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B.Sc. Physics Programme
PHYS 101 General Physics (I) (3+1)
Reflection and refraction of light, lenses, optical instruments, wave theory of
height, interference, diffraction and polarization of light. Electrostatics, electric
current and DC circuits, electromagnetism and AC circuits, electrical
instruments.
Introduction to quantum theory, atomic spectra, X-rays,
properties of nuclei, radioactivity.
HYS 102 General Physics (II) (3+1)
Vectors, Motion in straight line, Newton’s Laws of motion, work, energy and
momentum, simple harmonic motion, elasticity, mechanics of non-viscous
fluids, flow of viscous fluids, surface tension, temperature, quantity of heat,
work and heat.
PHYS 103 General Physics for Engineering and Computer Science (3+1)
1.
Introduction (Vectors)
2.
Motion in one dimension with constant acceleration
3.
Motion in two dimension with application to projectile motion and
circular motion
4.
Newton’s Laws of Motion
5.
Work and Energy
6.
Potential Energy and conservation of Energy
7.
Linear Momentum and Collisions
8.
Rotation of rigid object about a fix axis
PHYS 104 General Physics (II) for Engineering (3+1)
Electricity and Magnetism: Coulomb’s law, electric fields, Gauss’ Law, electric
potential, potential energy, capacitance and dielectric, currents and
resistance, electrical energy and power, direct current circuits, Kirchhoffs
rules, magnetic fields, motion of charged particle in a magnetic field, sources
of the magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction, self
inductance, energy in a magnetic field, mutual inductance, alternating current
circuits, the RLC series circuit, power in an A.C. circuit, resonance in RLC
services circuit.
PHYS 105 General Physics for Architecture Engineering Students (2+1)
1.
Mechanics: Scalars and vectors, speed, velocity and
acceleration, free fall, motion in a vertical plane, Newton’s laws
of motion.
2.
Properties of matter: Density, elasticity, Young’s modulus, shear
and bulk modulli, Fluid pressure, fluid flow.
3.
Wave motion and sound: Waves, resonance, sound,
interference of waves, sound intensity.
4.
Light: Reflection, refraction, elimination, image formation, the
lens equation, magnification, the telescope, spherical mirrors.
5.
Heat: Temperature, Thermal Expansion, Boyles and Charles
Laws, Ideal gas law, Internal energy and heat, Specific heat
capacity, Heat Conduction, Convection and radiation.
6.
Electricity: Couloumbs’ Law, electric field, potential difference,
electric current, Ohm’s law, determining wire size, electric
power, resistors in series and parallel, ammeters, voltmeters and
ohmmeters, A.C. circuits.
PHYS 106 Physics for Health Science Students (3+1)
Pre-requisite: None
Specific Course Objectives: This course is designed for students in Health
Science to enable them to appreciate the basic concepts of physics which are
relevant to their further studies.
1. Mechanics:
a) Basic Principles of Mechanics: Units & dimensions, vector
analysis, velocity & acceleration, forces, Newton’s law of motion,
gravity, work, energy, power.
b) Properties of Fluids (liquids): Continuity equation, pressure, flow
of ideal liquid, Bernolli's equation, Blood pressure measurements,
simple medical applications.
2. Basic Electricity and Magnetism:
Coulomb’s law, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, steady
electric currents, Ohm’s law, Kirchhof's reules.
3. Optics (6 hours):
Nature of light, reflection and refraction of light, mirroes and
lenses, human eye, simple optical instruments, simple medical
applications.
4. Modern Physics (Atomic & Nuclear Physics):
Electromagnetic spectrum, photon, wave properties of matter, atomic
structure, Bohr atom and atomic spectra, X-rays, Nuclear radiation,
interaction of radiation with matter, radiation units, nuclear hazards,
medical applications.
PHYS 201 Mathematical Physics (I) (3 credit hours)
Matrices, determinants, linear equations, Tensors, Application to rigid body
dynamics and eigenvalue problems. Vector fields.
Applications to
electrostatics and magnetostatics. Curvilinear co-ordinates.
PHYS 209 Biophysics (3 credit hours)
Animal mechanics, properties of fluids, heat and heat flow in biological
systems, nature of sound and sound intensity, applications on sound hearing,
echolocation, use of ultrasound in medicine, nature of light, applications on
image formation, resolution of eye, mechanism of vision, colour vision,
biological effects of UV and visible radiation, radiation biophysics, radiation
dose and its measurement, RBE multitarget theory, laser in medicine.
