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This document outlines the course content for a 3 term physics course (PHY 101). The course covers topics in classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, modern physics, and nuclear physics. Term I covers kinematics, forces, work and energy, momentum, rotation, and harmonic motion. Term II covers heat, thermodynamics, and waves. Term III covers electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light, quantum physics, and nuclear physics. Reference books for the course are also provided.

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Phy 101 Course Outline

This document outlines the course content for a 3 term physics course (PHY 101). The course covers topics in classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, modern physics, and nuclear physics. Term I covers kinematics, forces, work and energy, momentum, rotation, and harmonic motion. Term II covers heat, thermodynamics, and waves. Term III covers electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light, quantum physics, and nuclear physics. Reference books for the course are also provided.

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PHYSICS (PHY 101) COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE CONTENT

TERM I
1. INTRODUCTION, QUANTITIES, DIMENSIONS
Physics, Importance
Quantities: Basic and Derived quantities
Dimensions and dimensional analysis
Vectors: Vectors and Scalars; Vector addition and subtraction; Vector components

2. KINEMATICS, FORCES AND MOTION


Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
Projectile Motion, Relative Motion
Force and Mass
Newton’s laws of motion: First law, Second law, Third Law of Motion, Applications
Circular Motion; Angular velocity and acceleration; Uniform Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration and Force
Satellites in Circular Orbits, Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity

3. WORK AND ENERGY


Work, energy and power
Forms of energy
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Gravitational potential energy
Conservative Forces and Non-conservative forces
Conservation of Energy
Work - Energy Theorem

4. IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM


Linear Momentum
Impulse-Momentum Theorem
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions in One and Two Dimensions

5. ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS, ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS, ROTATIONAL


EQUILIBRIUM
Rotational Motion, Angular measure; Angular Displacement, Angular Velocity
Angular Acceleration, Centripetal Acceleration
Tangential Velocity and Acceleration
Moment of Inertia; Torque and Angular momentum
Forces and Torques on the Motion of Rigid Bodies
Translation and Rotational Equilibrium
Rigid Bodies in Equilibrium, Center of Gravity
6. SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Simple Harmonic Motion,
Sinusoidal motion
Hooke’s law spring
Motion of the simple Pendulum
Damped Harmonic Motion
Forced vibrations

7. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER


Elastic Properties of Solids- Hook’s Law, Elastic Constant
Stress and Strain,
The Elastic Limit,
Types of Deformation; Young’s modulus, Shear Modulus and Bulk Modulus
Density, Fluids, Properties, Viscosity
Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid
Pascal’s Principle, Archimedes’ Principle, Buoyancy
Fluids in Motion- Bernoulli’s Equation

TERM II
8. TEMPERATURE AND HEAT
Temperature Scales, Thermometers
Thermal Expansion,
Specific Heat Capacity
Equilibrium between Phases of Matter
Heat Transfer; Convection, Conduction, Radiation

9. THERMODYNAMICS
First law of Thermodynamics; Work done on a gas;
Specific heat of an ideal gas at constant volume and pressure
Adiabatic, isothermal and isobaric processes
Second law of Thermodynamics; Entropy; Carnot Engine; Heat engines; Kelvin scale

10. WAVES
The Nature of Waves; Transverse and longitudinal waves
Reflection of waves
Standing waves
Wave Resonance
Compression waves

11. SOUND
The Nature and Speed of Sound
Sound Intensity
Interference of sound waves; Beats phenomenon; Resonance of air columns
The Doppler Effect
Applications of Sound in Medicine
TERM III
12. ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC FIELDS

Origin of electricity, conductors and insulators


Coulomb’s law, electric field, electric field lines, gauss’ law
Electric potential energy and Potential difference
Capacitors and dielectrics, biomedical applications of electric potential differences
Electric circuits, electromotive force, current, ohm’s law
Resistance and resistivity, electric power, alternating current, wiring internal resistance,
Kirchhoff’s laws; Lenz law
Measurement of current and voltage, capacitors in series and parallel

13. MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION


Magnetic fields, mass spectrometer
The torque on a current-carrying coil electromagnetic induction, induced emf and induced
current
Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction
Applications of electromagnetic induction
Electric generators, transformers

14. ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUIT


Capacitors and capacitive reactance
Resistance, capacitance and inductance
Resonance in electric circuits
Rectifying systems
Semiconductor devices

15. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES


Nature of electromagnetic waves
The speed of light and electromagnetic waves
Doppler effect and polarization of electromagnetic waves

16. LIGHT
Reflection of light: Convex, Concave and plane mirrors
Formation of images by different types of mirrors
Mirror equation and magnification equation
Refraction of light: lenses and optical instruments
Polarization and the reflection and refraction of light
Interference and diffraction of light
Dispersion of light: prisms and rainbows
Optical instruments: Human eye, compound microscope, telescope, Binoculars
17. PARTICLES AND WAVES
Particles, waves, photons,
Photoelectric effect dual nature of matter- de Broglie equation
Heisenberg uncertainty principle

18. NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIOACTIVITY


Nuclear structure, mass defect of the nucleus
Nuclear binding energy
Radioactivity-ionizing radiation, nuclear energy
Biological effects of ionizing radiation
Induced nuclear reactions
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

Reference Books
1. Dobson, K., Grace, D., and Lovett, D (2008). Collins Advanced Science – Physics Paperback
(3rd Edition). Collins Educational. ISBN-10: 0007267495; ISBN-13: 978-0007267491
2. Ciccotti, F., and Kelly, D (2000). Collins Advanced Modular Sciences – Physics AS
Paperback (2nd Edition). Collins Educational. ISBN-10: 0003277550; • ISBN-13: 978-
0003277555
3. F. J. Bueche and E. Hecht, College Physics, 9th Edition
4. Serway and Raymond, Physics for scientist and engineers, 9th Edition.
5. Maholtra Stalin,(2007), Numerical Problems in Physics For Class IX, Tata Macgraw
Publishing Company, Limited

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