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PHYS2350                  MODERN PHYSICS I
Booklist (4 credits)    Semester 1    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS1410 and P14B/PHYS1420 and                                                             M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent 
   
Syllabus: Quantum Mechanics  (12 Lectures)
  Operators & Eigenfunctions.
Sch. Equation.
Wave Function. Meaning of the Wave Function. Properties of the Wave Function.
Solution of Sch. Equation:    Infinite Potential Well.
                                              Step Potential.
                                              Potential Barrier & Tunneling.
                                              Finite Square Well Potential Well.
  Nuclear Physics  (12 Lectures)
  Basic Properties of the Nucleus.
Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus.
Alpha Decay & QM Tunneling.
Nuclear Reactions.
Interactions of Particles with Matter.
Radiation Detectors.
Radioactive Dating
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour Final Exam                                 60%
  5 Surprise Quizzes                                         10%
  2 Pre-announced Tests                                   10%
  Practicals (6 experiments + lab test)                20%
   
PHYS2385 ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM & OPTICS
  (4 Ccredits)    Semester 2    Level II
   
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS1410, P14B/PHYS1420 and M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Electricity and Magnetism
  Electric fields in matter. D and P vectors. Displacement current. Integral form of charge conservation. Magnetism in matter. H and M vectors. Maxwell's equations in integral form. Electromagnetic waves. The plane wave equation. Poynting vector.
  Optics
  Polarization of EM waves. Temporal and spatial coherence. Visibility of fringes. The diffraction grating. Resolution of diffraction patterns. Fresnel diffraction and the zone plate.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             70%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                                 10%
   
PHYS2395 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS
  (3 credits)    Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS 1410, P14B/PHYS 1420 and M08B/MATH 0100, M08C/MATH 0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus:

Consists of six sections each of which is an introduction to
 
  1. the chosen programming environment and language
  2. basic computational methods, including roots of equations, integration and differentiation, the Taylor series, series approximation and limits of accuracy
  3. topics in physics which can be readily solved by computers including
    • Projectile Motion
    • Radioactive Decay
    • Gravity and Planetary Motion
    • Oscillations and Waves
    • Gas Laws

  4. the computational analysis of the above topics. The above topics will require the use of the aforementioned computational methods and an introduction to the computational treatment of first and second order differential equations.  For some topics the computational approach will also permit a more realistic analysis, e.g., with the introduction of air friction in projectile motion and 3-body gravitational interaction,

  5. data analysis
  6. modelling of physical systems, such as simple climate models, Van der Waals gas.
   
Evaluation: (Overall Theory and Practical to be passed separately)
  One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                                20%
   
ELET2405 PRACTICES IN ELECTRONICS DESIGNS I
Booklist (3 Ccredits)    Semester 1    Level II
   
Pre-requisites: ELET1400 and ELET1405
   
Co-requisites: Any level 2 Semester 1 Electronics or Electronics Engineering course
   
Syllabus: Design and synthesis of digital circuits and 
  microprocessor systems using a hardware descriptive language such as VHDL.
Verification of circuit network theorems and their applications to circuit designs for maximum power transfer and impedance matching.
Application of circuit simulation tools (PSPICE, Workbench, Multisim) to the design and analysis of electronic circuits.
Exploration of interface circuit designs for microcontrollers and their application to embedded system.
Exploration of the behavior of various signals and systems using Mathlab software tool.
   
Evaluation: One Design Project                 70%
  6 Laboratory Reports               30%
   
ELET2415 PRACTICES IN ELECTRONICS DESIGNS II
  (3 Ccredits)    Semester 1    Level II
   
Pre-requisites: ELET1400 and ELET1405
   
Co-requisites: Any level 2 Semester 1 Electronics or Electronics Engineering course
   
Syllabus: Design and analysis of analogue circuits via hardware  
  designs and software simulations;
An interactive web-based design and analysis of a motor controller to perform a specific task.
Application of mathematical modeling to the design of control circuits.
Application of mathematical modeling to the design of control circuits.
The use of spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes to analyze electrical communication signals.
Development and verification of electrical models for semiconductor devices.
Performance analyses of semiconductor devices and circuits via simulation software (PSPICE) and hardware designs.
   