PHYS 212 Classical Mechanics (3 credit hours)
Motion in one and two dimensions, Projectiles, Circular Motion, Friction,
Applications, Linear and Angular Momentum, Equilibrium, Rigid body
Dynamics, Moment of Inertia, Gravitation, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions,
Simple Harmonic Motion.
PHYS 221 Electromagnetism (3 credit hours)
Electrostatics, Gauss Law and its application, Capacitors, The magnetic field
of conductors with different shapes, Ampere’s law and its applications.
Induced electromotive force, Faraday’s law. Lenz’s law, magnetic properties
of matter, analysis of AC circuits, resonance in series and parallel circuits.
Phys 232 Wave Phenomena (I) (2 credit hours)
Periodic motion, The super position of periodic motion, Free vibrations,
Damped Vibrations, Forced Vibrations, Forced vibrations in strings,
Longitudinal motion in bars, Fouries analysis.
PHYS 233 Wave Phenomena (II) (3 credit hours)
Wave theory of light, Interference, Diffraction and Polarization of light.
PHYS 241 Thermal Physics (3 credit hours)
Thermal equilibrium and Zeroth Law – Reversible and irreversible processes
– State equations – Work in hydrostatic and other simple systems – First Law
of thermodynamics and its applications – Heat capacity – Transfer of heat –
Second Law of thermodynamics – Entropy concept.
Third Law of
thermodynamics – Thermodynamic relations – Maxwell relations – Open
systems and Chemical potential.
PHYS 291 Wave Phenomena Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Young’s double slit experiment, Diffraction grating, Prism Spectrometer,
determination of refractive index, Newton’s rings, Refractometer. (Abbe’s)
study of polarization of light. Fresnel biprism experiment, Verification of the
inverse square law for light radiation and determination of the absorption
coefficient of light in glass using a photocell. Meld’s experiment, Loyed’s
Mirror.
PHYS 292 Electromagnetism Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Michelson experiment, Resonance in RCL services circuits, Full wave
rectification, Determination of magnetic field intensity using the search coil,
Determination of the charge to mass ratio for the electron (e/m),
Determination of dielectric constant using RCL resonance circuit, Hall effect,
Transformers.
PHYS 302 Mathematical Physics (II) (3 credit hours)
Complex variables, analytic functions. Applications in physical optics,
electricity, Complex-plane integration, residue theorem. Gamma and Beta
functions.
PHYS 313 Classical Mechanics (II) (3 credit hours)
Principles of Analytical Mechanics. Lagrange Formulation – Applications –
Hamiltonian Formulation – Physical Significance of the Hamiltonian – PHYS
Hamilton equations – Applications – Charged particle in an electromagnetic
field – Applications.
PHYS 323 Electromagnetism (II) (3 credit hours)
Review of vector analysis, differential and integral calculus, Electrostatics,
electrostatic field and potential, work and energy, Poisson’s & Laplace’s
equations. Electrostatic field in matter. Magnetostatics, steady current, Ohm’s
Law & the equation of continuity, Production of magnetic field, Ampere’s Law.
Electrodynamics – Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law. Maxwell’s equation with their
applications.
PHYS 324 Electronics (3 credit hours)
Semiconductors, the p-n junction, the bipolar transistor, the field effect
transistor, Analysis of amplifier operation, feedback.
PHYS 325 Applied Electronics (3 credit hours)
Transistor equivalent circuits, Semiconductor devices, analysis of feedback
and oscillators, operational amplifiers and applications, modulation and
detection, integrated circuits.
PHYS 335 Laser Physics & its Application (3 credit hours)
Introduction to Laser, Resonators, Transient Laser Behaviour, Properties of
Laser beams. Types of Laser., Application of Laser.
PHYS 342 Statistical Physics (I) (3 credit hours)
First and Second Laws, General formulation of the second law, heat capacity
of solids, the perfect classical gas, the perfect quintal gas, systems of variable
particle numbers.
PHYS 353 Modern Physics (I) (3 credit hours)
The special theory of relativity. The particle like properties of electromagnetic
radiation. The wavelike properties of particles. The Schrodinger equation.
The Rutherford-Bohr model of the atoms. The hydrogen atom in wave
mechanics.
