Instructor: Sameen Maruf

GSN-1153: APPLIED PHYSICS

Credit Hours: Three

Pre-requisites: Basic Calculus and Physics
Course Description
An introductory course in physics required for
Electrical Engineers. In the first part of this
course, we will only consider static charges.
Static electric charges generate electric fields.
Next, we will consider moving electric charges or
steady charged currents; these generate a
magnetic field. Thus the students will learn the
basics of electricity and magnetism.
Expected Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Define and analyze the concepts of electric
charge, current and magnetism.
Discuss the laws of electricity (e.g. Coulombs
and Ohms Law) and magnetism.
Solve a variety of problems of basic electricity.

Required Textbook
Principles of Physics by David Halliday, Robert
Resnick and Jearl Walker, 9
th
ed. John Wiley &
Sons.

Grading Policy
Quizzes: 25%
Midterm Exam: 25%
Final Exam: 50%

Tentative Lecture Plan
Weeks Topic Readings
1 Electrical Charge Chapter 21
1 Electric Field Chapter 22
1.5 Gauss Law Chapter 23
1.5 Electric Potential Chapter 24
1.5 Capacitance Chapter 25
1 Current and Resistance Chapter 26
1.5 Circuits Chapter 27
1.5 Magnetic Fields Chapter 28
1.5 Magnetic Fields due to currents Chapter 29
1.5 Induction and Inductance Chapter 30
1.5 Electromagnetic oscillations and alternating current Chapter 31
1 Maxwells equations Chapter 32
Electric Charge
What is Electric charge?
Conductors and Insulators
Coulombs Law
Charge is Quantized
Charge is Conserved
Electric Fields
Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
Electric Field due to a Point Charge
Electric Field due to an Electric Dipole
Electric Field due to a Line of Charge
Electric Field due to a Charged Disk
A Point Charge in an Electric Field
A Dipole in an Electric Field
Gauss Law
Flux of an Electric Field
Gauss Law
Gauss Law and Coulombs Law
A Charged Isolated Conductor
Applying Gauss Law to: Cylindrical, Planar and
Spherical Symmetry
Electric Potential
Electric Potential Energy
Electric Potential
Equipotential Surfaces
Calculating the Potential from the Field
Potential due to a Point Charge and Group of Point
Charges
Potential due to an Electric Dipole
Potential due to a Continuous Charge Distribution
Calculating E from V
Electric Potential Energy of a System of Point
Charges
Potential of a Charged Conductor

Capacitance
Calculating the Capacitance
Capacitors in Parallel and Series
Energy stored in an Electric Field
Capacitor with a Dielectric
Gauss Law with a Dielectric
Current and Resistance
Electric Current
Current Density
Resistance and Resistivity
Ohms Law
Power in Electric Circuits
Semiconductors
Superconductors
Circuits
Pumping Charges
Work, Energy and EMF
Calculating the Current in a Single-Loop Circuit
Other Single-Loop Circuits
Potential Difference between Two Points
Multiloop Circuits
RC Circuits
Magnetic Fields
What produces a magnetic field?
Definition of B
The Hall Effect
A Charged Particle Circulating in a Magnetic Field
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
Torque on a Current-Carrying Coil
Magnetic Dipole Moment

Magnetic Fields due to Currents
Calculating the Magnetic Fields due to Currents
Force between Two Parallel Currents
Amperes Law
Solenoids and Toroids
A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipole

Induction and Inductance
Faradays Law of Induction
Lenzs Law
Induction and Energy Transfers
Induced Electric Fields
Inductors and Inductance
Self-Induction
RL Circuits
Energy Stored in Magnetic Field
Energy Density of a Magnetic Field
Mutual Induction
Electromagnetic Oscillations and
Alternating Current
LC Oscillations (Qualitatively and Quantitatively)
Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit
Alternating Current
Forced Oscillations
Three Simple Circuits
Series RLC Circuit
Power in AC Circuits
Transformers

Maxwells Equations
Gauss Law for Magnetic Fields
Induced Magnetic Fields
Displacement Current
Maxwells Equations
Magnets
Magnetism and Electrons
Magnetic Materials (Diamagnetism,
Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism)