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Course Title: Physics
Course No: PHY118
Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab
Semester: 1
Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20
Pass Marks: 24 + 8 + 8
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
Course Objectives
Course Contents
1.1. Rotational Dynamics
- Moment of inertia and torque
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Conservation of angular momentum
1.2. Oscillatory Motion
- Oscillation of spring: frequency
- period
- amplitude
- phase angle and energy
2.1. Electric and Magnetic Properties
- Electric and magnetic field and potential
- Force on current carrying wire
- magnetic dipole moment
2.2. Forces and Electromagnetic Waves
- Force on a moving charge
- Hall effect
- Electromagnetic waves
3.1. Early Quantum Theory
- Blackbody radiation
- Bohr atom
- Spectrum of Hydrogen
- Franck-Hertz experiment
3.2. Wave-Particle Duality
- de Broglie's hypothesis and its experimental verification
- Uncertainty principle and its origin
- matter waves and the uncertainty principle
- group velocity
4.1. Schrodinger Theory
- Schrodinger theory of quantum mechanics and its application
- Outline of the solution of Schrodinger equation for H-atom
4.2. Quantum Properties
- space quantization and spin
- Atomic wave functions
5.1. Crystal Properties
- Crystal structure
- Crystal bonding
5.2. Electron Models and Band Theory
- Classical and quantum mechanical free electron model
- Bloch theorem
- Kronig-Penny model
- Tight-binding approximation
- conductors, insulators and semiconductors
- effective mass and holes
6.1. Semiconductor Fundamentals
- Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
- Electrical conductivity of semiconductors
- Photoconductivity
6.2. Junctions and Devices
- Metal-metal junction: The contact potential
- The semiconductor diode
- Bipolar junction transistor (BJT)
- Field effect transistor (FET)
7.1. Logic Gates and Circuits
- Universal gates
- RTL and TTL gates
- Memory circuits
- Clock circuits
7.2. Integrated Circuit Manufacturing
- Semiconductor purification: Zone refining
- Single crystal growth
- Processes of IC production
- Electronic component fabrication on a chip
Laboratory Works
- 1.Perform at least one experiment from units 1, 2 and 5, 6, 7
Text Books
- 1.Garcia Narciso, Damask Arthur, Physics for Computer Science Students, Springer-Verlag
Reference Books
- 1.Heliday David, Resnick Robert and Walker Gearl, Fundamentals of Physics, 9th ed., John-Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- 2.Francis W. Sears, Hugh D. Young, Roger Freedman, Mark Zemansky, University Physics, Volume 1 & 2, 14th ed., Pearson Publication
- 3.Knight Randall D., Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, 3rd ed., Pearson Publication