PHYS 354 Modern Physics (II) (3 credit hours)
Structure and spectra of many-electron atoms. Structure and spectra of
molecules. The structural properties of solids.
Band theory and its
applications. Structure of the nucleus. Decay of the nucleus.
PHYS 381 Radiation Physics (3 credit hours)
Definitions of radiation quantities and doses and their units, instruments for
measuring personal doses, radiation monitoring and radioactive
contamination, biological effects of radiation, external and internal radiation
exposure, radiation protection and shielding, recommendations of IAEC,
protection against different radiation sources, decontamination, radioactive
waste management.
PHYS 393 Modern Physics Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Fabry-Perot interferometer, Laser Diffraction in Ultrasonic phase grating.
Electro-optic Kerr-Effect, Magneto-optic Faraday Effect. Measurement of Line
Spectra using Spectrograph.
Rydberg Constant
measurement.
Determination of Planck’s constant, Michelson interferometer. Zeeman Effect.
Franck-Hertz experiment.
Study X-ray spectrum.
Characteristics of
Microwaves. Waveform analysis and synthesis.
PHYS 403 Mathematical Physics (3 credit hours)
Special functions (Legendre, Hermite, Laguerre), Fourier series. Fourier and
Laplace transforms. Vibrating systems. Wave equations. Schroedinger
equation.
Phys 404
(Mathematical Physics (iv)
(3+0)
PHYS 454 Quantum Mechanics (I) (3 credit hours)
Spin. Addition of Angular Momenta. Identical Particles. Time-independent
Perturbation Theory. Helium Atom. Schrodinger equation. Hydrogen Atom.
PHYS 471 Solid State Physics (I) (3 credit hours)
Crystal Structure, Reciprocal lattice and Brilouin zones, Bonds in Crystals,
Free electron theory, Band theory, Phonons and lattice vibrations, Thermal
properties of insulators.
PHYS 474 Metallurgy (3 credit hours)
States of matter (liquid, crystalline & vitreous); Crystal structure of metals;
Metallography (reflecting optical microscope, transmission electron –
microscope) specimen preparations; Mechanical testing (hardness & tensile
test); Defects in crystals (point defects and dislocations); Diffusion in solids;
(Phase transformation and Phase diagrams) Strengthening mechanisms
(alloying, cold work, precipitation and fiber strengthening); Heat treatment of
steel & TTT curves.
PHYS 475 Solar Energy Conversion (3 credit hours)
Solar radiation, solar energy conversion, solid-state energy conversion, the
solar cell, photo-thermal conversion.
PHYS 481 (Nuclear Physics-I) (3+0)
Interactions of nuclear radiation with matter. Nuclear reactions; conservation
laws, cross sections. Compound-nucleus reactions, direct reactions, fission.
Nuclear Models.
PHYS 487 Neutron & Reactor Physics (3 credit hours)
Properties of neutrons. Neutron sources. Microscopic and Macroscopic
Cross-Sections. Elastic and inelastic interactions. Absorption and Fission
reactions. BF3 detectors Energy release from fission. Neutron yield. Energy
distribution among fission neutrons and fragments. Reproduction Constant.
Neutron balance. Resonance Escape probability, Criticality problem for
homogeneous media, Mechanism of energy loss by scattering collisions,
Scattering law, Average logarithmic decrement, Moderating ratio, Lethargy,
Slowing down equation for homogeneous mixtures, Neutron current density,
Diffusion equation, Elementary solution of diffusion equation, Measurement of
diffusion length, Albedo concept, Application to infinite slab reactor.
PHYS 495 Solid State Physics Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Identification of materials using X-rays. Curie temperature and Curie-weiss
constant for a dielectric. Hall constant, Carrier concentration and mobility for
semiconductor material. Magnetic susceptibility. Electron spin resonance
experiment. Solar Cell Characteristics.
PHYS 497 Nuclear Physics Laboratory (2 credit hours)
Geiger Counter
Absorption of Nuclear Radiation
Counting Statistics
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI (TL) and (SCA)
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI (TL) and (MCA)
B-Ray Spectrum Using Magnetic Spectrometer
B-Ray Spectrum Using (MCA)
Neutron Diffusion
Study of -particle Spectra.
Gamma-Spectra Measurements with Paraffin Surrounding the source.
PHYS 498 Student’s Research.