PH517: Methods of Analytical Techniques (Autumn 2019-20)

Course Name: Methods of Analytical Techniques

Course Code: PH517

Credits: 6

Course Instructor: Prof. Kantimay Das Gupta

Course Type: Theory (Core)

Prerequisite: Informal: CMP, QM 2, EM Theory

Course Content: X-ray Diffraction, Electron Diffraction, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Useful Books: Slides and attending lectures were enough.

Lectures: No attendance policy, the lectures covered a lot more than that was finally in the exams, the teaching was pretty good and prof taught using a combination of slides and blackboard

Assignments/Tutorials: 5 Problem sets were uploaded and discussed in the classes

Exams: exams had some repetition from previous year papers and infact some were directly from problem sets. There were two quizzes and midsem-endsem. The papers were relatively easy and one could get good marks by solving the problem sets properly.

Online Study Material: wasn't needed the book was enough

Pro-tips: DO: attend classes and take notes (the slides are made in a way that you cannot understand them without notes)

Any personal comments: the professor is very sweet and puts extra efforts into the doubts you ask.

Respondent: Keshav Janyani