SCIENCE & CONSCIOUSNESS

Semester: II
Sub Code: MSC T 203
Credits: 4
Hours/Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1(10 hours) Yoga and Spiritual lore
Jòána Yoga; school of Vedánta, the human system (gross body, subtle body, causal body), states of consciousness, evolution of consciousness and involution of matter, Upaniúadic Mahávákyas.

Chapter 2(10 hours)
History of modern science from Newton to Einstein.

Chapter 3(20 hours) Relativity
Einstein’s discovery, the story of ether, speed of light, Galileo’s principle of relativity, Einstein’s special theory of relativity, verification of the special theory of relativity and general theory of relativity.

Chapter 4(20 hours) Quantum mechanics
Classical mechanics to Quantum mechanics, new knowledge base of Quantum mechanics. Role of the Observer and consciousness based approach
- Planck’s equation
- Quantum theory related to atomic model
- Particle wave equation
- Heisenberg’s principle of indeterminancy
- Copenhagen interpretation
- Schroedinger’s cat
- The EPR paradox
- Unbroken whole
- Double-slit experiments and conscious particles
- Quantum field
- Nihilism and vacuum fluctuation

Text Books:
1. Lecture notes of Prof NVC Swamy.
2. Swami Chinmayananda : Mandukya Upaniúat, Chinmaya Mission Trust.
3. Panda N C : Maya in Physics, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, Delhi.