Introduction to Linux – introduction to programming – basic elements of a program, variables, values, types, assignment – expressions and control flow – iteration and loop design, arrays, for loop, functions, parameters, recursion – object-oriented paradigm, objects, classes, inheritance, reusability, polymorphism, overloading, libraries, containers, classes for file handling, parameter passing and pointers, linking, shell commands

Study of general purpose hand tools in workshop
Assembly and disassembly practices of the following models

Gear box assembly
Centrifugal pump assembly along with shaft alignment practice
Cam and follower mechanisms
Transducer (sensor) trainer
Experiments on different basic machines

Turning exercise–straight turning, taper turning, thread cutting practice
Milling exercise –spur gear cutting practice
Welding practice –arc welding
Fitting practice– models with marking and drilling exercises
Electrical Wiring Practice
Soldering Practice

Damped driven oscillator

Waves and oscillation

Modulus of elasticity

Surface tension

Moment of inertia and angular acceleration

Faraday’s law of induction

Biot-Savarts law

Ratio of electronic charge to mass

Brewster’s angle and Malu's law

Earth’s magnetic field

Charge of an electron

Functional English: conversation skills – asking questions, requests, doubts, engage in conversation – different types of communication - verbal and non-verbal, body language.

Teaching Grammar: grammar games, exercises.

Teaching Vocabulary: language games, exercises.

Reading and appreciating stories, poems, essays – listening and appreciating video lectures – comprehensive questions and answers.

History of aviation – standard atmosphere – aerodynamic forces – lift generation – airfoils and wings – drag polar – concept of static stability – anatomy of an aircraft – mechanism of thrust production – propellers – jet engines and their operation – helicopters – aircraft performance – simple manoeuvres – aerospace materials and structural elements – aircraft instruments.

Elements of rocket propulsion – launch vehicle dynamics – basic orbital mechanics – satellite applications and orbits – future challenges in aerospace engineering.

Chemical Kinetics: basic concepts of chemical kinetics – complex reactions – effect of temperature on reaction rates – catalysis

Electrochemical Systems: introduction to electrochemistry – different types of electrodes – half cell potential–electromotive force–Gibbs free energy and cell potential–Nernst equation–electrochemical series–classification of electrochemical cells.

Corrosion Science: definition – causes and consequences – significance and methods of corrosion control– mechanisms and theories of corrosion.

Review of Embedded Hardware: Gates - Timing Diagram - Memory – microprocessors. Interrupts Microprocessor Architecture - Interrupt Basics - Shared Data Problem - Interrupt latency. Software Development: Round-Robin, Round robin with Interrupts, function-Queue- Scheduling Architecture, Algorithms. Introduction to - Assembler - Compiler - Cross Compilers and Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Object-Oriented Interfacing, Recursion, Debugging strategies, Simulators. Embedded Microcomputer Systems - Motorola MC68H11: Motorola MC68H11 Family Architecture, Interfacing methods.

State space Approach: State space modeling of physical systems – diagonal and Jordan canonical forms – Solution of Linear Time Invariant (LTI) state equation – Cayley Hamilton theorem – Controllability and Observability Tests – Kalman decomposition technique – Controller design by state feedback – Full order/reduced order observer design – observer-based state feedback control – stability definitions in state space domain.