Syllabus for
Bachelor of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
Academic Year  (2023)

Course Description

This course is taught in the second year for students from different streams, namely BA, BSc

and BCom. If the first year syllabus is an attempt by the Department of English, Christ

University to recognize and bring together the polyphonic Indian voices in English and Indian

regional literatures in translation for the Additional English students of the first year, the

second year syllabus intends to take that project a little further and open up the engagement

of the students to texts from across the world. The syllabus - selection of texts will

concentrate on readings from South Asian, Latin American, Australian, Canadian, and Afro-

American. It will voice subaltern concerns of identity, gender, race, ethnicity and problems of

belongingness experienced by humanity all over the globe.

The syllabus will extend the concerns of nation and nationality and marginalization,

discussed within the Indian context to a more inclusive and wider global platform. We have

consciously kept out ‘mainstream’ writers and concentrated on the voices of the subalterns

from across the world. There is an implicit recognition in this project that though the aspects

of marginalization and the problems facing subalterns are present across cultures and

nations, the experiences, expressions and reflections are specific to each race and culture.

The course will address these nuances and specificities and enable our students to become

more aware and sensitive to life and reality around them. This will equip the students, who

are global citizens, to understand not just the Indian scenario, but also situate themselves

within the wider global contexts and understand the spaces they will move into and negotiate

in their future.

There is a prescribed text book Blends: Voices from Margins for the second year students,

compiled by the Department of English, Christ University and intended for private circulation.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are

 to enable students to look at different cultures through Literature

 to help students develop an understanding of subaltern realities and identity politics

 to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across disciplines

 to improve language skills –speaking, reading, writing and listening

 to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking

 to equip students with critical reading and thinking habits

 to reiterate the study skills and communication skills they developed in the previous

year and extend it.

TetsukoKuroyanagi: Tottochan: The Little Girl at the Window12

Liliana Heker : “The Stolen Party

 Higuchi Ichiyo: “Separate Ways”

 Harukki Murakami "Birthday Girl"

 Luisa Valenzuela: “I’m your Horse in the Night”

Poetry 12 Hrs

 Silvio Curbelo: “Summer Storm”

 Nancy Morejon: “Black Woman”

 Ruben Dario: “To Roosevelt”

 Mina Asadi: “A Ring to me is a Bondage”

Essay 9Hrs

 Amy Tan: “Mother Tongue

 Linda Hogan: “Waking Up the Rake”

 Isabelle Allande: “Open Veins of Latin America”

Children's Literature -  Kimberley Reynolds (CUP)

CIA 1: A written test for 20 marks. It can be an Open Book test, a classroom assignment, an

objective or descriptive test pertaining to the texts and ideas discussed in class.

CIA2: Mid-semester written exam for 50 works

CIA 3: This is to be a creative test/ project in small groups by students. They may do

Collages, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes, presentations, debates,

charts or any other creative test for 20 marks. This test should allow the students to explore

their creativity and engage with the real world around them and marks can be allotted to

students depending on how much they are able to link the ideas and discussions in the texts

to the world around them.

Question Paper Pattern

Mid Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 4x5= 20

Section B: 2x15=30

Total 50

End Semester Exam: 3 hrs

Section A: 4 x 5 = 20

Section B: 2 x 15= 30

Total 50

This course deals with the concepts of organic and analytical chemistry and builds the foundation for more advanced topics in the subsequent courses.

 Prelearning topics: Classification and nomenclature of amines, Preparation of nitroalkanes and aromatic nitro compounds.

Amines (aliphatic and aromatic):  Preparation: From alkyl halides, Reduction of nitro compounds and nitriles, Reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones, Gabriel’s phthalimide synthesis, Hofmann bromamide reaction (with mechanism). Reactions: Hofmann (with mechanism) vs. Saytzeff elimination, Carbylamine test, Hinsberg test, with HNO₂. Separation of a mixture of  1°, 2° and 3° amines using Hinsberg reagent. Structural features affecting basicity of aliphatic and aromatic amines. Comparative study of basicity of aliphatic and aromatic amines. Schotten – Baumann Reaction (with mechanism). Electrophilic substitution reactions of aniline: Halogenation, nitration and sulphonation.

