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Physics for Electronics

Course CodePC-201
Lecture hours per week
Lab hours per week
Course AvailabilityOpen
Description

This course is divided into three parts and presents an understanding of selected physical principles relevant to electronics. Part one is a review of fundamental mechanical concepts of mass, velocity, acceleration, force, energy and power; related topics of fluids; and electric and magnetic fields. Part two deals with waves, and aspects of light and sound. Part three is comprised of "photonics" - the quantum theory of light - and its application to the field of fiber optics.

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