Topics like mathematical methods, mechanics, modern physics, electricity and magnetism are covered under the syllabus for M.Sc (Physics) entrance exam in NITC (National Institute of Technology, Calicut). Reference books such as Introduction to Mathematical Physics by Charlie Harper, Mechanics by D S Mathur, Vibrations and Waves by A. P. French, Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism by Arthur F. Kip, Thermal Physics by Garg, Bansal and Ghosh, and Electronic Circuits and Devices by Allen Mottershead can be used for study.

Syllabus (in brief) for M.Sc (Physics) Entrance Exam

• Electricity and Magnetism
• Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics
• Mathematical Methods
• Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
• Modern Physics
• Oscillations, Waves and Optics
• Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Reference Books for Mathematical Methods

• Introduction to Mathematical Physics by C. Harper
• Mathematical Methods by M. C. Potter and J. Goldberg
• Schaum’s Outline of Vector Analysis by Murray Spiegel, Seymour Lipschutz
• Vector Analysis and Cartesian Tensors by D. E. Bourne, P C Kendall
• Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of Fourier analysis by Murray R. Spiegel
• Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
• Introduction to Mathematical Physics by Charlie Harper
• Higher Engineering Mathematics by B S Grewal
• A Text Book of Differential Equations by N. M. Kapoor

Reference Books for Mechanics and General Properties of Matter

• An introduction to mechanics by Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow
• Introduction to Classical Mechanics by R. G. Takwale and P. S. Puranik
• Mechanics and General Properties of Matter by D. P. Roychaudhuri and S. N. Maiti
• Mechanics by D S Mathur
• Mechanics by K. R. Symon
• Mechanics by Keith R. Symon
• The General Properties of Matter by F. H. Newman and V. H. L. Searle
• Theoretical Mechanics by M. R. Spiegel

Reference Books for Oscillations, Waves and Optics

• An Introduction to Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow
• Contemporary Optics by A. K. Ghatak & K. Thyagarajan
• Fundamentals of Optics by Francis Arthur Jenkins and Harvey Elliott White
• Fundamentals of Waves & Oscillations by K. Uno Ingard
• Introduction to Optics by Khanna and Gulati
• Light and Optics: Principles and Practices by Abdul Al-Azzawi
• Optics by Ajoy Ghatak
• Optics by Eugene Hecht and A R Ganesan
• The Physics of Waves and Oscillations by N.K. Bajaj
• Vibrations and Waves by A. P. French

Reference Books for Electricity and Magnetism

• Electricity and Magnetism by Chatterjee and Rakshit
• Electricity and Magnetism by D C Tayal
• Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell
• Electricity and Magnetism by J. H. Fewkes and J. Yarwood
• Electromagnetic Theory by Reitz, Milford and Christy
• Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism by Arthur F. Kip
• Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J. Griffiths

Reference Books for Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics

• Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Thermodynamics by Francis W. Sears & Gerhard L. Salinger
• Heat and Thermodynamics by H. P. Roy and A. B. Gupta
• A Treatise on Heat: Including Kinetic Theory of Gases, Thermodynamics and Recent
• Advances in Statistical Thermodynamics by Meghnad Saha, B. N. Srivastava
• Thermal Physics by S. Garg, R. M. Bansal, C. K. Ghosh
• Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi
• Heat and Thermodynamics: An Intermediate Textbook by Mark Waldo Zemansky,
• Richard Dittman
• Thermal Physics by Garg, Bansal and Ghosh
• Heat and Thermodynamics by Zemansky and Ditman

Reference Books for Modern Physics

• Concepts of Modern Physics by Arthur Beiser
• Experiments in Modern Physics by Adrian C. Melissinos, Jim Napolitano

Reference Books for Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

• Analog Electronics by John Morris
• Electronic Circuits and Devices by Allen Mottershead
• Electronic Principals by A. P. Malvino
• Elementary solid state physics: principles and applications by M. Ali Omar
• Introduction to Solid State Physics by Charles Kittel
• Optoelectronics by Ghatak and Thyagarajan
• Solid State Physics by A J Dekkar
• Solid State Physics by J. S. Blackmore
• Solid State Physics by N. W. Ascroft and N. D. Mermin

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