DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCES & HUMANITIES
College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME)
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST )
1. Course Information
Course Number and Title: PHY-102 Applied Physics
Credits: 3 (2+1)
Instructor(s)-in-charge:
Course type: Lecture + Lab
Required or Elective: Required
Course pre-requisites None
Degree and Semester
Month and Year
2. Course Schedule
Lecture: 2 hrs/week, Meets once weekly
Lab: 3 hrs/week, Meets once in a week
Discussion: 1 hr/discussion, multiple discussion sections offered per quarter
Outside study: 3 hrs/week
Office Hours : 3 hrs/week by instructor, 3 hrs/week by teaching assistant/lab engineer
Course Assessment
Exam: 2 Sessional and 1 Final
Home work: 2 graded Assignments
Lab reports: 12-13 reports, 01 Lab Mid, 01 Lab viva, 01 Lab Final
Quizzes: 4 Quizzes
Grading: Theory (66.6%) Lab (33.3%)
Mid Exam 35%
Quizzes: 10% Lab Work 40%
Assignments 5% Lab Mid 30%
Final Exam 50% Lab Final 30%
Plagiarism Policy Any work (Assignment, Projects, labs etc) if found copied, will have strict penalties
3. Course book and Related Course Material
Textbooks: 1. Physics for Scientists and Engineers 8th Ed Raymond A.
Serway
2. Physics by Halliday, Resnick, Krane, 5th edition, Vol-I & Vol-II
Reference Books: 1. Physics By Halliday, Resnick& Walker (7th Edition)
2. University Physics, 12th Edition by Hugh D.Young, Roqer A.
Freedman and Lewis Ford
3. Physics for Scientists & Engineers, 6th edition (extended
version) by Paul A.Tipler and Gene Mosca
4. Catalog Descriptions
This course consists of topics related to mechanics and electromagnetism. In the first part, students
learn about Newton’s laws of motion, and its application to many types of forces. Then rotational
motion, work and simple harmonic motion. In the second part students study Coulomb’s law, Gauss’
law and then the basic concepts of magnetism.
5. Course Objectives
The main objectives of this course are
a) To provide a comprehensive presentation of the Newton’s laws of motion.
b) To familiarize the students with the techniques problem solving related to forces.
c) To introduce the students to the concept of work and energy.
d) To familiarize students with the concepts of rotational motion.
e) To provide broader understanding of simple harmonic motion.
f) To provide the concept of Electrostatics
g) To provide the basic concepts of Magnetism
6. Topics covered in the Course and Level of Coverage
1. Force and Motion 6 hrs
a. Without friction
b. With friction
c. Uniform circular motion
2. Work and energy 4 hrs
a. Kinetic energy
b. work energy principle
c. work done by a variable force
3. Rotational motion 4 hrs
4. Simple harmonic motion 2 hrs
5. Electrostatics 6 hrs
6. Gauss’ law 4 hrs
7. Electric potential 2 hrs
8. Magnetostatics 4 hrs
7. Lab Experiments
01 Introduction to Lab Equipment: DMM & Power Supply
02 Analysis of Series and Parallel Resistive Circuits.
03 Determination of Resistivity of unknown Material (Wire) using Wheatstone Bridge.
04 Determination of e/m ratio of electron Using Deflection method.
05 Verification of inverse square law by studying variation of photoelectric current with intensity of
light.
06 Determination of The Planck’s Constant using a Photo Cell.
07 Hook’s Law: Determination of Spring constant and effective mass of a spring by static and
Dynamic methods.
08 Compound Pendulum: Determination of radius of gyration K and acceleration due to gravity g.
09 Introduction to Function generator and Oscilloscope
10 Determination of RC time constant of RC circuit
11 Investigation of frequency response (VC, XC) of capacitor in RC circuit.
12 Determination of Thermal Coefficient of Linear expansion for different metals.
13 Study of forward and reversed biased I_V characteristics of a Diode.
14 Hall Effect: Study the Hall voltage relationship with magnetic field and current.
8. Course Outcomes and their Relation to Program Outcomes
(Mapping CLO to PLO)
Course Learning Outcome (CLOs) Learning Assessments
PLOs Level
CLO 1 PLO 1 Q1, Q2, Q3,
Understand and apply the concepts of mechanics C3
A1, OHT-1
CLO 2 Understand and apply the concepts of electrostatics and PLO 1 Q4, A2, OHT2
C3
magnetostatics
CLO 3 Validate the theoretical concepts through relevant lab PLO 2 Lab work, Lab
C3 final
experiments
9. Mapping of Topics CLO Chapter(s)
1. Force and Motion CLO-1 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
a. Without friction
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
b. With friction
c. Uniform circular motion Chapter 5 and 6
2. Work and energy CLO-1 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
a. Kinetic energy
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
b. work energy principle
c. work done by a variable force Chapter 7
3. Rotational motion CLO-1 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
Chapter 10
4. Simple harmonic motion CLO-1 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
Chapter 15
5. Electrostatics CLO-2 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
Chapter 23
6. Gauss’ law CLO-2 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
Chapter 24
7. Electric potential CLO-2 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway
Chapter 25
8. Magnetostatics CLO-2 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
8th Ed Raymond A. Serway,
Chapter 29
10. Program Learning Outcomes
PLO 1 Understanding and problem solving
Understand and apply the concepts of Mechanics, Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
PLO 2 Experimental work
Validate theoretical concepts through relevant lab experiments