Diazonium salts:  Preparation by diazotization.  Reactions: Conversion to benzene, phenol, iodo, fluoro and nitro benzene. Azo coupling.  Sandmeyer and Gatterman reactions.

Classification and nomenclature. Structure and aromaticity of 5-numbered and 6-membered rings containing one heteroatom. Synthesis and reactions of: Furan, Thiophene, Pyrrole, Pyridine, Indole, Quinoline  and Isoquinoline.

Green Chemistry: Introduction - Environmental concern on chemical industry and need of green chemistry – Origin of green chemistry – Twelve principles of green chemistry with explanations - Atom economy and microwave assisted reactions - Green solvents . Microwave and ultrasound assisted green synthesis.

 Introduction, types of polymers, polymerization reactions, Formation of Polythene, polypropylene, polystyrene, poly vinyl chloride, polyesters, polyamides including Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6, resins.

Physical properties of polymers, molecular masses of polymers, Introduction to conducting polymers with examples. Environmental hazards of polymers, biodegradable polymers. Plastics, Recycling of plastics. Fibres: natural and synthetic, Rubbers: natural and synthetic.

Classification, and General Properties, Glucose (structural elucidation). Open chain and cyclic structures of fructose, galactose and mannose. Epimers and anomers. Determination of configuration of monosaccharides, Mutarotation, ascending and descending in monosaccharides. Interconversion of glucose and fructose. Structure of disacharrides (sucrose, maltose, lactose). Reducing and non-reducing sugars. polysacharrides (starch and cellulose) excluding their structure elucidation.

 Significant figures, Absolute error, accuracy, relative error, precision.

Classification of errors – (a) Determinate errors –Operational & Personal errors, Instrumental & reagent errors, Errors of method, Additive & proportional errors (b) Indeterminate or accidental errors.

Minimisation of errors– Calibration of apparatus & application of corrections, Running blank determination, Determination of accuracy of quantitative methods – Absolute method, Comparative method. Mean, median, standard deviation, variance (numerical problems)

Solvent extraction Introduction– Classification– Principles and application of solvent extraction. Nernst’s distribution law, distribution co-efficient.

#Chromatography 

Introduction, Classification, Principles and Applications of column chromatography, thin layer chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography (mention only).

a) Qualitative analysis                                                                                                 5 Hrs

Introduction- Solubility product, ionic product, common ion effect, application of these in qualitative analysis. Selective precipitation of metal ions in their respective groups. Removal of interfering radicals.

b) Quantitative analysis                                                                                                8 Hrs

 Volumetric analysis: Introduction – Definition – Classification - Principles of acid base, redox, precipitation and complexometric titrations.

Theory of indicators (redox, acid base, metallochrome and adsorption indicators)

*Gravimetric analysis: Introduction –Classification – Principles. Organic reagents (DMG, Oxine) used for the precipitation.

Introduction ––Principles and application of spectrophotometry (colorimetry), Flame photometry

Electro analytical methods (potentiometry, conductometry).

[2] B. Mehta, M. Mehta, Organic Chemistry, PHI Learning Private Limited, 2017.

[3] D.A. Skoog, D.M. West, F.J. Holler and S.R. Crouch, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8th Edition, Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning, Inc., USA, 2004

 [2]    R. T Morrison and R. N. Boyd. Organic Chemistry. 7^thed. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd., 2010.

 [3]    S.M. Mukherji, S. P. Singh, and R. P. Kapoor. Organic Chemistry. 3^rd, 12th Reprint, New Delhi: New Age International (P) Ltd. Publishers, 2009.

 [4]    I. L Finar, Organic Chemistry Vol. II, 5^th ed. New Delhi: ELBS and Longman Ltd., reprint 2008.

 [5]    Vogels Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 6^th Edn., Pearson Education Ltd. 2009.

This course is intended to provide basic skills in qualitative analysis at the semi micro scale. Identification of cations and anions present in inorganic compounds has to be performed. Separation of sugar and amino acid mixtures can be achieved through chromatography.

