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Linux Cluster Project in the College

The college has as a matter of principle shifted to Open Source and Linux in most of the over two hundred computers in the college. We also thought it would be useful if students could understand and appreciate how groups of computers caould be made to work together in clusters - that do parallel or sequential processing and increase efficiency. Towards that end a Linux Cluster Laboratory was set up in the college wherein old computers that are of no use to the college were shifted. A small group of one teacher and 4 students (now there are three) of computer science started working on the in January 2008. The University of Delhi was verysupportive and enthusiastic about these experiments with clustering. The 'Cluster Laboratory' also got some financial support from the University.

The cluster team is writing t up their project for presentation at a conference and the draft is available at Linux Cluster Laboratory.

L4C Workshops on Open Educational Resources

The college is organising the next L4C wokshops from 9 January - 13 January in the Web Facilitation Centre of the College. Interested people should register at Registration for workshop

Protocols for Experiments in the area of Biology for B.Sc Programme

There was a recent change in undergraduate syllabi in the University of Delhi resulting in several new exciting experiments being added. We've decided to wrtieup the protocols and upload them for access to students and teachers through the University and beyond.

Biology Protocols

CPURT Resources

The Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi ) is setting up a 'Centre for Promoting Undergraduate Research and Training'. This Centre will conduct hands-on training workshps for students and faculty of various colleges in the University in the core areas of science. We are at present developing hand-outs for the training courses which we intend uploading on the WE. These materials will be used for training school teachers also.

Workshops

Some of the training programmes that were conducted recently:

• Electrawork ’06 - PC hardware, PC assembling and programming of VHDL.
• Electrawork ’08 - Data Acquisition using LabVIEW and PC design and fabrication
• FOSS and Linux Workshop (three)
• Understanding complexities of life from molecules to system: Concepts and tools - summer Workshop.
• Basic Techniques in Molecular Biology - One month summer training.
• Chemistry Workshop

                #  Module on Surface Tension Determination

Investigative Projects

The Centre will encourage the undergraduate students to undertake small investigative projects based on the hands-on training. This ia an illustrative list of projects already conducted by the students.

1. Deposition of thin films of electrode materials including Aluminium, Gold and Silver using Thermal Evaporation.
2. Deposition of thin film oxide materials using Sol-gel method.
3. Development of interdigital electrodes of Aluminium using photolithography.
4. Study of optical transmittance of thin films using UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
5. Study of resistance variation in metal-oxide thin film hetero-structures (SnO2, ZnO) as a function of temperature and surrounding environment.
6. Measurement of UV photo-response of ZnO thin films using Tektronix oscilloscope interfaced with a computer.
7. Preparation of nanoparticles (Co, Cu, Au) using the chemical route (reverse-micellar method etc.).
8. Use of Pulsed LASER Deposition (PLD) technique for deposition of multi-component thin films.
9. Estimating PN diode bulk parameters, bandgap energy at absolute zero.
10. Analysis of light emission processes in LED and semiconductor lasers.
11. Determination of electric power in AC circuit.
12. Verification of relation between the bandgap energy and energy of photon emitted by LED.
13. Preparation of polymers
14. Synthesis and characterization of polymer-clay composites.
15. To study the effect of hydroxide ions on hexaaqua metal ions(III) and effect on reversing the process: Hydrolysis and aquation of hexaaqua metal ions(III) using pH meter and conductivity meter
16. Effect on pH and colour change on dilution of aqua complexes of tripositive ions of Iron, Cobalt and Aluminium : Role of water as base and as ligand using pH meter
17. To study the ligand exchange reactions of hexaaqua complexes of cobalt (III)
18. Exchange of water molecules with NH3, OH-, Cl-, EDTA and CO32-
19. Study of kinetics of KI and K2S2O8 colorimetrically and compare with results got volumetrically
20. To study basicity of commercial antacids volumetrically
21. To study acidity of commercial fruit juices volumetrically
22. Estimation of Cu in Cu alloys iodometrically
23. Determination of hardness of soil complexometrically
24. Analysis of cement samples for Mg and Ca complexometrically
25. To study the best solvent system for qualitative analysis of metal ions
26. To study conductance of different electrolytes with concentration
27. To study conductance of strong electrolytes at infinite dilution
28. To determine molar conductivity of weak electrolytes and study KOHLRAUSCH law and write a computer programme for its calculations
29. To study phase diagrams using capillary tube methods  : A green experiment using very small quantities
30. Ecology project on effect of painted idols on aquatic fauna (Animal studied Branchionos)
31. Paper Recycling (This project won a Rs 25,000/- prize at the inter-college eco-club competition carried out by the Government of NCT).
32. To study the planktonic diversity in selected high altitude lakes i.e. Dal Lake of Dharamshala, lake of Khajjiar, oxbow lake of Rockgarden.
33. Ecology project on relative abundance of endangered animals in National Zoological parks.
34. Distribution of plants and trees in the college campus.
35. Monitoring of meso- and macro-benthic invertebrates at polluted and unpolluted sites of river Yamuna in order to develop a model system for bio-indication of pollution.
36. Zooplankton egg bank diversity of two lakes in Delhi(lake Bhalaswa and Tajpur Pahadi lake) – A comparative field and experimental investigation.
37. Differential behaviour shown by a castrated male dog.
38. To study and compare morphology and ecology of Prosopis ineraria and Prosopis juliflora with a brief note on their ecological role.
39. To study Xerosere: Study various stages of ecological succession on bare rocks.
40. To study effect of Gibberellins on the germination, growth and development of different seeds of different plants.
41. Wild flora of Acharya Narendra Dev College.
42. To analyze dust accumulation on leaf surfaces of different plants in Acharya Narendra Dev College campus.
43. To study the number of apomictic embryos in citrus seeds.

Links to some pages associated with the college Principal, Dr. Savithri Singh:

Acharya Narendra Dev College on wikipedia
Wikieducator Election Campaign Page
Savithri Singh's Page
Bamboo and Rattan Course Proposal
Rattan Course
PCF5 Paper
F2F L4C Workshops
Rashmi Menon
For some Photographs click here and here

List of wikieducator members in the college

1. Dr.Savithri Singh
2. Dr.Sunita Hooda
3. Ms.Veena Saini
4. Dr.Sarita Kumar
5. Dr.Manisha Jain
6. Dr.Neeti Misra
7. Dr.Arijit Chowdhari
8. Dr.Subhash Kumar
9. Dr. Meenu Mohil
10. Dr. Sarita Agarwal
11. Rashmi Menon

Foreign Language Centre

For details please click here

Chemistry Classroom Assignments

The teachers of the department of chemistry have started uploading their assignments and study material on the wikieducator pages. This project is in the starting stage. To go through the assignments please click here

Work in progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.