undergraduate courses of physics department of Faculty of Science in AL-kharj
PHYS 101 General Physics (I) (3+1 hours):
Vectors, Motion in straight line, Newton’s Laws of motion, work, energy and momentum, simple harmonic motion, elasticity, mechanics of non-viscous fluids, flow of viscous fluids, surface tension, temperature, quantity of heat, work and heat.
PHYS 101 General Physics (II) (3+1 hours):
Reflection and refraction of light, lenses, optical instruments, wave theory of height, interference, diffraction and polarization of light. Electrostatics, electric current and DC circuits, electromagnetism and AC circuits, electrical instruments. Introduction to quantum theory, atomic spectra, X-rays, properties of nuclei, radioactivity.
PHYS 201 Mathematical Physics (I) (3+0 hours):
Matrices, determinants, linear equations. Tensors, Application to rigid body dynamics and eigenvalue problems. Vector fields. Applications to electrostatics and magnetostatics. Curvilinear co-ordinates.
PHYS 214 Mechanics (3+0 hours):
Motion in one and two dimensions, Projectiles, Circular Motion, Equilibrium, Rigid body Dynamics, Moment of Inertia, Gravitation, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, Simple Harmonic Motion, special relativity.
PHYS 221 Electromagnetism(I) (3+0 hours):
Electrostatics, Gauss Law and its application, Capacitors, The magnetic field of conductors with different shapes, Ampere's law and its applications. Induced electromotive force, Faraday's law, Lenz's law, magnetic properties of matter, analysis of AC circuits, resonance in series and parallel circuits.
PHYS 224 Wave and vibrations (3+0 hours):
Periodic motion, The super position of periodic motion, Free vibrations, sound vibrations, Damped Vibrations, Forced Vibrations, Forced vibrations in strings, transversal waves in spring, Longitudinal motion in bars, Dispersions and its applications.
PHYS 225 Optics ( 3+1 hours):
Electromagnetic spectrum, Huygen's principle, interference and interferometry, Diffraction and Polarization of light Frenel law.
PHYS 241 Thermal Physics (3+0 hours):
Thermal equilibrium and Zeroth Law - Reversible and irreversible processes - State equations - Work in hydrostatic and other simple systems - First Law thermodynamics and its applications - Heat capacity - Transfer of heat - Second Law of thermodynamics - Entropy concept. Third Law of thermodynamics - Thermodynamic relations - Maxwell relations - Open systems and Chemical potential.
PHYS 292 Electromagnetism Laboratory (0+2 hours):
Michelson experiment, Determination of high resistance using discharge method, study the properties of the transformer, Resonance in RCL services circuits, Full wave rectification, Determination of magnetic field intensity using the search coil, Determination of the charge to mass ratio for the electron (e/m), Determination of dielectric constant using RCL resonance circuit, Hall effect, Transformers.
PHYS 302 Mathematical Physics (II) (3+0 hours):
Complex variables, analytic functions. Applications in physical optics, electricity , Complex-plane integration, residue theorem. Gamma and Beta functions.
PHYS 315 Mechanics (II) (3+0 hours):
Rigid body Dynamics in three dimension, Addition of Moment of Inertia, Principles of Analytical Mechanics. Lagrange Formulation - Applications - Hamiltonian Formulation - Physical Significance of the Hamiltonian - Hamilton equations - Applications .
PHYS 323 Electromagnetism (II) (3+0 hours):
Poissson's & Laplace's equations. Electrostatic and Magnetostatics field in matter , steady current, Ohm's Law & the equation of continuity, Production of magnetic fields, Ampere's Law. Electrodynamics - Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law. Maxwell's equation with their applications, electromagnetic waves in conducting and non-conduction media. And its applications.
PHYS 342 Statistical Physics (3+0 hours):
General formulation of the second law in thermodynamic, heat capacity of solids, the perfect classical gas, the perfect quintal gas, systems of variable particle numbers.
PHYS 456 Quantum Mechanics (I) (3+0 hours):
The particle like properties of electromagnetic radiation. The wave like properties of particles. The Bohr- Rutherford model of the atoms, wave function, The Schrodinger equation, the statistics concepts in quantum mechanics, probability, calibrations, the moment of motion, time independent Schrodinger equation, Delta function potential , Schrodinger equation in polar coordinates, The hydrogen atom .
