BSc CSIT · Semester I
Physics syllabus
Official TU syllabus for Physics (PHY118): 7 units, 45 topics, 3 credit hours. Every unit links to its notes and solved questions.
1
Rotational Dynamics and Oscillatory Motion
5h · 12 Q- Moment of inertia and torque
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Oscillation of spring: frequency, period, amplitude, phase angle and energy
2
Electric and Magnetic Field
5h · 16 Q- Electric and magnetic field and potential
- Force on current carrying wire
- magnetic dipole moment
- Force on a moving charge
- Hall effect
- Electromagnetic waves
3
Fundamentals of Atomic Theory
8h · 13 Q- Blackbody radiation
- Bohr atom
- Spectrum of Hydrogen
- Franck-Hertz experiment
- de Broglie's hypothesis and its experimental verification
- Uncertainty principle and its origin
- matter waves and the uncertainty principle
- group velocity
4
Methods of Quantum Mechanics
5h · 9 Q- Schrodinger theory of quantum mechanics and its application
- Outline of the solution of Schrodinger equation for H-atom
- space quantization and spin
- Atomic wave functions
5
Fundamentals of Solid State Physics
6h · 12 Q- Crystal structure
- Crystal bonding
- Classical and quantum mechanical free electron model
- Bloch theorem
- Kronig-Penny model
- Tight-binding approximation
- conductors, insulators and semiconductors
- effective mass and holes
6
Semiconductor and Semiconductor devices
8h · 7 Q- Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
- Electrical conductivity of semiconductors
- Photoconductivity
- Metal-metal junction: The contact potential
- The semiconductor diode
- Bipolar junction transistor (BJT)
- Field effect transistor (FET)
7
Universal Gates and Physics of Integrated Circuits
8h · 14 Q- Universal gates
- RTL and TTL gates
- Memory circuits
- Clock circuits
- Semiconductor purification: Zone refining
- Single crystal growth
- Processes of IC production
- Electronic component fabrication on a chip
Textbooks and references
- Garcia Narciso, Damask Arthur, Physics for Computer Science Students, Springer-Verlag
- Heliday David, Resnick Robert and Walker Gearl, Fundamentals of Physics, 9th ed., John-Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Francis W. Sears, Hugh D. Young, Roger Freedman, Mark Zemansky, University Physics, Volume 1 & 2, 14th ed., Pearson Publication
- Knight Randall D., Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, 3rd ed., Pearson Publication
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