Evaluation:  One Design Project                    70%
  6 Laboratory Reports                 30%             
   
ELET2460 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
Booklist (3 credits)    Semester 1    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A /PHYS1410 and P14B/PHYS1420 and M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Terminology and basic concepts used in signals and systems.
  Introduction to continuous time systems. Mathematical functions used to describe continuous time signals. Convolution integral. Properties of linear time and invariant continuous time systems. Linearity and causality. System differential equations. Properties and applications of:
  1. Fourier Series
  2. The Fourier Transform
  3. The Laplace Transform
  4. Transfer function

Frequency response of systems. System stability. Application to fiters. State space representation of continuous time systems.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or its equivalent       20%
  Practical work                                                20%
   
ELET2470 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
Booklist (3 Credits)     Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisite: P14A /PHYS1410 and P14B/PHYS1420 and M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Techniques of Circuit Analysis
  Nodal Analysis. Mesh Analysis. Applications of the Principles of linearity and superposition. Source transformation. Thevenin's Theorem and its use. Norton's Theorem and its application.
  Response of Electrical Circuits
  The simple RL and RC circuits. Exponential response. The unit-step forcing function. Natural and forced response of RL and RC circuits. The source-free parallel RLC circuit and its properties. Overdamping, underdamping and critical damping. The source-free series RLC circuit and its properties.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   
ELET2480 MODERN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Booklist (3 credits)    Semester 1    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A /PHYS1410 and P14B/PHYS1420 and M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Noise
  Noise and Distortion. Noise, Temperature and Bandwidth. Noise Factor and Noise Figure. Signal to Noise ratio.
  Analog Modulation
  Amplitude Modulation (AM) and demodulation. Single sideband systems. Frequency Modulation (FM) and phase modulation. Carson's rule and its uses. FM discriminators. The Phase Locked Loop (PLL). FM transmitters and receivers.
  Digital Modulation
  Sampling and Bit rates. Bandwidth requirements. Pulse Code modulation (PCM). Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). Delta Modulation (DM). Time Division Multiplexing.
  Wireless Communication
  Propagation loss in a simple wireless link. Principles of Radio and Television. Facsimile and Cellular telephones. Use of geo-stationary satellites. Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   
ELET2410 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ANALOG ELECTRONICS
  (3 credits)    Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS 1410 and P14B/PHYS 1420 and M08B/MATH 0100, M08C/MATH 0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Amplifiers
  Review of amplifier characteristics. Design and analysis of op-amp circuits including inverting, non-inverting and buffer amplifiers. Integrating and Differentiating amplifiers. Logarithmic and exponential amplifiers.
  Comparators
  Design and use of zero-crossing and level-sensing comparator circuits. Schmitt trigger and window-detecting circuits.
  Active Filters
  Frequency and phase response of different filter types. Design and use of multiple Butterworth low-pass and high-pass filters. Design and analysis of both low-Q and high-Q bandpass and band-rejection filters.
  Power Supplies
  Design of simple linear power supplies and capacitor filtering. Simple regulator circuits using op-amps. Principle, design and analysis of switch-mode power supplies.
  Oscillators
  Conditions for oscillations in a circuit. Design and analysis of oscillators using devices such as timers and PLLs
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   
ELET2430 DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND MICROPROCESSORS
Booklist (3 credits)    Semester 1    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS1410 and P14B/PHYS1420 OR CS11A/COMP1110 and CS11B/COMP1120
   
Note: This course is the same as CS21S. Students will not receive credit for both courses. Course credits can count towards a major in either Computer Science of Electronics, not both.
   
Syllabus Number Systems and Codes
  Binary, Decimal, Octal and Hexadecimal Systems and their conversions. Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD) code. Alphanumeric Codes. ASCII
  Combinational Logic Circuits
  Sum-of-products expression used in designing logic circuits. Boolean Algebra and Karnaugh map used to simplify and design logic circuits. Parity generation and checking. Enable-disable circuits.
  Flip-Flops and their applications
  RS flip-flops, JK flip-flops, D flip-flops. Timing waveforms. Synchronous and Asynchronous Systems. Counters and registers and their uses.
  Memory Programmable Devices
  ROM Architecture and Timing. Programmable ROM. Flash Memory. Programmable Logic Device. RAM Architecture and Timing.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   
ELET2450 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Booklist (3 credits)    Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisites: P24K/ELET 2430 or CS21Q/COMP 2120 or CS21S
   
Syllabus: Introduction to the micro-controller.
  Digital control with the micro-controller.
Programmer's model and block diagram of the micro-controller.
Programming for real time applications. Assembly language.
Instructions set. Data testing and Bit manipulation instructions.
Real time interrupt handling instructions.
Timing system. E-clock. Free-running timer.
Software tools. Hardware simulation programme.
Interfacing analog and control signals to the micro-controller.
Selected Instrumentation modules.
Selected Communication modules.
Selected Robotics modules.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent         20%
  4 - 6 assignments                                              10%
  Technical paper                                                 10%
   
