– Hall effect –Determination of Hall coefficient – Applications.

 

UNIT III            MAGNETIC AND SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS                                                9

Origin of magnetic moment – Bohr magneton – comparison of Dia, Para and   Ferro magnetism – Domain theory – Hysteresis – soft and hard magnetic materials – antiferromagnetic materials – Ferrites and its applications

Superconductivity: properties – Type I and Type II superconductors – BCS theory of superconductivity(Qualitative) - High Tc superconductors – Applications of superconductors – SQUID, cryotron, magnetic levitation.

 

UNIT IV           DIELECTRIC  MATERIALS                                                                                           9

Electrical susceptibility – dielectric constant – electronic, ionic, orientational and space charge polarization – frequency and temperature dependence of polarisation – internal field – Claussius – Mosotti relation (derivation) – dielectric loss – dielectric breakdown – uses of dielectric materials (capacitor and transformer) – ferroelectricity and applications.

 

UNIT V           ADVANCED   ENGINEERING MATERIALS                                                                 9

Metallic glasses: preparation, properties and applications. Shape memory alloys (SMA): Characteristics, properties of NiTi alloy,   application, Nanomaterials– Preparation -pulsed laser deposition – chemical vapour deposition – Applications – NLO materials –Birefringence- optical Kerr effect – Classification of Biomaterials and its applications

 

 

OUTCOMES:

 

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

 

• The students will have the knowledge on physics of materials and that knowledge will be used by them in different engineering and technology applications.

 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Arumugam M., Materials Science. Anuradha publishers, 2010
2. Pillai S.O., Solid State Physics. New Age International(P) Ltd., publishers, 2009

 

REFERENCES:

1. Palanisamy P.K. Materials Science. SCITECH Publishers, 2011
2. Senthilkumar G. Engineering Physics II. VRB Publishers, 2011
3. Mani P. Engineering Physics II. Dhanam Publications, 2011
4. Marikani A. Engineering Physics. PHI Learning Pvt., India, 2009

 

MA6251 Mathematics – II Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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MA6251                                                 MATHEMATICS – II                                                   L  T  P  C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To make the student acquire sound knowledge of techniques in solving ordinary differential equations that model engineering problems.
• To acquaint the student with the concepts of vector calculus needed for problems in all engineering disciplines.
• To develop an understanding of the standard techniques of complex variable theory so as to enable the  student  to  apply  them  with  confidence,  in  application  areas  such  as  heat

conduction, elasticity, fluid dynamics and flow the of electric current.

• To make the student appreciate  the purpose of using transforms to create a new domain in which it is easier to handle the problem that is being investigated.

 

UNIT I             VECTOR CALCULUS                                                                                                9+3

Gradient, divergence and curl – Directional derivative – Irrotational and solenoidal vector fields – Vector integration – Green’s theorem in a plane, Gauss divergence theorem and Stokes’ theorem (excluding proofs) – Simple applications involving cubes and rectangular parallelopipeds.

 

UNIT II            ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS                                                                9+3

Higher  order  linear  differential  equations  with  constant  coefficients  –  Method  of  variation  of parameters – Cauchy’s and Legendre’s linear equations – Simultaneous first order linear equations with constant coefficients.

 

UNIT III            LAPLACE TRANSFORM                                                                                          9+3

Laplace transform – Sufficient condition for existence – Transform of elementary functions – Basic properties – Transforms of derivatives and integrals of functions - Derivatives and integrals of transforms - Transforms of unit step function and impulse functions – Transform of periodic functions. Inverse Laplace transform -Statement of Convolution theorem   – Initial and final value theorems – Solution of linear ODE of second order with constant coefficients using Laplace transformation techniques.

 

UNIT IV          ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS                                                                                            9+3

Functions of a complex variable – Analytic functions: Necessary conditions – Cauchy-Riemann equations  and  sufficient  conditions  (excluding  proofs)  –  Harmonic  and  orthogonal  properties  of analytic function – Harmonic conjugate – Construction of analytic functions – Conformal mapping: w = z+k, kz, 1/z, z2, ez and bilinear transformation.

 

UNIT V           COMPLEX INTEGRATION                                                                                        9+3

Complex integration – Statement and applications of Cauchy’s integral theorem and Cauchy’s integral formula – Taylor’s and Laurent’s series expansions – Singular points – Residues – Cauchy’s residue theorem – Evaluation of real definite integrals as contour integrals around unit circle and semi-circle (excluding poles on the real axis).

