1. Electrostatics
Content:
This chapter covers the study of electric charges, Coulomb’s law, electric
field, potential, and capacitance. It also includes concepts like electric
dipoles, Gauss’s law, and its applications.
Objective:
To provide students with a deep understanding of electric charges, electric
fields, and electrostatic potential, which are essential in various fields of
electrical engineering and physics.
2. Current Electricity
Content:
This chapter focuses on the concepts of electric current, Ohm’s law,
resistance, and factors affecting resistance. It also discusses series and
parallel circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, and the measurement of current and
potential difference.
Objective:
To help students grasp the concepts of current flow, resistance, and electrical
circuits, which are fundamental in designing electrical systems and
understanding electrical phenomena.
3. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Content:
This section deals with the magnetic field due to current carrying conductors,
BiotSavart law, Ampere’s law, and the force on a moving charge in a magnetic
field. It also covers the properties of bar magnets, Earth’s magnetic field, and
electromagnetic torque.
Objective:
To introduce students to the interrelationship between electricity and
magnetism, which is crucial for understanding devices like motors, generators,
and transformers.
4. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating
Currents
Content:
This chapter explains electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s laws, Lenz’s law,
and eddy currents. It also covers alternating current (AC), AC circuits,
impedance, resonance, and transformers.
Objective:
To teach students how changing magnetic fields produce electric currents and
how AC systems operate, which are fundamental concepts in power generation and
electrical engineering.
5. Electromagnetic Waves
Content:
This chapter covers the nature of electromagnetic waves, their spectrum, and
their propagation. Maxwell’s equations and the speed of electromagnetic waves
in different media are also explored.
Objective:
To provide an understanding of the behavior and applications of electromagnetic
waves, which are vital in communications, medical imaging, and other
technologies.
6. Optics
Content:
This chapter deals with the behavior of light, including reflection,
refraction, and dispersion. It covers topics such as lenses, mirrors, optical
instruments, interference, diffraction, and polarization of light.
Objective:
To enable students to understand the fundamental principles of light and
optical phenomena, which are crucial for fields like optics, astronomy, and
vision sciences.
7. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Content:
This chapter introduces the concept of wave particle duality, explaining
phenomena like the photoelectric effect, Compton effect, and de Broglie waves.
It bridges the gap between classical physics and quantum physics.
Objective:
To help students grasp the dual nature of matter and energy, which is
foundational to quantum mechanics and modern physics.
8. Atoms and Nuclei
Content:
This chapter covers the structure of atoms, Rutherford’s model, Bohr’s model,
and atomic spectra. It also explores nuclear reactions, radioactivity, and the
applications of nuclear energy.
Objective:
To provide a comprehensive understanding of atomic structure and nuclear
physics, which are essential for nuclear energy, medicine, and particle
physics.
9. Electronic Devices
Content:
This section deals with semiconductor electronics, including the functioning of
diodes, transistors, logic gates, and integrated circuits (ICs). It also covers
rectifiers, amplifiers, and oscillators.
Objective:
To teach students the principles of semiconductor devices, which are the
building blocks of modern electronic systems and digital technology.
10. Communication Systems
Content:
This chapter covers the fundamentals of communication, including analog and
digital communication, modulation, bandwidth, and satellite communication. It
also explores fiber optics and the basics of data transmission.
Objective:
To introduce students to the key concepts of modern communication systems,
essential for understanding telecommunication, the internet, and data transfer
technologies.