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Dr. of Engineering Sciences, professor
__________ Uskenbayeva R.K.
«___» __________ 2019
Academic Program
Lectures: 15 hours
Total: 90 hours
Almaty 2019
Academic Program of the course «FIZ 1203: Physics» has been developed on the basis of the
State Standard for Higher Education and the Curriculum of the major.
Academic program has been reviewed at the meeting of «Radio Engineering Electronics and
Telecommunications » department.
The academic program has been approved at the meeting of IITU SMC
Course Content
Abbreviation Meaning
TSIS Teacher-supervised independent study (СРСП)
SIS Students’ independent study (СРС)
LW Laboratory Work
LD Lab Defense
PA Practical assignment
TP Team project
Ex Exercise
CW Course Work
MT MidTerm
ET EndTerm
Lab. sessions
Practice
sessions
(1 h/w)
(2 h/w)
(7 h/w)
(3 h/w)
TSIS
Week Reference
SIS
Lectures (1 h/w) Course Topic
No Materials
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Physics and Measurement. Standards of Length, Basic [1]-[4] LW1 TP 1 SIS 1
Mass, and Time. Matter and Model Building.
Dimensional Analysis. Significant Figures.
Coordinate systems and frames of reference.
Vectors. Vector and Scalar Quantities. Some
Properties of Vectors. Components of a Vector and
Unit Vectors. Definition of gradient, divergence,
rotor.
2 Motion in One Dimension. Position, Velocity, and Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 1 SIS 2
Speed. Instantaneous Velocity and Speed.
Acceleration. Motion Diagrams. One-Dimensional
Motion with Constant Acceleration. Freely Falling
Objects. Motion in Two Dimensions. The Position,
Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors. Two-
Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration.
Projectile Motion. Uniform Circular Motion.
Tangential and Radial Acceleration.
3 Dynamics of mass point and rigid body. Newton’s Basic [1]-[4] LW2 TP 1 SIS 3
laws. Mass. Force. Forces in mechanics.
Gravitational forces. The law of gravity. Elastic
forces. Friction forces. Circular Motion and Other
Applications of Newton’s Laws.
4 Energy and Energy Transfer. Systems and Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 1 SIS 4
Environments. Work Done by a Constant Force.
Work Done by a Varying Force. Kinetic Energy and
the Work--Kinetic Energy Theorem. The Non-
Isolated System-Conservation of Energy. Situations
Involving Kinetic Friction. Power. Potential
Energy. Potential Energy of a System. The Isolated
System-Conservation of Mechanical Energy.
Conservative and Nonconservative Forces. Changes
in Mechanical Energy for Nonconservative
Forces. Relationship Between Conservative Forces
and Potential Energy.
5 Linear Momentum and Collisions. Linear Basic [1]-[4] LW3 TP 1 SIS 5
momentum and its conservation. Impulse and
momentum. Collisions in one dimension. Two-
dimensional collisions. The center of mass. Motion
of a system of particles. Oscillatory Motion. Motion
of an Object Attached to a Spring. Mathematical
Representation of Simple Harmonic Motion. Energy
of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator. Comparing
Simple Harmonic Motion with Uniform Circular
Motion. The Pendulum. Damped
Oscillations/Forced Oscillations. Wave Motion.
Propagation of a Disturbance. Sinusoidal Waves.
6 Temperature. Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 1 SIS 6
Thermodynamics. Thermometers and the Celsius
Temperature Scale. The Constant-Volume Gas
Thermometer and the Absolute Temperature Scale.
Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids. Heat and
the First Law of Thermodynamics. Heat and
Internal Energy. Specific Heat and Calorimetry.
Latent Heat. Work and Heat in Thermodynamic
Processes. The First Law of Thermodynamics. Some
Applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics.
Energy Transfer Mechanisms.
7 The Kinetic Theory of Gases. Molecular Model of Basic [1]-[4] MT MT SIS 7
an Ideal Gas. Molar Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas.
Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas. The
Equipartition of Energy. The Boltzmann
Distribution Law. Distribution of Molecular Speeds.
Mean Free Path. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the
Second Law of Thermodynamics. Heat Engines
and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Heat
Pumps and Refrigerators. Reversible and
Irreversible Processes. The Carnot Engine. Gasoline
and Diesel Engines. Entropy.