 

 

OUTCOMES:

 

TOTAL (L:45+T:15): 60 PERIODS

 

• The subject helps the students to develop the fundamentals and basic concepts in vector calculus, ODE, Laplace transform  and complex functions.  Students will be  able  to  solve problems related to engineering applications by using these techniques.

 

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Bali N. P and Manish Goyal, “A Text book of Engineering Mathematics”, Eighth Edition, Laxmi

Publications Pvt Ltd.,2011.

 

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2. Grewal.  B.S,  “Higher  Engineering  Mathematics”,  41

2011.

 

Edition,  Khanna Publications,  Delhi,

 

 

REFERENCES:

1. Dass,  H.K.,     and     Er.     Rajnish     Verma,”     Higher     Engineering     Mathematics”, S. Chand Private Ltd., 2011
2. Glyn James, “Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics”, 3rd  Edition, Pearson Education,

2012.

3. Peter V. O’Neil,” Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, 7th Edition, Cengage learning, 2012.
4. Ramana B.V, “Higher Engineering Mathematics”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New

Delhi, 2008.

5. Sivarama Krishna Das P. and Rukmangadachari E., “Engineering Mathematics” Volume II, Second Edition, PEARSON Publishing, 2011.

 

HS6251 Technical English – II Syllabus-Semester II-AERO-BE-Anna University

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HS6251                                                TECHNICAL ENGLISH II                                           L  T  P C

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OBJECTIVES:

• To make learners acquire listening and speaking skills in both formal and informal contexts.
• To help them develop their reading skills by familiarizing them with different types of reading strategies.
• To equip them with writing skills needed for academic as well as workplace contexts.
• To make them acquire language skills at their own pace by using e-materials and language lab components.

UNIT I                                                                                                                                                 9+3

Listening - Listening to informal conversations and participating; Speaking - Opening a conversation (greetings, comments on topics like   weather) - Turn taking -   Closing a conversation (excuses, general wish, positive comment, thanks); Reading - Developing analytical skills, Deductive and inductive reasoning - Extensive reading; Writing - Effective use of SMS for sending short notes and messages -   Using ‘emoticons’ as symbols in email messages; Grammar - Regular and irregular verbs - Active and passive voice; Vocabulary - Homonyms (e.g. ‘can’) -  Homophones (e.g. ‘some’,

‘sum’); E-materials - Interactive exercise on Grammar and vocabulary – blogging; Language Lab - Listening to different types of conversation and answering questions.

 

UNIT II                                                                                                                                               9+3

Listening  -  Listening  to situation  based  dialogues;  Speaking  -  Conversation  practice  in  real life situations, asking for directions (using polite expressions), giving directions (using imperative sentences), Purchasing goods from a shop, Discussing various aspects of a film (they have already seen) or  a book (they have already read); Reading  -  Reading  a short story or  an article from newspaper, Critical reading, Comprehension skills; Writing - Writing a review / summary of a story / article, Personal letter (Inviting your friend to a function, congratulating someone for his / her success, thanking  one’s friends / relatives);  Grammar  - modal verbs,  Purpose expressions;  Vocabulary - Phrasal verbs and their meanings, Using phrasal verbs in sentences; E-materials - Interactive exercises on Grammar and vocabulary, Extensive reading activity (reading stories / novels), Posting reviews in blogs - Language Lab - Dialogues (Fill up exercises), Recording students’ dialogues.

 

UNIT III                                                                                                                                               9+3

Listening - Listening to the conversation - Understanding the structure of conversations; Speaking - Conversation  skills  with  a  sense  of  stress,  intonation,  pronunciation  and  meaning  -  Seeking information – expressing feelings (affection, anger, regret, etc.); Reading - Speed reading – reading passages with time limit -   Skimming; Writing - Minutes of meeting – format and practice in the preparation of minutes -  Writing summary after reading articles from journals -  Format for journal articles – elements of technical articles (abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, appendices, references) -  Writing strategies; Grammar - Conditional clauses -   Cause and effect expressions; Vocabulary - Words used as nouns and verbs without any change in the spelling (e.g. ‘rock’, ‘train’, ‘ring’); E-materials - Interactive exercise on Grammar and vocabulary - Speed Reading practice exercises; Language Lab - Intonation practice using EFLU and RIE materials

– Attending a meeting and writing minutes.

