Applied Physics
Applied Physics
Course Outcomes: At the end of the Course, the student shall be able to
CO1: determine the mean and variance of discrete and continuous random variables (L3)
CO2: calculate probabilities using normal distribution and construct sampling distribution of means
(L3)
CO3: measure the confidence interval for the mean of a population and test a hypothesis concerning
means (L5)
CO4: test a hypothesis concerning variances and proportions (L5)
CO5: calculate correlation coefficient and determine linear regression for bivariate data (L3)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the unit, the student will be able to
1. determine the mean and variance of a random variable (L3)
2. calculate the probabilities using density and distribution function. (L3)
3. interpret the properties of the normal distribution and its applications (L2)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the unit, the student will be able to
1. determine the mean and variance of a sampling distribution of means (L3)
2. discuss the sampling distribution of the means and variances (L2)
3. interpret the properties of Chi-square and F distributions (L2)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the unit, the student will be able to
1. calculate the confidence interval for the variance and the proportion of a population
(L3)
2. discuss the test of a hypothesis concerning population variance (L2)
3. test a hypothesis concerning proportions (L5)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the unit, the student will be able to
1. demonstrate the least squares method (L3)
2. illustrate several types of curves for a tabulated data (L4)
3. determine the correlation coefficient for a tabulated data (L3)
Text Book:
1. Richard A.Johnson, Miller & Freund’s Probability and Statistics for Engineers, 8th edition, PHI
Learning India Private Limited, 2011.
Reference Books:
1. S. Ross, A First Course in Probability, Pearson Education India, 2002.
2. W. Feller, An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications, 1st edition, Wiley, 1968.
Web References:
1. https://nptel.ac.in/noc/courses/noc19/SEM1/noc19-ma08/