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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

B. Sc. Physics

SYNOPSES OF COURSES

CORE COURSES
LEVEL 1

SIF1003 THERMAL PHYSICS (2 CREDITS)

Temperature, heat conduction, diffusion; Zeroth law of thermodynamics; PVT system, Ideal gas,
van der Waal gas; Work, heat, internal energy; First, Second and Third laws of thermodynamics;
Entropy, enthalpy, thermodynamic potentials; Phase transition, phase diagrams; Kinetic theory
for ideal gas; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; Real gas。

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF1005 ELECTRONICS I (2 CREDITS)

DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
Circuit Theory: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s law, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem, Current and
voltage divider. Circuit analysis technique: mesh and nodal analysis methods.
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
Energy band diagrams, properties of semiconductor, PN junction, forward and reverse bias
conditions, the current-voltage characteristics and simple diode circuits; Diodes Application:
Zener diode, half-wave, full-wave, bridge rectifiers; transformer, capacitor-input and choke-input
filters, voltage regulators.
Bipolar junction Transistor (BJT): Characteristics of transistor, simple transistor circuit, current
and voltage gain, load line concept, biasing requirements, D.C analysis of the BJT circuit。

Assessment Method:
Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF1006 PRACTICAL PHYSICS 1 (2 CREDITS)

Experimental data analysis: precision and accuracy, significant figures, systematic error,
statistical error, propagation of uncertainties of measurement, uncertainty analysis, statistical
analysis.

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