This course presents the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism, and certain aspects of electronics. The course objectives are to enable students about the ideas of electric field, electric potential, capacitor, resistance, magnetic field, and some concepts of basic electronics.

Learning Outcomes

The course objectives are to enable students about the ideas of electric field, electric potential, capacitor,resistance, magnetic field, and some concepts of basic electronics. Students are encouraged to share their thinking with teachers and peers and to examine different problem-solving strategies, in the said field.

Contents

1. Electric Field.
2. Electric Potential.
3. Capacitors and Dielectrics.
4. DC Circuits.
5. Magnetic Field Effects and Magnetic Properties of Matter.
6. Electronics

Lab-II

1. To determine Horizontal/Vertical distance by Sextant.
2. The determination of wavelength of Sodium –D lines by Newton’s ring.
3. The determination of wavelength of light/laser by diffraction grating.
4. To study the laws of vibration of stretched string-using sonometer.
5. To determine the stopping potential by photocell.

Recommended Books:

1. Beiser A. Concepts of Modern Physics. 4th ed.( McGraw-Hill Book Co, 1987. )
2. Grobe. Basic Electronics. 7th ed. (McGraw Hill Book Co, 1993.)

Suggested Books

1. Reitz, John R. and Milford Fredrick, J. Foundations to ElectromagneticTheory. 2nd ed. ()Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 1970.
2. Sear and Zemansky. University Physics with Modern Physics. 12th ed.( Pearson, 2008.).

Assessment Criteria

• Sessional: 20 (Test/ Assignment 10, Attendance 05, Presentation/ Quiz 05)
• Mid-Term Exam: 30, Final-Term Exam: 30, Lab-exam: 20

Key Dates and Time of Class Meetings

Monday 8:00 am To 9:30 am (Regular) & 12:30 pm To 2:00 pm (SS)

Tuesday 8:00 am To 9:30 am (Regular) & 12:30 pm To 2:00 pm (SS)

Friday 9:00 am To 11:00 am (Lab-Regular) & 11:00 am To 1:00 pm (Lab-SS)

Commencement of Classes                  March 02,2020

Mid Term Exam                                     April 27 to May 04, 2020

Final Term Exam                                    June 22-26, 2020

Declaration of Result                            July 03, 2020