BSc: Physics II
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Physics II
- Course name: Physics II
- Course number: XYZ
- Knowledge area: Mathematical Physics
Administrative details
- Faculty: Computer Science and Engineering
- Year of instruction: 2nd year of BS
- Semester of instruction: 1st semester
- No. of Credits: 4 ECTS
- Total workload on average: 144 hours overall
- Frontal lecture hours: 2 per week
- Frontal tutorial hours: 2 per week
- Lab hours: 2 per week
- Individual lab hours: 0
- Frequency: weekly throughout the semester
- Grading mode: letters: A, B, C, D
Prerequisites
- CSE201 — Mathematical Analysis I: functions, limits, derivatives, definite and indefinite integrals, exponentials
- CSE202 — Analytical Geometry and Linear Algebra I: vector and matrix operations, spatial analysis (unit vectors, rotations)
- CSE205 — Differential Equations: first- and second-order ODEs
Course outline
This course provides the fundamentals of electric circuits.
Expected learning outcomes
- Become familiar with the scope and general nature of the fields of electric circuits
- Become aware of the relevance of the study of electric circuits to engineering
- Understand the fundamental laws of electrical circuit theory such as Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, mesh analysis, and nodal analysis to solve simple circuit problems
- Understand the concepts of maximum power transfer and of source transformation
- Are able to determine individual linear responses using the superposition theorem
- Are able to obtain Thevenin?s and/or Norton?s equivalent circuit models for active, one port networks
- Are able to identify and apply the most appropriate circuit analysis techniques and/or theorems for specific types of circuits
- Analyze and determine the complete response of RL, RC and RLC circuits
- Are able to identify the frequency, amplitude, and phase of a sinusoidal voltage or current.
Expected acquired core competences
- Circuit analysis
- Energy storage
- Frequency Response
- The Laplace Transform
- Fourier Series and Fourier Transform
Textbook
Reference material
Required computer resources
No special needs.
Evaluation
- In-class participation 1 point for each individual contribution in the lab class but not more than 10 points in total,
- in-class tests up to 15 points (for each test),
- mid-term exam up to 40 points
- final examination up to 50 points.