National University of Sciences and Technology

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Course Code/Title: PHY-101 : Applied Physics

Credit Hours 3-1
Prerequisite(s):
Nil

Course Description:

The course comprises the topics of Physics, which are directly related to
Engineering and Technology. These include Motion, Oscillations, waves
and propagation, Electric Charge & Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field, Electric
Potential, Capacitors & Dielectric, Current & Resistance, AC and DC,
Magnetic fields, Ampere’s Law and Faraday’s law. For understanding of
wave theory, Maxwell equations and Traveling waves are also included.

Thecourse aims to give students both a theoretical and a practical

Outcomes:
foundation for engineering courses, like;Engineering Mechanics,
Electromagnetic Field Theory, Systems and Signals, Control Systems,
Transmission Lines and Antennas& Microwave Devices. The course gives
the students a sound knowledge of Physics with its applications to problems
of practical nature. After studying this course the students will be able to
apply Physics as a strong tool to understand and develop the problems
which they come across in Engineering/Technology.

 Physics By Halliday, Resnick&Krane (5th Edition)

Recommended
Books:  Physics By Halliday, Resnick& Walker (7th Edition)
 University Physics by Sears &Zemansky (4th Edition)
 Physics for Scientists & Engineers by Serway Jewett (6th Edition)
 Engineering Physics by UmmaMukerji.

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 Detailed Syllabus

Applied Physics

Week Ch. Sect Topics

Introduction to Engineering Physics
o Measurement and units
o Force and motion (Newton’s Laws)
1 Notes/Handouts
o Motion in two and three dimensions (Projectile and rotations)
o Work and Energy
o Gravitation (planets and Satellites)
Oscillations
Sec.15.1, 15.2, o Simple Harmonic motion, The simple harmonic oscillator
2 15.3,15.4,15.5, o Energy in Simple Harmonic motion
15.8, 15.9 o Applications of Simple Harmonic motion

Waves and Propagations

Sec.19.1, 19.2, o Types of waves, Transverse and longitudinal waves
3 19.3,19.6,15.7, o Wave length and frequency, speed of Travelling waves
15.8, 15.9 o Energy and power of waves

Electric Charge & Coulomb’s Law

Sec.25.2, 25.4, o Electric Charge
4
25.5 o Coulomb’s Law
o Applications of Coulombs law
The Electric Field
Sec.26.1, 26.2,
o Fields, The Electric Field E, The Electric Field of Point Charges
5 26.3, 26.5, 26.6,
26.7 o Lines of Forces, Electric field of a dipole
o A Point Charge in an Electric Field, A Dipole in an Electric Field
6 1st One Hour Test
Gauss’s Law
Sec. 27.2 , 27.3, o Flux, Electric Flux, Gauss’s law
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27.4,27.5, 27.6 o Application of gauss’s law
o Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distribution (Using gauss’s law)
Electric Potential
o Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential
Sec. 28.2, 28.3, o Potential Due to a Point Charge
8 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, o Calculating the Potential from Field(Continuous Charge Distribution)
28.7,28.8, 28.9 o Calculating Field from Potential,
o Electric potential of conductors
o Equipotenital surfaces

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 Electrical Properties of Materials
Sec.29.1, 29.2, o Types of materials, A conductor in a electric field
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29.3, 29.4, 29.6 o Current density and drift speed, DC current and Ohm’s law
o Resistivity and its temperature dependence, Insulator in electric field
Magnetic Field
Sec. 32.1, 32.2, o Magnetic field, Magnetic force on a moving charges
10
32.3, 32.5, 32.6 o Magnetic force on a current carrying wires
o Torque on current loop.
Ampere’s Law
Sec. 33.1, 33.2, o Ampere’s law, Magnetic field due to a long wires
11
33.3, 33.5 o Magnetic field due solenoid
o Magnetic field due Torrid
12 2nd One Hour Test
Faraday’s Law
Sec. 34.1,34.2, o Faradays Law of induction, Lenz’s law
13 34.3, 34.4, 34.5,
34.6 o Motional EMF, Generators and Motors
o Induced Electric field
Sec. 30.2, 30.5, Capacitance and Inductance
36.1, 36.4, 36.5, o Capacitance, Energy Stored in an Electrical Field
14
36.6, 36.7 o Inductance, Energy Stored in magnetic field
o Electromagnetic oscillation
Sec. 30.2, 30.5, Alternating Current
37.1, 37.2, 37.3, o Three separate elements
15 37.4, 37.5 o RLC circuit
o Power in a AC circuit, Transformer
Electromagnetic Waves
Sec. 39.2, 39.3,
o Maxwell’s equations, Generating an Electromagnetic Wave
16 39.4, 39.6,
o Traveling Waves and Maxwell’s Equations
o Energy Transport and the Poynting Vectors, Radiation pressure
17 End Semester Exam