Assessment: | Marks | Details |
Class Work | 10 | Average = 7 out of 10 (70%) |
Lab Work | 20 | Average = 14 out of 20 (70%) |
First Major Exam | 20 | 20 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 16 – 20 |
Second Major Exam | 20 | 20 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 21 – 26 |
Final Exam | 30 | 30 multiple-choice questions – Chapters 16 – 30 |
Total | 100 |
• A student who has a valid excuse for his absence must present it to his instructor no later than one week following his resumption to the class.
Text Book: (Principles of Physics, Halliday, Resnick, &Walker, 10th Ed)
Week | Week | Date | Topics | Chapter | Sections | Omitted Sections |
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1 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 15 JUN 16 17 18 19 | Transverse waves, Wave speed on a string Energy and power, Interference of waves Standing waves and resonance Traveling sound waves, Interference Intensity and sound level, Sources of musical sound | 16 16 16 17 17 | 1,2 3,5 7 1−3 4,5 | 4 , 6 6,8 |
2 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 22 23 24 25 26 | Doppler effect Temperature, Celsius & Fahrenheit scales, Thermal expansion Absorption of heat First law of thermodynamics, Heat transfer mechanisms Avogadro’s number, Ideal gasses | 17 18 18 18 19 | 7 1−3 4 5,6 1,2 | 5,6,8 |
3 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 29 30 01 JUL 02 03 | RMS speed, Translational kinetic energy Molar specific heat of an ideal gas, Adiabatic expansion Entropy Heat engines & Refrigerators Review | 19 19 20 20 --- | 3,4 7,9 1 2,3 | 4 |
First Major Exam: Chapters 16 – 20 (Sunday 06 July 2025, 7:30 – 9:30 PM) Location: TBA | ||||||
4 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 06 07 08 09 10 | Coulomb’s law, Charge quantization, and conservation Electric fields due to charged particles and electric dipoles Point charges and electric dipoles in an electric field Electric flux, Gauss’ law, Charged isolated conductor Cylindrical, planar, and spherical symmetry | 21 22 22 23 23 | 1−3 1−3 6,7 1−3 4−6 | 4,5 |
5 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 13 14 15 16 17 | Electric potential, Equipotential surfaces, Potential energy Potential due to charged particles, Calculating E from V Potential energy of a system, Isolated conductors Capacitance and its calculation, Combinations of capacitors Energy stored in an electric field, Capacitors with dielectrics | 24 24 24 25 25 | 1,2 3,4,6 7,8 1–3 4,5 | 5 6 |
6 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 20 21 22 23 24 | Electric current, current density Resistance and resistivity, Ohm’s law, Power Single loop circuits Multiloop circuits RC circuits | 26 26 27 27 27 | 1,2 3−5 1 2 4 | 3 |
Second Major Exam: Chapters 21 – 26 (Thursday 24 July 2025, 7:30 – 9:30 PM) Location: TBA | ||||||
7 | SUN MON TUE WED THR | 27 28 29 30 31 | Magnetic field, Crossed fields, Circulating charged particle Magnetic force on a current wire, Torque on a current loop Magnetic field due to a current Forces between two parallel currents, Ampere’s law Solenoids and toroids, A current-carrying coil as a dipole | 28 28 29 29 29 | 1,2,4 6−8 1 2,3 4,5 | 3,5 |
8 | SUN MON | 03 AUG 04 | Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law Induction and energy transfers | 30 30 | 1 2 | 3 – 9 |
Final Exam: Chapters 16 – 30 (5 – 7 August 2025) |
Wish you a successful semester. Course coordinator: Dr Abdelkrim Mekki
Reports (points) | Quizzes (points) | Total (points) |
10 | 10 | 20 |
The final lab grade will be normalized to 14.0/20.
A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the lab.
Make up PolicyThe instructor may allow an absent student with an official excuse to have a make-up lab.
According to the Labs safety guidelines foods and beverages are not allowed in the labs.
Week# | Experiment | Dates | Write-up |
--- | 15 June 16 June | No Lab | |
1 | 1 | 17 June 18 June | Data Analysis |
2 | 22 June 23 June | Resonance on String | |
2 | 3 | 24 June 25 June | Resonance in Air |
4 | 29 June 30 June | Perfect Gas Law | |
3 | 5 | 01 July 02 July | Electric Field Mapping |
--- | 06 July 07 July | No Lab: First Major on 06 July | |
4 | 6 | 08 July 09 July | Capacitors |
7 | 13 July 14 July | Ohm’s Law | |
5 | 8 | 15 July 16 July | Kirchhoff’s Laws |
9 | 20 July 21 July | e/m of electron | |
6 | 10 | 22 July 23 July | Current Balance |
--- | 27 July 28 July | No Lab | |
7 | --- | 29 July 30 July | Lab Grade Submission |
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