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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY- BANGLADESH [AIUB]Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Physics
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Course No.: PHY 2103
Course Title: MODERN PHYSICS
II. Nature: Core Course for COE & EEE
Prerequisite: PHY 1203 PHYSICS 2
III. Credit Hours: 3
IV. Academic SPRING 2009-10
V. Campus and Room:
Instructor SECTION Day Time Room
VI. Course Description:
Special theory of relativity; Plancks quantum theory of light,
Photoelectric effect & Compton
scattering; Wave-particle duality, De Broglies hypothesis and
Heisenbergs uncertainty
principle; Quantum mechanics, particle in a box, Schrodinger
equation and its applications;
Atomic excitation and the laser, three level and four level
laser; Nuclear energy and
radioactivity, binding energy, nuclear fission & fusion;
Nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel,
moderator, control rod, coolant, radiation shielding containment
structure, Cherenkov radiation;
Health physics, units of radiation, effect of radiation on
human, annual limit on intake (ALI);
Free electron model of metals; Intrinsic and doped
semiconductors, Fermi level and carrier
concentration, semiconductor statistics.VII. Course
Objective:
The major goal of this course is to instill in the student an
appreciation of the conceptsand methods of twentieth-century
physics popularly known as Modern Physics.
Few aspects of contemporary science - indeed, of contemporary
life - are unaffected byModern Physics. Students of EEE and COE are
increasingly finding need for ModernPhysics in their disciplines to
broaden their perspective as they prepare for career paths.
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Relativity and quantum ideas are considered first to provide a
framework for
understanding the physics of atoms and nuclei.
Wherever possible, important subjects are introduced on an
elementary level, which
would enable even relatively unprepared students to understand
what is going on from
the start and also would encourage the development of physical
intuition in students in
whom mathematics inspires no terror. Exercises, included at the
end of each topic, are on all levels, from the quite easy to
those for which real thought is needed.
It is expected that students, by solving these problems, will
gain a better understandingof the concepts they support.
Experimental tests of phenomena are discussed throughout.
Applications of basicphenomena are used extensively.
VIII Topics to be Covered:
Time Framein
lecture hoursTopics Teaching
Strategy(s)
6 Special theory of relativity, Einsteins postulates, the
Lorentz transformation,time dilation, length contraction,
relativistic momentum and energy, invariantmass, mass-energy
equivalence, relativistic Doppler effect.
Complete
lecture notes
with
illustrations,
covering each
topic, are
supplied
through VUES.Extra tutorial
classes are
arranged to
solve the
problems at
the end of
each chapter,
to gain a better
understanding
of the concepts
they support.
6 Plancks quantum theory of light and energy quantization in
blackbodyradiation, Photoelectric effect & Compton
scattering.
4 Wave-particle duality, De Broglies hypothesis and matter
waves,Heisenbergs uncertainty principle and wave packets.
5Quantum mechanics, particle in a box, the time independent
Schrodinger equation and its applications, finite potential well,
harmonic oscillator, timedependent Schrodinger equation.
Midterm Examination
4 Atomic physics, The Rutherford-Bohr model of the atom, energy
levels andspectra, atomic excitation, quantum theory of the
hydrogen atom, manyelectron atoms and the exclusion principle, the
laser, three level and four level laser.
6 Nuclear energy, nuclear stability and radioactivity, decay
rates and half-lives,mass defect and nuclear binding energy, energy
due to fission, fissile andfertile material, nuclear chain
reaction, time scales of nuclear chain reaction,effective
multiplication factor, energy due to fusion, different types of
fusionreactions.
6 Nuclear power station, different parts of nuclear power
plants, fuel rod,enriched uranium, moderator, control rods,
coolant, containment structure,radiation shielding Health physics,
types of radiation, units of radiation,annual limit on intake
(ALI), biological effect of radiation on human body.
5 Free electron model of metals, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Fermi
energy and thesignificance of the concept of the Fermi surface,
Concept of energy bands insolids, density of states for electrons
in a band, the hole, electrical
conductivity. Band structure of semiconductors, intrinsic and
dopedsemiconductors, Fermi level and carrier concentration in an
intrinsicsemiconductor, impurity states, semiconductor statistics,
electricalconductivity.
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Final Examination
IX. Course Requirements:
1. Must appear at least at two quizzes before the midterm
examination and also beforethe final term examination.
2. Must attempt and solve problems individually in the class on
a regular basis to form an
idea about their performance in the course.3. Must appear at the
Midterm and the Final term examination.4. Students must have 80%
attendance to pass the course.5. No make-ups for the missed
examinations and class quizzes.6. Anyone adopting unfair means in
any of the examinations will be severely punished.
X. Evaluation:
Midterm Quiz Best Two 40
Class attendance 10
Class performance 10
Midterm Exam. 40Total 100
Final Quiz (Best Two) 40
Class attendance 10
Class erformance 10
Final term Exam. 40
Total 100
GrandTotal
40% of Midterm + 60% of Final Term
XI. Textbooks / Reference Materials:
1. Concept of Modern Physics A. Beiser
2. Modern Physics - K. Krane
3. Generation of electrical energy -
4. Elementary Solid State Physics - M. Ali Omar
5. Electrical Engineering Materials A. J. Dekker
XII. Internet Access:
INTERNET ACCESS IS REQUIRED:
The VUES website will be used throughout the course for the
posting of announcements,lecture notes, questions, assignments and
test marks. Students can access the websitethrough their University
account.
Dr. Mayeen Uddin Khandaker Department of Basic Science, AIUB
