Uttara University

School of Science and Engineering

B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Course Outline -Physics I

Basic Information

Course Code: PHY 1101 Course Type: Core

Course Title: Physics I Pre-requisites:
Level: 1 Credit Value: 3 credits
Term: 1 Contact Hours: 3 hours/week
Academic Session: Total Marks: 100

Course Instructor:

Course Summary
Physics is the most fundamental subject of science and the success of engineering study is highly
dependent upon its adequate knowledge. This course provides an overview of important
phenomena in physics which comprises several laws associated with Electrostatics,
Electromagnetic induction, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, photoelectric effect, Compton Effect
and theory of relativity. It is very essential to have a deep understanding of these topics for EEE
students who are advancing in physical sciences and engineering. The elementary concept of
physics-I focuses on basic proficiency in analyzing and solving physical problems in these areas
and is also necessary for courses in the field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering like Electrical
Circuits, Electronics, Energy Conversion, Biomedical Engineering, Electromagnetic Fields &
Waves etc.

Course Objectives
● To introduce the basic principles and applications of Electrical Energy and its association with
Magnetism.
● To establish the basic foundation of special theory of relativity, atomic model and nuclear
physics.
● To provide the fundamental knowledge of Classical and Quantum Mechanics.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
At the end of the course, the student will be able to-

CLO1 Identify and define physical quantities such as electricity, magnetism.

Explain major laws of physics such as Coulomb's Law, Gauss's law, Biot-Savart’s law,
CLO2
Faraday's Law, Ampere’s law, Lenz's law, etc.

CLO3 Apply knowledge of fundamental physical laws to solve various problems.

Mapping of course learning outcomes to program learning outcomes

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9 PLO10 PLO11 PLO12

CLO1 3 1 1 1

CLO2 2 2 2 2 1 1

CLO3 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1

CLO4 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2

Correlation: 3 = strong, 2 = medium, 1 = low

Course Content
Alignment
SL Contents Hrs
with CLOs
Electricity: Concept of electric charge, conductors and insulators, permittivity CLO1,
1 of a medium, Coulomb’s law. 6 CLO2,
CLO3
The electric field: lines of force, electric flux, Gauss’s law, applications of CLO1,
2 Gauss’s law. 6 CLO2,
CLO3
Dipole in an electric field, Electric potential, relation between electric CLO1,
3 potential and electric field. 6 CLO2,
CLO3,
Capacitance: calculation of capacitance, different types of capacitors,
Capacitors with dielectric, energy storage in an electric field, charging and CLO1,
4 6
discharging of a capacitor, time constant. CLO3

Magnetism: Permeability of a medium, the magnetic field, Biot-Savart law CLO1,

5 and its applications. 6 CLO2,
CLO3
 Ampere’s law and its applications, magnetic force on a current, magnetic CLO1,
6 lines of induction, force between two parallel current carrying conductors. 6
CLO2

CLO1,
Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, self and mutual
7 induction.
6 CLO2,
CLO3

Course Schedule
Period Topics Assessments Dates
Review of Course content, Lecture Plan, Marks Distribution,
Importance of Electricity and magnetism.
Electrostatics, Electric Charge, Properties of electric charge,
Week 1 Electrostatic series, Charge and Mass relation, Electron theory of
Electrification.
Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors, Superconductors,
permittivity and relative permittivity of a medium
Coulomb’s law of electrostatic force, Coulomb’s vector force,
Derivation of coulomb vector force equation Comparing Electrical
Week 2 and Gravitational Forces, analytical problems on Coulomb force
Assignment 1
equation,
The Electric Field: Electric Field intensity, Electric Fields due to
Week 3 Continuous Charge distribution, analytical problems on Electric Field
intensity.
Lines of force, electric flux, analytical problems on Electric Field
Week 4 intensity, Deriving Coulomb's law from Gauss's law, Applications of Online quiz 1
Gauss’s law
Dipole in an electric field, calculation of torque and potential energy
Week 5 of a dipole placed in a uniform electric field.
Electric potential, calculation of electric potential due to a point
Week 6 source charge, Calculation of electric potential due to a dipole,
analytical problems on Electric potential.

Week 7 Class test 1

Overview session.

Mid Term Examination

Capacitors, Capacitance of a capacitor, construction and working

Week 8 of Parallel Plate capacitor, Spherical plate capacitor, Capacitors with
dielectric, Related analytical problems.
 Charging and discharging of a capacitor, Time constant of a series
Week 9 RC circuit. dielectric, energy storage in an electric field, Related Online quiz 2
analytical problems.

Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field, Lorentz

Week
force, magnetic flux density, Tesla, analytical problems on
10
magnetic force and magnetic flux density.

Biot-Savart law, Applications of Biot-Savart law, magnetic field at

Week
the center of a circular wire carrying current, analytical problems Assignment 2
11
on Biot-Savart law.

