PHYS 11014

>< Type/ Status : Core
>< Title : Mechanics, Properties of Matter and Electric Circuit Fundamentals
>< Pre-requisites : A/L Physics
>< Co-requisites : AMAT 11015
>< Objectives : By the end of course, students will have basic understanding on the fundamental concepts of physics in mechanics, properties of matter, and electric circuits. Students will be able to develop skills in relevant applications with the ability of solving problems.
>< Course Content :

Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Units and Measurements. Brief Introduction to Vectors. Force: Fundamental Forces. Linear Motion. Work and Energy. Conservation Laws in the Physical World. Circular Motion and Rotational dynamics. Comparison between Translational Motion and Rotational Motion, Torques and moments of inertia, Angular Momentum, Precession, Motion of a Spinning Top, Gyroscope, Rotating Frames of Reference, Inertial forces, Principal axes, Inertia tensor. Elasticity: Poisson's Ratio and Relations between Elastic Constants, Bending of a Beam. Surface Tension. Mechanics of Fluids: Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle, Work-energy and Bernoulli's Equation and applications. Viscosity.

Electric Circuit Fundamentals
Introduction of using complex numbers in AC circuits, Current Electricity, Constant voltage source, Constant current source, Conversion of voltage source into equivalent current source and vice-versa, Network theorems: Ohm’s law, Kirchoff laws, Maxwell’s cyclic currents law, superposition theorem, Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorem, Loop equations and loop analysis, Maximum power transfer and matching theorems, Delta-star transformation, Star-delta transformation, Self inductance and mutual inductance, Series and parallel inductors, A/C Circuits of Inductors (L), capacitors (C) and resistors (R), Alternating current theory, Vector method for L-C-R series and parallel circuits, Power dissipation of L-C-R circuit, Power factor, quality factor, resonance and band width, AC bridges.

>< Methodology : A combination of lectures and tutorial discussions.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : End of semester written examination.
>< Recommended Reading :
1 Giancoli, D. C. (1998). Physics, Prentice Hall.
2 David H., & Resnick, R., Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley.
3 Wolfson, R. and Pasachoff, J. M., Physics, Little Brown Co.
4 Sears, F. W., Mechanics, Heat, and Sound, Addison Wesley Co.
5 Feynman, R. P., Feynman Lectures on Physics.
6 Shepherd, J., Morton, A.H. & Spence, L.F. (1978). Higher Electrical Engineering, Prentice-Hall.
7 Lurch, E.N. (1979). Electric Circuit Fundamentals, Prentice-Hall.
8 Mithal, G.K. & Mittal, R. (1990). Basic semiconductor electronics.
9 Carper, D. (1975). Basic Electronics, Charles E. Merrill Publishing.
10 Mehta, V.K. (1997). Principles of electronics, S. Chand & Co.

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