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Course introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Mechanical Vibrations and Waves in Extended Objects

1.1: Periodic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators

1.2: Simple Harmonic Motion

1.3: Oscillations and Energy

1.4: Forced Oscillations and Resonance

1.5: Wave Motion

1.6: Superposition and Interference

1.7: Energy in Waves

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Electrostatics

2.1: Introduction to Electricity

2.2: Conductors and Insulators

2.3: Coulomb's Law

2.4: Electric Field and Gauss' Law

2.5. Applications of Electrostatics

2.6: Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy

2.7: Capacitors and Capacitance – Storage of Electric Energy

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Electronic Circuit Theory

3.1: Electric Current, Voltage and Resistance

3.2: Ohm's Law

3.3: Resistance and Resistivity

3.4: Power in Electric Circuits

3.5: Alternating Current vs. Direct Current

3.6: Electric Hazards and the Human Body

3.7: Resistors in Circuits

3.8: Kirchhoff's Rules

3.9: DC Voltmeters and Ammeters

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Magnetism

4.1: Magnets

4.2: Magnetic Field

4.3: Magnetic Force on Moving Electric Charges

4.4: Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire

4.5: Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampère's Law

4.6: Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Electromagnetic Induction

5.1: Faraday's Law

5.2: Motional Emf

5.3: Eddy Currents

5.4: Electric Generators

5.5: Transformers

5.6: Electrical Safety

5.7: Inductance

5.8: RC, RL, and RLC Circuits

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Electromagnetic Waves

6.1: Maxwell's Equations

6.2: Electromagnetic Waves

6.3: Spectrum of Electromagnetic Radiation

6.4: Energy and Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Optics

7.1: Geometric Optics – The Ray Aspect of Light

7.2: Geometric Optics – The Law of Reflection

7.3: Geometric Optics – The Law of Refraction

7.4: Dispersion and Prisms

7.5: Image Formation by Lenses

7.6: Image Formation by Mirrors

7.7: Optical Instruments

7.8: Wave Optics: Interference

7.9: Wave Optics: Diffraction

7.10: Polarization

Unit 7 Assessment

Unit 8: Special Relativity

8.1: Introduction to Relativity

8.2: Simultaneity, Time Dilation, and Length Contraction

8.3: Relativistic Momentum and Energy

Unit 8 Assessment

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

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