Week The magnetic field due to rotating charged disc , Magnetic induction
12 at a point near a long straight wire carrying current.

Ampere’s law , Magnetic force on a current carrying conductor,

Week
magnetic lines of induction, force between two parallel current Class test 2
13 carrying conductors.

Faraday’s law of Electromagnetic Induction, Applications of

Week
Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s law, EMF Induced in a Single Straight
14 Conductor

Mathematical problems on Electromagnetic induction, self and

Week
mutual induction, coefficient of self and mutual induction, Class test 3
15 mathematical problems on self and mutual induction

Semester End Examination

Teaching-Learning Strategy

Delivery
methods and
Description Learning Strategy
activities
 • Attend all lectures,
discussions, tutorials, and
Lectures focus on the core analytical assessments.
• In addition to the lecture
material in the course, together with notes, read relevant sections
Lectures of the recommended
qualitative, alternative explanations to aid
textbooks.
understanding.
• Practice the worked out
examples provided in the
class/tutorials/Google
Classroom.
Face-to-face mentoring sessions that • Solve exercises from the
Discussions promote group work and enhance deeper textbook and creative
problems in the assignments;
learning of the concepts. discuss with peers and friends.
• Take necessary preparations
Tutorials supplement the lectures by and attempt to solve all
problem-sheet questions
providing exercises and example before coming to the tutorial
Tutorials sessions; group study is
problems to enhance the understanding
encouraged.
obtained through lectures.

Blended learning activities (30 % of total

learning will be conducted online) via
Online modules
Google Classroom that enable active
discussions.

Self-directed study to review lecture

materials and textbooks; writing codes
and simulating models using computing
Private study
platforms; reading scientific articles etc.
to build-up in-depth engineering
knowledge and problem-solving skills.
Assessment Strategy

Online quiz

There will be two online quizzes on various topics, in order to aid understanding of the material.
These quizzes will be via Google Classroom.

Class test

Minimum three class tests will be taken to keep track of students’ progress throughout the course.

Assignment

Two assignments will be given to check problem solving ability using certain methods. The first
assignment will be based on electrostatics; where students will have to solve some critical
analytical problems. The second assignment will be on the topic of modern physics. The table
below shows the detailed information regarding assignments.

Topic Description Submission instructions

Reference: chapter 1, 2 &3 of the
textbook. Submission: Google
Electrostatics Marks: 5 Classroom.
Assignment tasks will be distributed Deadline: TBA
through Google Classroom.

Reference: chapter 11 & 18 of the

Submission: Google
textbook.
Modern Physics Classroom.
Marks: 5
Deadline: TBA
Assignment tasks will be distributed
through Google Classroom.

Mid term examination

The midterm examination tests general understanding of the course material, and is designed to
give feedback on the progress through the analytical components of the course. Questions may be
drawn from any course material up to the end of week 7 (topics include up to power flow analysis)
and will contain numerical and analytical questions. Marks will be assigned according to the
correctness of the responses. The test is of 90-minute duration, closed-book, and provides 30%
contribution towards the course.

Semester end examination

The semester end examination in this course is a standard closed-book 2 hours written
examination, covering the aspects of the course from week 8. Note that the material previous to
week 8 cannot be completely ignored, although there may not be specific questions from those
topics that are already covered in the mid term examination. A thorough knowledge of these topics
is essential to answer the semester end examination questions. The examination tests analytical
and critical thinking and general understanding of the course material in a controlled fashion.

Evaluation
Continuous internal assessments (CIA) - 20 Marks

Class tests Assignments Online quizzes

Bloom's category
(5) (10) (5)

Remember 2
Understand 2 3 3
Apply 2 5
Analyze 1 2
Evaluate
Create

Mid term examination (MTE) - 30 Marks

Bloom's category Tests

Remember 5

Understand 10

Apply 10
 Analyze 5

Evaluate

Create

Semester end examination (SEE) - 40 Marks

Bloom's category Tests

Remember 10

Understand 10

Apply 10
Analyze 10

Evaluate

Create

Grading system
Grades will be calculated as per the university grading structure and individual students will be
evaluated based on the following criteria with respective weights.

Assessment methods Marks

Class attendance 10%

Class tests 5%

Continuous internal assessments Assignments 10%

Online quizzes 5%

Mid term examination 30%

Term examinations
Semester end examination 40%

Total 100%

Make-up procedures
No makeup for the quiz and class test is possible. Makeup for mid term or semester end
examination will be arranged only if an absolutely unavoidable valid reason for absence is found.
For such unavoidable circumstances, a written explanation of the situation must be submitted to
the department before the exam.
.

Learning Resources

Textbooks

1. Dr. GiasUddin Ahmad “Physics for Engineering (Part-II)”

Reference books
1. D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker, "Fundamentals of Physics", 10th Edition, Extended.
2. Arthur Beiser, “Concepts of Modern Physics” Sixth edition.

Other resources

● Course notes & Relevant Video from YouTube.