 Semi-micro qualitative analysis (using H₂S or other methods) of mixtures - not more than four ionic species (two anions and two cations, excluding insoluble salts) out of the following:

    Cations : NH⁴⁺, Pb²⁺, Bi³⁺, Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Fe³⁺, Al³⁺ , Co²⁺ , Ni²⁺, Mn²+, Zn²+, Ba²⁺ , Sr²⁺ , Ca²⁺, K⁺

   Anions : CO₃^2– , S^2–, SO₂^–, S₂O₃^2–, NO₂^– , CH₃COO^–, Cl^–, Br^–, I^–, NO₃^– , SO₄^2-, PO₄³-, BO₃^3-

   (Spot tests should be carried out wherever feasible)

 Separation of mixtures by Chromatography:

(a) Separation and identification of the components of a given mixture of two amino acids by paper chromatography/TLC

(b) Separation and identification of the components of a mixture of two sugars by paper chromatography/TLC

[2] Mann, F.G. & Saunders, B.C. Practical Organic Chemistry, 4^th edition, Orient-Longman, 1979.

Course Description

English is offered as a course for all the students in BA, BSc, BCom, and BBA F&A classes in the third and fourth semesters. The aim is to strengthen the communication skills, and particularly study skills of the learners further, through adequate practice and exposure to good examples of writing, thought, ideas and human values. In addition, they will be trained in study skills through tasks in academic genres such as message, letter, essay, data interpretation etc. It aims to not only equip learners with skills but also sensitize them towards issues that concern human life in today’s globalised context. The course content is selected to meet the requirements of the departmental goal of “empowering the individual to read oneself, the social context and the imagined”; institutional goal of ensuring “holistic development”; and the national goal of creating competent and valuable citizens. The primary objective of this course is to help learners develop appropriate employability skills and demonstrate suitable conduct with regards to communication skills. The units are organised in order to help the learners understand the academic and workplace demands and learn by practice.

Course Objectives     

·       To enable learners to develop reading comprehension for various purposes

·       To enable learners to develop writing skills for academic and professional needs

·       To enable learners to develop the ability to think critically and express logically

·       To enable learner to communicate in a socially and ethically acceptable manner

·       To enable learners, to read, write and speak with clarity, precision and accuracy

Subject verb agreement

Tenses

Preposition

Voices

Clauses

Skimming and scanning

Strategies of reading

Reading and understanding reports

Reading content/ texts of various kinds

Inferencing skills

Academic vocab

Academic phrases

Professional expression

Study skills- library and referencing skills (organising reading, making notes, managing time, prioritising)

Mind mapping

Organising ideas

Accurate usage of vocabulary

Paragraph strategy

Cohesion and sequencing (jumbled sentences to paragraph)

Extended writing 

Formal and informal writing

Reports (all types including illustration to report and report to illustration and/or graphs, charts, tables and other statistical data)

Proposal writing (for projects, for research)

Academic essays/ articles

Persuasive writing, extrapolative writings

Case study writing

Executive summaries

Editing, proofreading skills

Resume vs CV

Self-introduction

Body language

Talks, speeches and presentations

Conversation

Telephone conversation

Meetings

Group discussion

Seminar / conference presentation

Principles of communication

Process of communication

Types of communication

Barriers in communication

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1: Classroom assignment/test/ written or oral tasks for 20 marks keeping in tune with the course objectives and learning outcomes.

CIA 2: Mid-semester exam for 50 marks.

CIA 3: Collage, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes or any creative assignments.

 End- semester 50 marks 

End Semester Exam: 2 hrs

French as second language for the Arts, Science and Commerce UG program

To perform a tribute: artist, work, you are going to…..

Towards a working life

France Seen by...

Mediamania

Act 1, 2 & 3

2.      Gonnet, Georges. Molière- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme .Paris : Hachette, 1971

2.      French websites like Bonjour de France, FluentU French, Learn French Lab, Point du FLE etc.

Course Description:

The detailed text book “Shambook” is a Khanda Kavya written by Jagdeesh Gupta. To improve the creative writing skills, Nibandh, Kahani and Kavitha lekhan are included.Bharathiya chitrakala is also a part of the syllabus to improve the knowledge aboutIndian paintings.

Course Objectives:

Students are exposed to different forms of poetry especially, Khanda Kavya. It will help them to understand the contemporary socio-political issues.By learning about the tradition of Indian painting and legendary painters of India , students get to know about the richness and culture  of the Indian paintings. Creative writing sharpens their thinking, analytical  and writing skills