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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

SIF2015 ASTROPHYSICS (3 CREDITS) properties. Phase diagram. Introduction to polymers, ceramics,
composites and biomaterials.
Light and telescope, introduction to gravity, review on atom and
spectra, interaction of light and matter, information from spectra Assessment Method:
The sun : atmosphere, solar activity and nuclear fusion Final Examination: 60%
The stars : properties of the stars; brightness, distances, masses, Continuous Assessment: 40%
sizes, nuclear processes, formation, stellar structure and evolution;
birth and death of the stars Medium of Instruction:
The Universe : Milky Way galaxy, galaxies English
Solar system : Origin of solar system, Earth
Planetary system : Moon and Mercury, Venus and Mars; Jupiter and Soft-skills:
Saturn; Uranus, Neptune and Kuiper Belt, meteorites, asteroids and CS2, CTPS3, LL2, EM1
comets
Astronomical Tools: optical telescope, radio telescope and space
telescope References:
1. Russell C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials (9th Edition) (Prentice
Assessment Method: Hall 2013)
Final Examination: 60% 2. William D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering : An
Continuous Assessment: 40% Introduction, 9th Ed. (Wiley, 2013)
3. James F. Shackelford, Materials Science for Engineers, 8th Ed.
Medium of Instruction: (Prentice Hall, 2014).
English

Soft-skills: SIF2017 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES (3 CREDITS)
CS2, CTPS3, LL2, EM1
Discussion related to semiconductor: p-n junction. Semiconductor
References: devices and their operation principles: p-n diodes, Metal-semiconductor
1. Michael Seeds and Dana Backman, Foundations of Astronomy, junction: Schottky & Ohmic contact, Schottky diode, Field Effect
12th edition Brooks/Cole (2013) Transistor, LED, Solid state Laser, Photodiode & Solar cell, Microwave
2. Dina Prialnik, An Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure devices & diodes (Tunnel diode, IMPATT diode, etc), Device fabrication
and Evolution, Cambridge University Press (2008) (photolithography, metallization, etc).
3. Physics of the stars, A.C Philips, Manchester Physics Series,
Wiley (1999) Assessment Method:
4. Stellar Structure and Evolution, 2nd Edition (2012) Final Examination: 60%
5. An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics, CRC press (2015) Continuous Assessment: 40%

SIF3007 ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS (3 CREDITS) Medium of Instruction:
English
Antiparticles, Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, Feynman diagrams,
electromagnetic and weak forces, fundamental particles and forces, Soft-skills:
natural units; Leptons and neutrino oscillations; Quarks and hadrons; CS3, CTPS3, LL2
Symmetries : C, P and T, C, P and CP violations, and CPT; Quark
model: isospin symmetry and bound states; Relativistic kinematics: References:
four-vector and cross section; QCD: asymptotic freedom, jets and 1. S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd
elastic lepton-nucleon scattering; Inelastic lepton-nucleon scattering: Edition (John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
parton model, structure functions and scaling violation; Weak 2. Sima Dimitrijev, Principles of Semiconductor Devices (Oxford
interaction: charged and neutral currents, quark mixing, electroweak University Press, 2012)
unification and Higgs boson; Experimental methods. 3. Ben Streetman & Sanjay Banerjee, Solid State Electronics Devices,
7th Edition (Prentice Hall, 2014)
Assessment Method: 4. Donghang Yan, Haibo Wang, Baoxun Du, Introduction to Organic
Final Examination: 60% Semiconductor Heterojunctions (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
Continuous Assessment: 40%

Medium of Instruction: SIF3008 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)
English
Conducting Materials (electronic & ionic conductivity, mobility, electron
Soft-skills: dispersion mechanism); Semiconductors: band structure (Intrinsic
CS3, CTPS3, LL2, EM1 and extrinsic properties); Electrical properties (conductivity, mobility,
electron dispersion mechanism); Optical properties; Photoconductivity;
References: Insulating Materials: dielectric constant, polarization; AC & DC
1. Brian R. Martin & Graham Shaw, Particle Physics (Wiley, 2008) conductivities; hopping mechanism; Piezoelectric; Ferroelectric,
2. D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles (Wiley, 1987) Pyroelectric; Magnetic materials: basic theory; magnetic susceptibility;
3. D.H. Perkins, Introduction to high energy physics (Cambridge types of magnetic properties, magnetic resonance; ferromagnetism;
Univ. Press, 2000) spintronics. Superconductors: zero resistivity, critical field, Meissner
4. Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics by Alessandro Bettini effect, BCS model, Examples of superconducting materials, high
(2014) temperature superconductors.
5. Modern Particle Physics by Mark Thomson (2013)
6. Elementary Particle Physics, Volume 2 by Yorikiyo Nagashima Assessment Method:
(2013) Final Examination: 60%
Continuous Assessment: 40%
SIF2016 MATERIALS SCIENCE (3 CREDITS)
Medium of Instruction:
Introduction to material science and engineering. Atomic structure and English
interatomic bonding: Electronic structure. Structure of materials;
Molecular structure, Crystalline structure and Defects. Mechanical Soft-skills:
CS3, CTPS3, LL2, EM1

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