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Physics I, English
PHSC 112 Physics II
6 AKTS
Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Radio Engineering
Undergraduate, bachelor
3
Shahmerdan Amirov
amirov1960@list.ru
English
Compulsory
Core Textbook:
E.R. Jones and R.L. Childers, Contemporary College Physics, 2-edition,
Addison- Wesley Publishing Company, 1990
Course website
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Course outline
Introduction. Electric Charge and Electric Field. Capacitance. Electric Current. Magnetism.
Electromagnetic Induction. Alternating Current. Geometrical and Wave Optics. Quantum Theory.
Quantum Mechanics. The Nucleus. Elementary Particles.
Course objectives for the Students:
 Develop a high level of understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in Electrostatics,
Electrodynamics, Optics, Quantum Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of Elementary Particles.
 Develop basic laboratory skills demonstrating the application of physical principles.
 Work cooperatively to facilitate a collegial atmosphere conducive to learning for all students in
the class.
 Prepare for and attend each class by reading the assigned sections before class, completing
homework, and participating in class discussions and team activities.
Course objectives for the Instructor:
 To provide all students the tools necessary to succeed in their pursuit of a high level of
understanding of the principles of physics in Electrostatics, Electrodynamics, Optics, Quantum
Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of Elementary Particles.
 To provide all students with an atmosphere conducive to learning the principles of physics.
 To provide sufficient feedback to students, enabling them to gauge their progress towards
achieving their goal in learning the principles of physics.
 To facilitate student learning through the use of appropriate activities, appropriate technology, and
the illustration of physics applications in the real world.
 Students will know and will be able to explain the concepts of Electrostatics, Electrodynamics,
Optics, Quantum Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of Elementary Particles and will
demonstrate appropriate knowledge in the chosen track of engineering.
 Students will have strong physical reasoning and problem solving skills and apply these skills to
the solution of theoretical and applied problems in Electrostatics, Electrodynamics, Optics,
Quantum Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of Elementary Particles.
 Students will be able to collect, analyze, and explain data from physics experiments in
Electrostatics, Electrodynamics, Optics, Quantum Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of
Elementary Particles to communicate physics concepts effectively both orally and in writing.
 Students will demonstrate a comprehension of physical and environmental reality by
understanding how fundamental physical principles of Electrodynamics, Optics, Quantum
Theory, Nuclear Physics and Physics of Elementary Particles underlie the huge variety of natural
phenomena and their interconnectedness.
 Students will demonstrate a comprehension of technology by understanding how things work on a
fundamental level.
Course objectives
Learning outcomes
Teaching methods
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Lecture
Group discussion
Experiential exercise
Case analysis
Problem Solving
Course paper
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Midterm Exam
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Home Assignment and Activity
Quizzes
Final Exam
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30
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10
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100
Homework Portfolio: 14 homework assignments will be assigned during the semester. Each
homework assignment will contain 10 problems in physics. These problems provide ample
opportunity for learning physics at the application and analysis levels of learning. Homework
problems will be accumulated in a portfolio and collected by the instructor periodically. During the
semester the instructor will provide assessment feedback to recognize and increase your performance
in the learning process. Finally, at mid-term and at the end of the semester an evaluation will be made
of the homework performance demonstrated by the student.
In the case of a known absence, homework can be turned in by another student to the instructor.
Late homework: 20% will be deducted from the homework grade for each day it is late if it is not
turned in on time.
Quizzes: During the semester in Problems Solving sessions there will be 20-minute written quizzes
(4 in total) to evaluate whether assigned readings are completed. No make-up quizzes will be given.
Quizzes missed due to a serious illness or a family emergency (these must be documented) will be
dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Exams: There will be an in-class mid-term exam and a final exam. An in-class mid-term exam will
be worth 30% of the total grade. The final exam will be worth 30% of the total grade as well. The
mid-term and approximately one-half to two-thirds of the final are not cumulative other than the fact
that some of the material will be dependent on previous material. The last portion (one-third to onehalf) of the final exam will be cumulative. No make-up exams will be given. If you have a serious
conflict with an exam time, you must discuss it with the instructor and take the exam early. Exams
missed due to a serious illness or a family emergency (these must be documented) will be dealt with
on a case-by-case basis.
For exams students will be allowed to bring an electronic calculator. No other materials or devices
(including mobile phones) may be used during the exams.
Pass/Fail: Khazar University uses 100 points grading system with 60 point passing grade for bachelor
students. In case of failure, student will be required to repeat the course the following term or year.
Attendance /Activity
Every student is expected to attend every class, to arrive on time, to stay until the end of class, and to
participate with high quality discussion. Those having legitimate reasons for absence (illness, family
bereavement etc) are required to inform the instructor. Generally, 20 % unauthorized absence marks
will lead to the student’s expulsion from the Course.
