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A SERIES ON ADVANCES IN MODERN PHYSICS A series on advances on modern physics has been started for the students of S.Y.B.Sc. Physics. A topic from the modern physics has been assigned to each student in the class. He or she will prepare the topic after doing literature survey, Research paper reading etc. He or she will represent the assigned topic in front of the class. Kunal Kale speaking on the topic: cosmic microwave background

*होमी जहांगीर भाभा* *भारतीय अणुभौतिकशास्त्रज्ञ* *जन्मदिन - ऑक्टोबर ३०, इ.स. १९०९* होमी भाभा (इ.स. १९०९ - इ.स. १९६६) भारतीय अणुभौतिकशास्त्रज्ञ होते. भारताच्या अणुऊर्जा विकासकार्यक्रमाचा पाया रचण्याच्या कामगिरीमुळे त्यांना भारताच्या अणुऊर्जा व अण्वस्त्र विकासकार्यक्रमाचे प्रणेता मानले जाते. जीवन भाभा यांचा जन्म सधन पारशी कुटुंबात झाला. वडील जहांगीर भाभा हे बॅरीस्टर होते. पुस्तकांची आवड असल्यामुळे घरातच खूप पुस्तके गोळा केली होती. त्यात विज्ञान विषयाचीही पुस्तके होती. होमी भाभा यांना या पुस्तकांमुळे विज्ञानात स्वाभाविकपणेच आवड निर्माण झाली. शिवाय त्यांना कवितेचा आणि चित्रकलेचा छंद होता. अतिशय सुंदर, देखणे व्यक्तीमत्त्व लाभालेले होमी भाभा उत्तम वक्ताही होते. त्यांचे प्राथमिक ते पदवी पर्यंतचे शिक्षण मुंबई येथे झाले. होमी यांनी पुढे इंजिनियर व्हावे असे त्यांच्या वडिलांना वाटत होते. पण होमी यांनी वडिलांना आपल्याला गणित आणि भौतिक शास्त्रातच विशेष आवडतात असे ठामपणे सांगितले. वडिलांनी हो-ना करत गणिताचा सखोल अभ्यास करण्यास परवानगी दिली पण आधी प्रथम श्रेणीत इंजिनियरींगची पदवी प्राप्त करण...

100 GREAT SCIENTIST SERIES FOR F.Y.B.Sc. students Activity under this program: 1. allotting one scientist name to each student 2. he or she must read assigned scientists autobiography, research, achievements etc 3. he or she should give a small talk before the audience 4. the activity continues throughout the period as long as he or she is attached with the physics dept.

Dear Colleagues,  It is my pleasure to invite you to attend and present a poster of your research workshop at the “Workshop on 150 years of the Periodic Table” organized by the Department of Physics, University of Mumbai in collaboration UGC-Special Assistance Programme. The workshop will be held on 3rd November, 2018 during 11 am to 6 pm at Physics Department Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Tilak Bhavan. The poster of the programme is attached; the printed version has been sent. The invited talks would be given by eminent Professors and Scientists, Prof. S.N. Mishra (TIFR), Prof. B.S. Tomar (BARC), Prof. D.C. Biswas (BARC), and Prof. S.S. Prabhu (TIFR). The workshop is expected to be attended by University faculty and students in addition to faculty and students from colleges and other institutes in Mumbai.  I request you to kindly display the poster on your Department notice board. Kindly bring this to the attention of concerned teachers and students.  At the end of ...

Lunar eclipse observation through telescope (28 February 2018) As a part of extension activity of a department a team of faculty members from our department organized a program on   Lunar eclipse observation through telescope in the college campus on 28 th Feb. 2018. A number of students from science as well as from engineering college from our campus observed the lunar eclipse through telescope.  Dr. V. S.Raykar and Dr. P. B. Abhange from physics dept. Guided students about Lunar eclipse and how to observe it through telescope.  A total number of 35 students and 10 faculty members were benefited from this program.

Visit of SYBSC physics students of Vasantrao Naik College of Arts and Science, Mhasala to our physics dept. on 1 March 2018. As a part of students support and progression a team of faculty member and students from Vasantrao Naik College of Arts and Science, Mhasala visited our department on 1 st March 2018. The purpose of the visit is to perform a minimum number of Physics experiments of S.Y.B.Sc physics syllabus and get hand on experience on it. Dr. V.S.Raykar guided the students by showing experiments from optics and Dr. V.A. Rane showed them Electronic Experiments. A total number of 15 students and 1 faculty member was benefited from this program.