ENGINEERING PPHYSICS COURSE OUTLINE

HFEE111/HMETE112
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course students should be able to:
 Demonstrate the basic fundamental knowledge of general physics to provide background
to future courses.
 Effectively communicate engineering physics concepts and solutions to problems, both in
written English and through mathematics.
 Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills in the application of fundamental
principles to real life problems.
Course outline:
1. Dimensional analysis and units
2. Kinematics
 Displacement
 Vectors and scalar quantities
 Properties of vectors
 Equations of motion in one dimension
 Falling bodies
3. The laws of motion
 The concept of force
 Newton’s laws of motion
 Newton’s Universal law of Gravitation
4. Work, Energy and Power
 Work and Energy
 Power
 Gravitational potential energy
 Conservative and non-conservative forces
5. Periodic Motion
 Simple Harmonic Motion
 Energy in SHM
 Damped oscillations
5. Static equilibrium and elasticity
 Statics and toque (moment)
  Condition for equilibrium
 Centre of mass
6. Electric fields
 Properties of electric charge
 Coulomb’s law
 Electric field
7. Electric potential
 Potential difference
 Electric potential for point charge
 Electric potential in an electric field
8. Capacitors
 Capacitance
 Energy stored in a capacitor
 Dielectrics
9. Magnetism
 Magnets
 Magnetic fields
 Magnetic force on a moving charge
10. Electromagnetic induction
 Magnetic flux
 Induced emf
 Farady’s law of induction
11. Thermodynamics
 Laws of thermodynamics
 Ideal gas laws
Instructional Methods:
A variety of teaching methods will be used that includes lectures (e-learning), e-discussions,
group work and presentations.
Assessment:
Assessment is through course work and a final examination. Course work comprises of at least
three assignments and two tests.
Text books:
1. Physics for Scientist and Engineers with Modern Physics by R. A. Seway and J.W. Jewett.
2. College Physics (OpenStax-Rice university) by Pau Peter Urone (et al)
3. Engineering Mechanics (Statics) by .L Meriam and L.G. Kraige