Mechanics and Electrodynamics

Course Title: Mechanics and Electrodynamics

Course No: CSIT.124

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 2

Full Marks: 60 + 40

Pass Marks: 24 + 20

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

The course intends to enable the students to be acquainted with the basic concepts and principles of Mechanics and Electrodynamics. Students will be familiarized with the fundamentals of Newton's laws of motion, conservation Laws, motion of charged particles electric and magnetic fields, harmonic oscillators, LCR circuits, electrostatics, magnetostatics and Maxwell's equations.

Course Objectives

To acquire sufficient basic knowledge in mechanics and electrodynamics. To apply this knowledge base for studying major courses in CSIT. To introduce the concepts and methods of mechanics and electrodynamics needed for application in various branch of CSIT

Course Contents

1. Review of Basic Concepts of Mechanics

5 hrs

1.1. Newton's laws of motion, Conservation Laws (momentum and energy)

1.2. Potential energy, Gravitational fields, Collisions

2. Particle Dynamics

6 hrs

2.1. Equation of motion of uncharged and charged particles

2.2. Charged particles in constant and alternating electric field

2.3. Charged particles in a magnetic field - cyclotron, magnetic focusing

2.4. Charge particles in combined electric and magnetic field

3. Harmonic Oscillator

8 hrs

3.1. Harmonic oscillator, example of a diatomic molecule, pendulum with large oscillation

3.2. Damped oscillations, power factor, Q – factor

3.3. Driven oscillations, resonance, LCR and parallel resonance circuits

4. Electrostatics

9 hrs

4.1. Electric field and electric potential

4.2. Gauss's law and its applications, Solution of electrostatic problems

4.3. Poisson's and Laplace's equations, Solution of Laplace's equations in spherical cylindrical coordinates and rectangular coordinates

4.4. Examples conducting sphere in a uniform E field, method of images, point charge and a conducting sphere, line charge and line images, systems of conductors

4.5. Solution of Poisson's equation, Electrostatic Energy - Potential energy of a group of charges and charge distributions, energy density, energy of a system of charged conductors

5. Dielectrics

6 hrs

5.1. Electric field in a dielectric media, Polarization, field inside and outside a dielectric

5.2. Gauss's law in a dielectric medium, displacement vector, electric susceptibility and dielectric constant

5.3. Boundary conditions on field vectors, boundary value problems in a dielectric medium

5.4. Dielectric sphere in a uniform electric field, Molecular theory of dielectrics, induced dipoles

6. Magnetostatics

6 hrs

6.1. Vector potential and magnetic field, Magnetic forces between currents

6.2. Magnetic effects on charged particles, Biot-Savart law and its applications

6.3. Energy density in the magnetic field, magnetic energy of coupled circuits

7. Maxwell's Equation

8 hrs

7.1. Maxwell's equations - displacement current

7.2. Electromagnetic energy, Wave equations without and with source, boundary conditions

Laboratory Works

Student must perform 6 Hours of lab work (2 Hours x 3 times or 3 Hours x 2 times) every week. The practical exam will be graded on the basis of the following marking scheme: In-Semester Evaluation 25%, Final Exam Written 50%, Final Exam Oral 25%.

1.Crystal Spacing
2.Band Gap
3.Hall Effect
4.Logic Gates
5.Diode Characteristics
6.CE Amplifier
7.CC Amplifier
8.CB Amplifier
9.Transistor Characteristics

Text Books

1.Mechanics: D. S. Mathur, S. Chand and Company Ltd
2.Introduction to Electrodynamics: David J. Griffith, Prentice Hall of India

Reference Books

1.Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory: John R. Ritz, Frederick J. Milford and Robert W. Christy, Narosa Publishing House
2.Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 1, Mechanics, McGraw-Hill / Dev Publishers, New Delhi
3.Newtonian Mechanics, P. French, MIT Introductory Physics Series, Viva Bools Pvt Ltd
4.Fundamentals of Physics, D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. R. Christman and J. Walker, Wiley
5.B.Sc. Practical Physics: C. L. Arora, S Chand and Company Ltd.
6.Practical Physics: G. L. Squires, Cambridge University Press.
7.Practical Physics, P. K. Shukla and A. Srivastava, New Age International (P) Limited

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official CSIT curriculum of Far Western University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative. https://cdc.fwu.edu.np/faculties.html

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Text Books

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