Online Resources
   
ELET2420 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
  (3 credits)    Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS 1410 and P14B/PHYS 1420 and M08B/MATH 0100, M08C/MATH 0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)
  Physical Structure and modes of operation. Analysis of BJT Amplifier Circuits.
  Field Effect Transistors (FETs)
  Structure and physical properties. I-V characteristics. MOSFETs and JFETs. Analysis of FET amplifier circuits.
  Regulating Devices
  Structure and characteristics of Zener Diodes, Schottky Diodes and SCRs.
  Microwave Diodes
 

The structure, principle of operation and characteristics of:

  • Gunn Diodes
  • Impatt Diodes
  • Trapatt Diodes
  • Laser Diodes
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   
PHYS2560 MATERIALS SCIENCE I
Booklist (4 credits)    Semester 1    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS 1410 and P14B/PHYS 1420 and M08B/MATH 0100, M08C/MATH 0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Classification of materials. Modern materials needs.
  Atomic Structure and Inter-Atomic Bonding
  Atomic Structure. Electron Configurations. Periodic table and the concepts of electro-negativity and electro-positivity. Bonding forces and energies Primary inter-atomic bonds: ionic, covalent and metallic. Secondary bonding or Van der Waal's bonding. Fluctuating induced dipole bonds, polar-molecule induced dipole bonds, permanent dipole bonds.
  Crystalline Structure
  Concept of unit cells. Metallic crystal structures, face-centred cubic structure, body-centred cubic structure, hexagonal close-packed structure. Crystal systems and lattice parameters. Crystallographic directions and planes. Crystalline and non-crystalline materials. X-ray diffraction Bragg's law and diffraction techniques. Imperfections in solids: point defects, impurities, dislocations, linear defects. Diffusion: steady-state diffusion and Fick's First law. Factors influencing diffusion.
  Theory of Elasticity
  Concepts of stress and strain. Stress-strain behaviour and moduli of elasticity. Anelasticity (qualitative). Plastic deformations. Tensile properties: yield strength, tensile strength, ductility, resilience, toughness.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             70%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                                10%
   
PHYS2670 FLUID DYNAMICS
Booklist (4 credits)    Semester 1     Level II
Pre-requisite: P14A/PHYS 1410, P14B/PHYS 1420 and M08B/MATH 0100, M08C/MATH 0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: Vector Analysis and Basic Mathematical Tools
  Physical characteristics of the fluid state. Introduction to laminar and turbulent flows.
  Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid Motion: Equation of Continuity
 

Definitions of in-compressible and compressible fluids. Euler’s equations of motion. Bernoulli’s equation. Simple applications of Bernoulli’s equation. Momentum equation for steady fluid flow. Momentum theory of a propeller and a wind turbine.  Introduction to Navier-Stokes equation, without derivation. Concept of boundary layer and turbulence. Derivation of logarithmic wind velocity profile. Transport processes in the boundary layer: Vertical transport of kinetic energy, mass, heat, moisture and pollutants. Atmospheric dynamics-Apparent forces (Coriolis and centrifugal) in rotating coordinate systems and their effects. Geostrophic flows. Qualitative introduction to Ekman layer.  Basic treatment of Rossby waves and Kelvin waves.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper             60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent           20%
  Practical work                                                20%
   
PHYS2290 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PHYSICS AND BIOENGINEERING
  (4 credits)    Semester 2    Level II
Pre-requisites: P14A/PHYS1410 and P14B/P14B/PHYS1420 and M08B/MATH0100, M08C/MATH0110 or Equivalent
   
Syllabus: This syllabus includes:
 

Bone: skeleton, properties, structure, biomechanics. Muscle: function, structure, contraction, biomechanics. Cardiovascular system: structure, function, biomechanics of the hearth. Nervous system: structure, function, biophysics of conduction. Feedback: control system in the body, homeostasis. Biomedical potentials, electroculogram, electroencephalogram and electromygram, recording, amplification, equivalent circuits, sensing, visual and auditory systems. Medical radiation sources: application of radionuclide sources and  radioisotope generators in medicine. Radiation interaction and energy loss with matter. Attenuation of gamma and X-rays. Radiation safety.
   
Evaluation: One 2-hour theory examination paper            60%
  One 1-hour in-course test or equivalent          20%
  Practical work                                               20%
   

Department of Physics

Faculty of Science and Technology,
The University of the West Indies,
Mona, Jamaica
Kingston 7
Tel: (876) 927-2480
Fax: (876) 977-1595
physics@uwimona.edu.jm

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