8 Electric Fields. Properties of Electric Charges. Basic [1]-[4] LW TP 2 SIS 8
Charging Objects by Induction. Coulomb's Law. 4
The Electric Field. Electric Field Lines. Motion of
Charged Particles in a Uniform Electric Field.
Gauss's Law. Electric Flux. Gauss's Law
Distributions. Conductors in Electrostatic
Equilibrium. Electric Potential. Potential
Difference and Electric Potential. Potential
Differences in a Uniform Electric Field. Electric
Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges.
Capacitance and Dielectrics. Definition of
Capacitance. Calculating Capacitance.
Combinations of Capacitors. Energy Stored in a
Charged Capacitor.
9 Current and Resistance. Electric Current. Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 2 SIS 9
Resistance. A Model for Electrical Conduction.
Resistance and Temperature. Electrical Power.
Direct Current Circuits. Electromotive Force.
Resistors in Series and Parallel. Kirchhoff's Rules.
RC Circuits. Magnetic Fields. Magnetic Field and
Forces. Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-
Carrying Conductor. Sources of Magnetic Field.
The Biot-Savart Law. Ampere's Law.
10 Faraday's Law of Induction. Motional emf. Lenz's Basic [1]-[4] LW TP 2 SIS
Law. Induced emf and Electric Fields. Maxwell's 5 10
Equations. Inductance. Self-Inductance. Mutual
Inductance. The RLC Circuit. Alternating Current
Circuits. AC Sources. Resistors, Inductors and
capacitors in an AC Circuit. Electromagnetic
Waves. Maxwell's Equations and Hertz's
Discoveries. Plane Electromagnetic Waves. Energy
Carried by Electromagnetic Waves.
11 Optics. The Nature of Light. Measurements of the Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 2 SIS
Speed of Light. The Ray Approximation in 11
Geometric Optics. Reflection. Refraction. Huygens's
Principle. Dispersion and Prisms. Total Internal
Reflection. Image Formation. Images Formed by
Flat Mirrors. Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors.
Images Formed by Refraction. Thin Lenses. Lens
Aberrations.
12 Interference of Light Waves. Conditions for Basic [1]-[4] LW TP 2 SIS
Interference. Young's Double-Slit Experiment. 6 12
Intensity Distribution of the Double-Slit Interference
Pattern. Phasor. Diffraction Patterns and
Polarization. Introduction to Diffraction Patterns.
Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits. Resolution
of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures. The
Diffraction Grating. Diffraction of X-rays by
Crystals. Polarization of Light Waves.
13 Thermal radiation. Emissivity and absorptivity of Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 2 SIS
the matter and their ratios. Blackbody radiation. 13
Stefan–Boltzmann law. Relativity. The Principle of
Galilean Relativity. The Michelson–Morley
Experiment. Einstein’s Principle of Relativity. The
Lorentz Transformation Equations.
14 Introduction to Quantum Physics. Blackbody Basic [1]-[4] LD TP 2 SIS
Radiation and Planck’s Hypothesis. The 14
Photoelectric Effect. The Compton Effect.
Quantum Mechanics. The Wave Function.
Analysis Model: Quantum Particle Under Boundary
Conditions. The Schrodinger Equation. The Simple
Harmonic Oscillator.
15 Atomic Physics. Atomic Spectra of Gases. Early Basic [1]-[4] ET ET SIS
Models of the Atom. Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen 15
Atom. The Quantum Model of the Hydrogen Atom.
The Wave Functions for Hydrogen. Physical
Interpretation of the Quantum Numbers.
Total
15 15 15 45
hours
List of assignments for Student Independent Study
1 Team Project 1: Visualization of the physical process of laboratory work on the basis of
programming
2 Team Project 2: Creating calculation formulas for performing measurements for laboratory
work
Student performance evaluation system for the course
*If the number of absences exceeds 20%, student will be automatically scheduled for a Retake
(summer semester)
Achievement level as per course curriculum shall be assessed according to the evaluation chart adopted
by the academic credit system:
Numerical Grade according to the
Letter Grade Percentage
equivalent traditional system
А 4,0 95-100
Excellent
А- 3,67 90-94
В+ 3,33 85-89
В 3,0 80-84
Good
В- 2,67 75-79
С+ 2,33 70-74
С 2,0 65-69
С- 1,67 60-64
D+ 1,33 55-59 Satisfactory
D 1,0 50-54
FX 0 25-49 Fail (Exam Retake)
F 0 0-25 Fail