COURSE OBJECTIVES
This freshmen level course has been designed to provide an introduction to the ideas and concepts of Physics that would serve as a foundation for subsequent electronic engineering courses. The primary objective is to endow the knowledge of a wide variety of electromagnetic phenomena’s along with their scientific applications, specifically, in the field of electronic engineering. The course initiates with a short review of relevant mathematics, immediately followed by the basics of electricity at the atomic level. A majority of the course is then dedicated for electric and magnetic fields, forces, elements and their applications. Additionally, it also aims to provide introductory knowledge of wave theory and semi-conductor theory in conjunction with their applications.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO: 1. Describe the way in which various concepts in electromagnetism come into play in particular situations. (Level: C1)
CLO: 2. Illustrate the electromagnetic phenomena and fields mathematically.(Level: C2)
CLO: 3. Interpret basic electric circuits used in science and engineering.(Level: C3)
CLO: 4. Examine the mechanical phenomena including straight line motion and simple harmonic motion along with their mathematical models.(Level: C4)
COURSE CONTENTS
- Vectors and Scalars- Two Lectures
- Introduction to vectors and scalars
- Addition of vectors
- Components of vectors
- Vectors and laws of physics
- Multiplying vectors
- Electric Charge- Two Lectures
- Introduction to electric charge
- Conductors and Insulators
- Coulomb’s Law
- Charge is quantized
- Charge is conserved
- Electric Fields- Six Lectures
- Introduction to Electric Field
- Electric field lines
- The electric field due to point charge
- The electric field due to electric dipole
- The electric field due to line of charge
- The electric field due to a charged disk
- A point charge in electric field
- A dipole in electric field
- Gauss’ Law-Two Lectures
- Introduction to Gauss’ law
- Flux
- Flux of an electric field
- Gauss’ Law and its applications
- Gauss’ law and Coulombs’ Law
- Applying Gauss’ law to Cylindrical Symmetry
- Applying Gauss’ law to Planner Symmetry
- Applying Gauss’ law to Spherical Symmetry
- Electric Potential-Four Lectures
- Introduction to electric potential
- Electric potential energy
- Electric potential
- Calculating the potential from the field
- Potential due to a point charge
- Potential due to group of charges
- Potential due to an electric dipole
- Potential due to continuous charge distribution
- Capacitance- Three Lectures
- Introduction to capacitance
- Calculating the capacitance
- Capacitors in parallel and series
- Energy stored in an electric field
- Capacitors with dielectric
- Dielectric and Gauss’ Law
- Current and Resistance- Two Lectures
- Introduction to electric current
- Current density
- Resistance and Resistivity
- Ohm’s Law
- Power in electric circuits
- Semiconductors and super conductors
- Circuits-Three Lectures
- Introduction to electric circuits
- Pumping charges
- Calculating the current in single loop circuit
- Work, energy and EMF
- Multi loop circuits
- The RC Circuits
- The ammeter and voltmeter
- Magnetic Fields- Four Lectures
- Introduction to magnetic fields
- What produce magnetic field
- The Hall effect
- A circulating charge particle
- Magnetic force on a current carrying wire
- Torque on a current loop
- Motion in 1-D, 2-D and 3-D-Two Lectures
- Position, velocity and acceleration
- Projectile motion
- Simple Harmonic Motion
- Newton’s Law and its applications-Two Lectures
- Newton’s Law
- Applying Newton’s law
- Friction
- Drag Force and terminal velocity