FB&AS Fall Semester 2020

Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

Department of Software Engineering

COURSE INFORMATION SHEET

Course Code : MS-110

Course Title : APPLIED PHYSICS
Credit Hours : 3+1
Prerequisites : NIL
Instructor Name : Ms. Anjum Khairi
Email & Contact Info. : ankhairi@ssuet.edu.pk

COURSE OUTLINE :
The objective of Applied Physics course is to know the basic laws, definitions, concepts, theories
of Physics in engineering fields. The course taught to covered several branches of Physics in
detail such as Electrostatic, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Waves
and Oscillation, Light, Elasticity and Hydraulics. Furthermore this course will give theory and
practical understanding of the above mentioned branches

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs):

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CLO # CLO Statement Bloom’s Taxonomy

CLO 1 Describe the fundamental of physics laws. C1 (Remembering)
CLO 2 Explain different concepts of Physics. Also discuss their
C2 (Understanding)
mathematical formulas..
CLO 3 Apply the derived formula for calculating numerical
C3 (Applying)
values.

COURSE ASSESSMENT METHOD:

Assessment Tools Percentage (%)
Quizzes/Assignments 20%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%
Total 100 Marks

TEXT BOOK:
• Physics By Resnick, Halliday And Krane: Volume I and II, 4th Edition, Published by
John Wiley & Sons. Inc. 1992

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• Physics for Scientist and Engineers with Modern Physics by A. Rayond Serway
• University Physics with Modern Physics by Hugh Young and Roger Freedman
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COURSE PLAN

Week Date Course plan Recommended Assessment

# Reading Tools

Chp27.
Electric charge, Coulomb’s Laws, Electric field,
Week Infinite line of charge,
Pg 594,595,606-
1 607
Ring of charge, Gauss’s Law and its
applications. Electric potential, Potential Chp28,29,30
Pg 634,655-657
difference,

Capacitor, Dielectric, Energy storage, Electric Chp 31,32

Week current, Ohm’s Law, Faraday’s Law, Pg705,706
2
Lenz’s Law, Ampere’s Law & its applications. Chp 35
Numerical 785,770
Assignment #
Chp 33
Week RC circuit with D.C field, graphs
824-826
1
3
LR circuit with D.C field, graphical
respresntation of circuit behaviour. Numerical

pg
Week LC Circuit with an A.C field,
810,809
4
Behavior of LRC separately with AC field. Quiz # 1
Numerical, graphs
Pg 813-814

Magnetic properties of materials, Ferro, Para & Chp 37

Week Diamagnetism. Pg 809-810
5
Ferromagnetism, hysteresis curve
Pg 13-814
,numericals
Week Conduction of electron in semiconducting Chp 53
6 material, Free electron & hole. Pg707
N-type, P-type Semi Conductors, energy gap
(Band), P-N Junction, Biasing, Characteristic Pg 596,706-708
curve of diode.
Week Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) & its
Pg 1123-1124
7 characteristics,
Junction Field effect Transistor (JFET)& its
characteristics, Numerical
Week MID TERM EXAMINATION
8
Week Chp15
Waves and oscillations, SHM oscillators 316
9
Derivations, Numerical Assignment#2

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Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

Department of Software Engineering
Week Theories of light, Interference & Chp 45
10 Diffraction, Young double slit experiment, Pg 947,957
Fraunhafer & Fresnel Diffraction, Single slit Chp 46
diffraction Numerical Pg 970-967
Week Chp 48 Quiz # 2
Laser its construction ,working & uses, Pg 1003,1007
11
Chp 52 Assignment #
Polarization and double refraction Pg 3
1095,1097,1104
Week Viscosity, Poiseuille’s Formula, Stokes law, Chp 18
12 Fluids, Bernoulli’s equation. Pg 398,-405
Surface Tension formula(Capillary rise
method), Numerical
Week Elasticity, stress and starin curve,Moduli of Chp15
13 Elasticity, Torsion. 326-325
Relation b/w Elastic constants, Numerical
Week Heat, Temperature, Theories of heat, Laws Chp 25 Quiz # 3
14 of Thermodynamics Pg 547,555,558
, Carnot heat engine. Entropy, Chp 26
Thermodynamic function, Numerical Pg 571,575,576
Week Nuclear radiation, Radioactivity, Radioactive Chp 55
15 decay, Half life, Mean life time, Characteristics Pg
of α, β, γ rays and α, β, γ decay, 1167,1169,1175
Fission & Fusion nuclear reaction, G.M counter,
Scintillation Counter,
FINAL EXAMINATION

Instructor Name & Signature (With Date): __Ms. Anjum Khairi_________________

Chairman, Department of -------------------: ____________________________________

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