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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

B. Sc. Physics load line concept, biasing requirements,
D.C analysis of the BJT circuit。
SYNOPSES OF COURSES

Assessment Method:

Summative 60%
CORE COURSES Assessment:
LEVEL 1
Continuous 40%

Assessment:
SIF1003 THERMAL PHYSICS (2 CREDITS)

Temperature, heat conduction, diffusion;
SIF1006 PRACTICAL PHYSICS 1 (2 CREDITS)
Zeroth law of thermodynamics; PVT
system, Ideal gas, van der Waal gas; Work,
Experimental data analysis: precision and
heat, internal energy; First, Second and
accuracy, significant figures, systematic
Third laws of thermodynamics; Entropy, error, statistical error, propagation of
enthalpy, thermodynamic potentials;
uncertainties of measurement, uncertainty
Phase transition, phase diagrams; Kinetic
analysis, statistical analysis.
theory for ideal gas; Maxwell-Boltzmann
Physics experiments on the topics of
distribution; Real gas。 mechanics.
Physics experiments on the topics of
Assessment Method: electricity.
Summative 60% Physics experiments on the topics of
Assessment: magnetism.
Continuous 40% Physics experiments on the topics of optics
Assessment: and modern physics.

SIF1005 ELECTRONICS I (2 CREDITS) Assessment Method:
Continuous 100%
DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES Assessment:
Circuit Theory: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s law,
Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem, SIF1014 VIBRATIONS AND WAVES (3
Current and voltage divider. Circuit CREDITS)
analysis technique: mesh and nodal
analysis methods. Sinusoidal vibrations: Description of simple
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES harmonic motion, The rotating-vector
Energy band diagrams, properties of representation, Rotating vectors and
semiconductor, PN junction, forward and complex numbers, Complex exponential in
reverse bias conditions, the current- waves, Superposed vibrations in one
voltage characteristics and simple diode dimension, Two superposed vibrations of
circuits; Diodes Application: Zener diode, equal frequency.
half-wave, full-wave, bridge rectifiers;
Superposed vibrations of different
transformer, capacitor-input and choke- frequency: beats, Many superposed
input filters, voltage regulators. vibrations of the same frequency,
Bipolar junction Transistor (BJT): Combination of two vibrations at right
Characteristics of transistor, simple angles, Perpendicular motions with equal
transistor circuit, current and voltage gain, frequencies.

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