 

UNIT IV                                                                                                                                               9+3

Listening - Listening to a telephone conversation, Viewing model interviews (face-to-face, telephonic and  video conferencing); Speaking - Role play practice in telephone skills - listening and responding,

-asking questions, -note taking – passing on messages,  Role play and mock interview for grasping interview skills; Reading - Reading the job advertisements and the profile of the company concerned –

scanning; Writing - Applying  for a job – cover letter - résumé preparation – vision, mission and goals of the candidate; Grammar - Numerical expressions -  Connectives (discourse markers); Vocabulary -

Idioms and their meanings – using idioms in sentences;     E-materials - Interactive exercises on

 

Grammar and Vocabulary - Different forms of résumés- Filling up a résumé / cover letter; Language

Lab - Telephonic interview – recording the responses -  e-résumé writing.

 

UNIT V                                                                                                                                                9+3

Listening  - Viewing a model group discussion and reviewing the performance of each participant - Identifying the characteristics of a good listener; Speaking - Group discussion skills – initiating the discussion – exchanging suggestions and proposals – expressing dissent/agreement – assertiveness in expressing opinions – mind mapping technique; Reading - Note making skills – making notes from books, or any form of written materials -  Intensive reading; Writing – Checklist - Types of reports – Feasibility / Project report – report format – recommendations / suggestions – interpretation of data (using charts for effective presentation); Grammar - Use of clauses; Vocabulary – Collocation; E- materials - Interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises -  Sample GD -  Pictures for discussion, Interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises; Language Lab - Different models of group discussion.

TOTAL (L:45+T:15): 60 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Learners should be able to

• Speak convincingly, express their opinions clearly, initiate a discussion, negotiate, argue using appropriate communicative strategies.
• Write effectively and persuasively and produce different types of writing such as narration, description, exposition and argument as well as creative, critical, analytical and evaluative

writing.

• Read different genres of texts, infer implied meanings and critically analyse and evaluate them for ideas as well as for method of presentation.
• Listen/view and comprehend different spoken excerpts critically and infer unspoken and implied meanings.

 

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Department  of  English,  Anna  University.   Mindscapes:  English  for  Technologists  and

Engineers. Orient Blackswan, Chennai. 2012

2. Dhanavel, S.P. English and Communication Skills for Students of Science and Engineering.

Orient Blackswan, Chennai. 2011

 

REFERENCES:

1. Anderson, Paul V. Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach. Cengage. New

Delhi. 2008

2. Muralikrishna, & Sunita Mishra. Communication Skills for Engineers. Pearson, New Delhi.

2011

3. Riordan, Daniel. G. Technical Communication. Cengage Learning, New Delhi. 2005
4. Sharma, Sangeetha & Binod Mishra. Communication Skills for Engineers and Scientists. PHI Learning, New Delhi. 2009
5. Smith-Worthington, Darlene & Sue Jefferson. Technical Writing for Success. Cengage, Mason

USA. 2007

 

EXTENSIVE Reading (Not for Examination)

1. Khera, Shiv. You can Win. Macmillan, Delhi. 1998.

 

Websites

1. http://www.englishclub.com
2. http://owl.english.purdue.edu

 

TEACHING METHODS:

• Lectures
• Activities conducted individually, in pairs and in groups like individual writing and presentations, group discussions, interviews, reporting, etc
• Long presentations using visual aids
• Listening and viewing activities with follow up activities like discussions, filling up worksheets, writing exercises (using language lab wherever necessary/possible) etc
• Projects like group reports, mock interviews etc using a combination of two or more of the language skills

EVALUATION PATTERN: Internal assessment: 20%

3 tests of which two are pen and paper tests and the other is a combination of different modes

of assessment like

• Project
• Assignment
• Report
• Creative writing, etc.

All the four skills are to be tested with equal weightage given to each.

ü   Speaking assessment: Individual presentations, Group discussions

ü   Reading assessment: Reading passages with comprehension questions graded following

Bloom’s taxonomy

ü   Writing assessment: Writing essays, CVs, reports etc. Writing should include grammar and vocabulary.

ü   Listening/Viewing assessment: Lectures, dialogues, film clippings with questions on verbal as well as audio/visual content graded following Bloom’s taxonomy.

 

End Semester Examination: 80%