Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

(MNS)
Introduction to Physics (PHY101)
Semester: Fall 2023
Course Outline
“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who
does not ask a question remains a fool forever.” —Chinese
proverb
Instructor : Md. Mehedi Hasan (HSN)
Office : UB9(Green Delta Building), 10th floor
Email : hasan.mehedi@bracu.ac.bd
Course Number : PHY101
Course Name: Introduction to Physics
Credit Hours : 03 (Three)
Section: 01
Class Meeting Time : Sunday and Tuesday (8:00am – 09:20am)
Class Meeting Place : 10B-16C
Consultation Time : Sunday and Tuesday (9:30am – 10:50am) and any other slot of the
consultation.

Course Description This course in physics is designed to impart knowledge about the
and Expected different topics of physics, specially mechanics, properties of matter,
Outcomes: heat and temperature, waves and oscillations, sound, optics, electricity,
modern physics and astronomy. It is intended that the students taking
this course who are mostly non-science and non-engineering students
will have a fairly wide overview of the subject without having to go
into more details and rigorous treatment, some related numerical
problems would also be solved to make the concepts clearer.
Applications of some of the concepts and ideas will also be discussed.
Because of the very nature of physics, after going through this course a
student will be able to:
● think analytically and critically ,
● grasp abstract and abstruse concepts and ideas which do not go
hand in hand with common sense.

Course Contents: Vectors and Scalars, Newton's Laws of Motion, Inertia, Force,
Momentum, Conservation of Linear Momentum, Work, Energy,
Conservation of Energy, Power, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular
Motion, Simple Harmonic Motion, Newton's Law of Universal
 Gravitation, Escape Velocity, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, Heat
and Temperature, Different Scales of Temperature, Thermal Expansion,
Specific Heat, Gas Laws, Waves and Oscillations, Longitudinal and
Transverse Waves, Superposition Principle, Sound Wave and Its
Velocity, Reflection and Refraction of Light, Total Internal Reflection,
Concave and Convex Mirrors, Huygens' Principle and Wave Nature of
Light, Interference, Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field,
Potential and Potential Energy, Capacitance, Ohm's Law, Current,
Voltage, Resistance, Resistors and Capacitors in Series and in Parallel,
Electromagnetic Spectrum, Velocity of Light, Planck's Law, Photo-
Electric Effect, Wave-Particle Duality, Nucleus and Its Constituents,
Isotopes, Isobars and Isotones, Bohr's Atomic Theory, Electron Orbits,
Radioactive Decay, Nuclear Fission and Fusion, Nuclear Energy,
Fossil Fuels and Other Sources of Energy

Format & Students are expected to attend the classes regularly and on time.
Procedures: Students should listen to lectures and take notes attentively. Side talks
are not allowed. Use of mobile phones, pagers, iPods and any device
that may disrupt the class must be turned off or put to silence during
lectures. If they face any problem, should discuss with the course
teacher. If students have any valid reason not to attend the class, they
should inform the course teacher earlier. Students need to bring
calculator every day.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is compulsory for every student and 5 marks are allocated
for the students with satisfactory attendance. Arriving 15 minutes late
or more is automatic absent. If the total attendance is less than 70%
of the classes, student will not be allowed to appear in the final
exam irrespective of the reason of absences, and will be listed as an
absentee. The basis for awarding marks for attendance will be as per
BRACU regulation.

Attendance Marks
90% and above 5
85% to less than 90% 4
80% to less than 85% 3
75% to less than 80% 2
70% to less than 75% 1
Less than 70% 0

Assignments:
Assignments will be given when necessary. All submissions must be
made within the provided time. Late submission is not allowed.

Quizzes:
There will be minimum 4 quizzes of which best 3 will be counted.
 Remember there will be no makeup quiz. Date and syllabus of
respective quiz will be given prior to that quiz. Use of mobile phone is
strictly prohibited during quizzes.

Midterm:
The exam will be held on Saturday around the mid-term week. The
date and time will be announced later. The duration of the midterm
examination will be 1 hour. There will be no makeup midterm as well,
unless any student submits application through the corresponding chair
of the department at least 7 days before or after the midterm’s
scheduled date. Syllabus of the midterm will be announced later. Use
of mobile phone is strictly prohibited during exams.

