Syllabus
GENERAL PHYSICS
PHYS 101
A. Course Identification and General Information
Course title: General Physics 101
Code: PHYS 101
Credit hours: 3 hours (2 Credit Hours Theory+ 1 Practical) Credits.
Program(s) in which the course is offered: Pre-Medical Year Core Course.
Name of faculty member responsible for the course:
Sujood Bader Alazzam
Level/year at which this course is offered: 2015-2016
Level Two.
Pre-requisites of this course: None.
B. Objectives
Summary of the main learning outcomes for students enrolled in the
course.
This course serves as an introduction to the basic principles of physics and
also this course is designed for students in Health Science to enable them to
appreciate the basic concepts of Physics which are relevant their further
studies.
At the end of the course, the students will able to:
- To develop a conceptual understanding of principles of physics.
- To provide the essential elements of physics needed by premedical
students.
- To gain a basic knowledge necessary to understand the phenomena of
motion, and the properties of matter related to motion and heat.
- To understand the electric and magnetic phenomena, including
radiation, and the behavior of matter at the atomic level.
C. Course Description:
Topics to be Covered
List of Topics
No. of
Weeks
Contact
Hours
Vectors - Velocity and Acceleration- Force- Newton’s
law of motion - Work and Energy –Power.
4
6
Density – Pressure – Flow of ideal liquid – Viscosity –
Diffusion – Surface Tension.
2
6
Coulomb’s law -Electric field - Electric Potential Currents and Resistance - Magnetic field - Generators
and Transformers – Motors – Galvanometers - Mass
Spectrometer - Cyclotron.
2
6
Light- Reflection & Refraction or light – Lenses –
Human eye – Simple Optical Instruments – Simple
Medical Application such as Vision defects – Color
vision.
2
6
Interference and diffraction of light – Medical
Application such as medical imaging - The Laser and its
Application.
3
9
Electromagnetic spectrum – Photon –Wave properties of
matter – atomic structure – Bohr atoms and atomic
spectra – X-ray - Nuclear radiation – interaction of
radiation with matter – nuclear hazards – medical
application such as Radiation therapy – diagnostic use of
radioisotopes.
4
 Total Practical Sessions
15
12
45
Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week:
4hours per week.
Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester
Assessment
Assessment task (eg. essay, test,
group project, examination etc.)
Week due
Proportion
of Final
Assessment
1
Homework
Within the
course
10%
2
First Mid Term Examination
5
10%
3
Second Mid Term Examination
10
10%
Practical Examination
By the
end of
course
20%
5
Practical Reports and quizzes
By the
end of
course
6
Final Exam (Theory)
4
At the
End
10%
40%
D. Learning Resources
1. Required Text(s): Physics by Kane and Sternhiem. Publisher Wiley;
7 edition (March 17, 2006) ISBN-13: 978-0471663157
2. Essential References:
 Walker, James S. Physics, Volume I (3rd edition) (Paperback)
Benjamin Cummings; 3edition. (January 23, 2006) ISBN-13: 9780131963924.
 Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics.
(Serway, Jewett)
3. Recommended Books and Reference Material :
 Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics. (Serway,
Jewett)
 Touger, Jeroled, Introductory Physics: Building Understanding
(Hardcover)Wiley; 1st edition (January 4, 2006) ISBN-13: 9780471940005.