PHYS 393 Modern Physics Laboratory (0+2 hours):
Fabry-Perot interferometer, Laser Diffraction in Ultrasonic phase grating. Electro-optic Kerr-Effect, Magneto-optic Faraday Effect. Measurement of Line Spectra using Spectrograph. Rydberg Constant measurement. Determination of Planck's constant, Michelson interferometer. Zeeman Effect. Franck-Hertz experiment. Study X-ray spectrum. Characteristics of Microwaves. Waveform analysis and synthesis.
PHYS 403 Mathematical Physics (III) (3+0 hours):
Special functions (Legendre, Hermite, Laguerre), Fourier series. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Vibrating systems. Wave equations. Schroedinger equation.
PHYS 405 computional physics (3+0 hours):
Numerical analysis and its application in experimental and theoretical physics, introduction of mathematics and maple programs, numerical solutions of linear and non linear differential equations.
PHYS 424 Electronics (3+0 hours):
Semiconductors, the p-n junction with some application, the bipolar transistor with some application, the field effect transistor, differential amplifier , feedback circuits, integral circuits.
PHYS 435 Laser Physics & its Application (3+0 hours):
Einstain relations, levels systems, the condition of laser emition, Resonators ,Introduction to Laser, Properties of Laser beams. Types of Laser., Application of Laser.
PHYS 461medical Physics (I) (3+0 hours):
Specific Course Objectives: This course is designed for students in Health Science to enable them to appreciate the basic concepts of physics which are relevant to their further studies.
PHYS 462medical Physics (II) (3+0 hours):
Specific Course Objectives: This course is designed for students in Health Science to enable them to appreciate the basic concepts of physics which are relevant to their further studies.
PHYS 471 Solid State Physics (I) (3+0 hours):
Crystal Structure, Reciprocal lattice and Brilouin zones, Bonds in Crystals, Phonons and lattice vibrations, Free electron theory, Thermal properties of insulators, Band theory.
PHYS 472 Solid Stat Physics (II) (3+0 hours):
Semiconductors metal, superconductors metal, optical properties in isolators, conducting properties, ferromagnetism, magnetic resonance.
PHYS 474 Metallurgy (3+0 hours):
States of matter (liquid, crystalline & vitreous); Crystal structure of metals; Metallography (reflecting optical microscope, transmission electron - microscope) specimen preparations; Mechanical testing (hardness & tensile test); Defects in crystals (point defects and dislocations); Diffusion in solids; (Phase transformation and Phase diagrams) Strengthening mechanisms (alloying, cold work, precipitation & fiber strengthening); Heat treatment of steel & TTT curves.
PHYS 475 Solar Energy Conversion (3+0 hours):
Solar radiation, solar energy conversion, solid-state energy conversion in solid case, the solar cell, photo-thermal conversion.
PHYS 481 Nuclear Physics (I) (3+0 hours):
Properties of neutrons. Neutron sources, Interactions of nuclear radiation with matter, Nuclear reactions; conservation laws, cross sections, compound-nucleus reactions, direct reactions, fission. Nuclear Models.
PHYS 482 Nuclear Physics (II) (3+0 hours):
the electromagnetic Properties of photons. Microscopic and Macroscopic Cross-Sections. Neutron yield. Mechanism of energy loss by scattering collisions, Scattering law Energy distribution among fission neutrons and fragments. Reproduction Constant. Mezon theory, Elementary particles.
PHYS 495 Solid State Physics Laboratory (0+2 hours):
Identification of materials using X-rays. Curie temperature and Curie-weiss constant for a dielectric. Hall constant for semiconductor material, Carrier concentration and mobility for semiconductor material. Magnetic susceptibility, Electron spin resonance experiment Solar Cell Characteristics. Determination of energy gap of intrinsic semiconductor, Variation of resistance of a noble metal with temperature. The thermoelectric phenomenon. Diffraction of electrons in graphite.
PHYS 497 Nuclear Physics Laboratory (0+2 hours):
Geiger Counter, Absorption of Nuclear Radiation, Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI (TL) and (SCA), Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI (TL) and (MCA), B-Ray Spectrum Using Magnetic Spectrometer , B-ray Spectrum Using (MCA), Counting Statistics), Neutron Diffusion, - particle Spectra.µStudy of Gamma-Spectra Measurements with Paraffin Surrounding the source.
PHYS 498 Student’s Research project (0+2 hours).