Final Examination:
The final examination will be based on entire syllabus and the duration
will be 2 hours. Further instruction about question setting and other
relevant issues will be given later. Use of mobile phone is strictly
prohibited during exams.
My Stance: Lecture discussion, Class participation, Peer Discussion, Group work,
Brainstorming Session, Feedback etc. All of these are oriented to
develop the analytical capacity of the students. Students are also
expected to exhibit their own learning capability and capacity.
Course Textbook:
Requirements: 1. PHYSICS. Author: Gilbert Rowell and Sydney Herbert
2. A-Level Physics. Author: Roger Muncaster
3. Advanced Physics. Author: Torn Duncan
4. Advanced Level Physics (7'h Edition). Author: M.Nelkon and
P.Parker
Reference:
1. College Physics 16th Edt. Author: Raymond A. Serway and Jerry S.
Faughn
2. College Physics. Author: Robert L. weber, Kenneth V. Manning,
Marsh w. white and George A. Weygand

Grade Distribution: The total mark for this course is 100. The marks will be allocated as
follows:

Attendance Quiz Assignment Midterm Final

5% 20% 15% 20% 40%

Academic Integrity: Each student in this course is expected to abide by the BRAC
University Code of Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a
student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own
work. Also refer to plagiarism policy that will be on the web.
You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and
concepts covered in lecture and the sections with other students. You
can give "consulting" help to or receive "consulting" help from such
 students. However, this permissible cooperation should never involve
one student having possession of a copy of all or part of work done by
someone else, in the form of an e-mail, an e-mail attachment file, a
diskette, or a hard copy.
If copying occurs, both the student who copied work from another
student and the student who gave material to be copied will both
automatically receive a zero for the assignment. Penalty for violation
of this Code can also be extended to include failure of the course and
University disciplinary action.
During examinations, you must do your own work. Talking or
discussion is not permitted during the examinations, nor may you
compare papers, copy from others, or collaborate in any way. Any
collaborative behavior during the examinations will result in failure of
the exam, and may lead to failure of the course and University
disciplinary action.

Accommodations for I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that

students with may be required for student with disabilities. Requests for academic
disabilities: accommodations are to be made during the first three weeks of the
semester, except for unusual circumstances, so arrangements can be
made. Students are encouraged to work with the Registrar’s office to
verify their eligibility for appropriate accommodations.

Lecture Details: The tentative course/lecture schedule is given below. Note that the
instructor reserves the right to make changes to any part of this
syllabus. In case of such kind of changes you will be notified in
advance.
Lecture Delivery Plan

Class Topic Teaching-Learning Strategy Assessment

Week Strategy
1 Introduction, Vectors and Scalars, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Addition and Subtraction of video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Vector, Component Method presentation Exam
2 Newton's Laws of Motion, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Inertia, Force, Momentum and Its video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Conservation presentation Exam
3 Work, Energy and Its Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Conservation, Power, Projectile video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Motion presentation Exam
4 Uniform Circular Motion, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Centripetal Force, Examples, video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Simple Harmonic Motion, Simple presentation Exam
Pendulum
5 Newton's Law of Universal Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
 Gravitation, Escape Velocity, video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Kepler's Laws of Planetary presentation Exam
Motion
6 Heat and Temperature, Different Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Units of Heat, Different Scales of video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Temperature, Thermal presentation Exam
Expansion, Heat Capacity and
Specific Heat, Gas Laws, Ideal
Gas Equations
7 Waves and Oscillations, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Longitudinal and Transverse video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Waves, Superposition Principle, presentation Exam
Sound Wave and Its Velocity
8 Laws of Reflection and Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Refraction of Light, Total video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Internal Reflection, Image presentation Exam
formation by Concave and
Convex Mirrors,
Huygens' Principle and Wave
Nature of Light, Interference
9 Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Electric Field, Potential and video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Potential Energy presentation Exam
10 Capacitance, Electron Volt, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Ohm's Law, Current, Voltage, video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Resistors and Capacitors in Series presentation Exam
and in Parallel
11 Electromagnetic Spectrum, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Velocity of Light, Planck's Law, video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Photo-Electric Effect presentation Exam
12 Wave-Particle Duality, Nucleus Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
and Its Constituents, Isotopes, video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Isobars and Isotones, presentation Exam
13 Bohr's Atomic Theory, Electron Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Orbits, Radioactive Decay video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
presentation Exam
14 Nuclear Fission and Fusion, Lecture, Notes, Pre- recorded Quiz, Assignment,
Nuclear Energy, Fossil Fuels and video lectures, Power point Mid Exam, Final
Other Sources of Energy presentation Exam

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