Physics

Course Code: P-1272 | Second Semester

Duration 15 Weeks

Lectures 2 per week × 1 hour

Textbook

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Required Textbook

College Physics, 11^th Edition

Raymond A. Serway & Chris Vuille

Course Description

This course continues the study of classical physics, extending into the domains of electricity, magnetism, circuits, and modern quantum physics. Students explore electric current, resistance, and power before analysing direct current circuits using Kirchhoff’s rules. The course then covers magnetism and electromagnetic forces, alternating current circuits with resistors, capacitors, and inductors, and concludes with an introduction to quantum physics — including blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, the Compton effect, and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Worked examples and exercises from the textbook are used throughout to develop quantitative problem-solving skills.

Learning Objectives

Develop understanding of electric current, resistance, resistivity, and electrical energy and power.
Analyse direct current circuits using series/parallel resistor rules and Kirchhoff’s laws, including RC circuits.
Introduce magnetism, magnetic fields, and the forces exerted on moving charges and current-carrying conductors.
Extend analysis to Ampere’s Law, magnetic fields of solenoids, and current loops.
Introduce alternating current circuits containing resistors, capacitors, and inductors, including RLC series circuits.
Introduce foundational quantum physics concepts including Planck’s hypothesis, the photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, wave-particle duality, and the Uncertainty Principle.

Learning Outcomes

Calculate current, voltage, resistance, and power in electric circuits.
Apply Kirchhoff’s rules to solve complex DC circuit problems, including RC circuit behaviour.
Describe magnetic fields and calculate forces on charged particles and conductors in magnetic fields.
Analyse AC circuits and determine impedance and behaviour of RLC components.
Explain the key experiments and principles that underpin quantum physics.
Apply the Uncertainty Principle and wave-particle duality concepts to physical problems.

Major Topics Covered

Current & Resistance

DC Circuits

Magnetism

AC Circuits

Electromagnetic Waves

Quantum Physics

Assessment Components

20%

Assignment

20%

Tutorial

20%

LMS Activity

40%

Final Exam

Lecture Structure: 2 lectures per week, each up to 60 minutes. Assignments follow every lesson via LMS. Two tutorials are held as lecture-ended tests each semester.

Course Outline

Week	Topic
Topic I Current and Resistance
Week 01	Electric Current A Microscopic View: Current and Drift Speed 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 02	Current and Voltage Measurements in Circuits Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 03	Temperature Variation of Resistance 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 04	Electrical Energy and Power 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic II Direct Current Circuits
Week 05	Sources of EMF Resistors in Series Resistors in Parallel 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 06	Kirchhoff’s Rules and Complex DC Circuits 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 07	RC Circuits 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic III Magnetism
Week 08	Magnets Earth’s Magnetic Field Magnetic Fields 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 09	Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 10	Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor Ampere’s Law 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 11	Magnetic Field of a Current Loop and a Solenoid 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic IV Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves
Week 12	Resistors in an AC Circuit Capacitors in an AC Circuit 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 13	Inductors in an AC Circuit The RLC Series Circuit 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic V Quantum Physics
Week 14	Blackbody Radiation and Planck’s Hypothesis The Photoelectric Effect and the Particle Theory of Light 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 15	The Compton Effect The Dual Nature of Light and Matter 27.8 The Uncertainty Principle 📄 Examples \| Exercises
🎓 Final Exam