If student is late to the class for more than five (5) minutes, then he/she may not be allowed to enter
and disturb the class. For successful completion of the course, the students shall take an active part
during classes, raising questions and participating in-group discussions.
Professional Behavior Guidelines: The student shall behave in the way to create favorable academic
and professional environment during the class hours. Unauthorized discussions and unethical behavior
are strictly prohibited.
Honesty Issues: All Khazar University students are bound by honor to maintain the highest level of
academic integrity. By virtue of membership in the Khazar University community, every student
accepts the responsibility to know the rules of academic honesty, to abide by them at all times, and to
encourage all others to do the same. Cheating or other plagiarism during the mid-term and final
examinations will lead to paper cancellation. In this case, the student will automatically get zero (0),
without any considerations.
Week
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(tentative)
Students are supposed to read about the topics before they are discussed in lectures. It is not necessary
that students study them carefully, but at least they should get the "smell of it". This should make it
much easier for students to follow the lectures and find them more interesting.
Tentative Schedule
Topics
Textbook/Assignments
Basic principles of electricity. Electric charge. Coulomb’s law.
Electric field and forces. Superposition principle. Properties of
electric field. Electric field lines. Electric Flux and Gauss’s law.
Electric dipoles. Problem session on Chapter 15. Home
Assignment.
Electric potential. Equipotential surfaces. Conductors and
Insulators. Conductors as Shields. Capacitance and Capacitors.
Energy Stored in Capacitors. Electric field in medium. Polarization
of dielectrics. Problem session on Chapter 16. Home Assignment.
Current, resistance and electromotive force. Ohm’s law. Resistivity.
Specific resistance. Power and energy in electric circuits. Joule’s
law. Problem session on Chapter 17. Home Assignment.
Quizz 1. Direct current circuits. Batteries and circuit elements.
Kirchhoff’s rules. Simple resistive circuits. Direct current circuits
with capacitors. Problem session on Chapter 17. Home
Assignment.
Magnets and magnetic forces. Basic concepts of magnetic field.
Types of magnetic fields (moving charge, current element,
solenoid). Magnetic forces on electric current and moving charged
particle. Lorentz’s force. Magnetic field due to a current –carrying
wire. Biot-Savart’s law. Magnetic force on a current loop.
Magnetic flux. Ampere’s law. Magnetic materials. Problem session
on Chapter 17. Home Assignment.
Faraday’s law. Lenz's law. Induced electric field. Motional emf.
Generators and motors. Magnetic medium. Self-induction and
mutual induction. The transformer. Inductance. Inductance within
circuits. Magnetic field energy. Maxwell’s equations and
electromagnetic waves. Problem session on Chapter 19. Home
Assignment.
Alternative –current circuits. RL and RC circuits. Effective Values
of Alternating Current. Reactance. RLC series circuits. Resonant
Circuits. Problem session on Chapter 20. Home Assignment.
Quizz 3. Displacement current. Maxwell’s Equations. Production
of Electromagnetic Waves. Energy and Momentum in
Electromagnetic Waves. The Poynting Vector.
Problem session on Chapter 19. Home Assignment.
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 19
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15
Mid-term exam.
Laws of geometrical optics. Basic concepts of optics. Reflection.
Refraction. Total internal reflection. Lenses & optical systems.
Types of lenses. Spherical Mirrors. Problem session on Chapter
21. Home Assignment.
Wave optics. Huygen’s principle. Reflection and refraction of light
waves. Interference. Coherent sources. Two-source interference.
Interference condition. Observation methods for interference.
Problem session on Chapter 23. Home Assignment.
Diffraction by a single slit. Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.
Various types of diffraction. Diffraction grating. Resolution and the
Rayleigh Criterion. Dispersion. Polarization.
Problem session on Chapter 23. Home Assignment.
Quiz 4, The Spectroscopy. Energy levels. Energetic transitions in
atoms. Blackbody radiation. Photoelectric effect. Emission and
absorption of light. Einstein equation. Corpuscular concepts of
light. The Bohr’s model. Problem session on Chapter 26. Home
Assignment.
Classical and Quantum mechanics. The Compton effect. De Broglie
waves. Electron diffraction. Probability and uncertainty.
Schrodinger equation. Wave function. Atomic structure. Hydrogen
atom. Electronic shells. Zeeman effect. Pauli’s principle. Spin.
Quantum numbers. Periodic table of chemical elements. Problem
session on Chapter 27. Home Assignment.
Neutron. Composition of the nucleus. Nuclear size, force and
binding energy. Radioactivity. Types of radioactivity. Radioactivity
decay. Nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission. Nuclear fusion. Problem
session on Chapter 28. Home Assignment.
Elementary particles & antiparticles. Classification of elementary
particles. The quark model of the matter. Unified theories.
Cosmology. Problem session on Chapter 31. Home Assignment.
Final Exam
Chapter 21
Chapter 23
Chapter 23
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter, 31