- About the program
- Subjects
Certificate awarded
Bachelor
Major
Program outcomes
- Graduates should be capable of delivering the best performance in their field of specialization.
- Graduates should be able to conduct and improve specialized scientific studies and research.
- Graduates should be able to understand the fundamentals of physics and the principles of analytical methods required for deriving conclusions from physical experiments.
- Enhance the quality of the department’s outputs in a way that aligns with community development and service.
Program objectives
- Establish a solid foundation in general physics methodologies and prepare a coherent and well-structured study plan.
- Prepare national personnel equipped with basic physics knowledge that will contribute to serving the community in fields such as education, medicine, and communications.
- Train graduates capable of conducting scientific research under the supervision of competent researchers.
- Build and activate partnerships with equivalent programs in other institutions.
Job Market
- Working in universities and scientific research centers as faculty members or researchers to conduct studies and experiments.
- Working in educational institutions to teach physics in schools, colleges, and scientific institutes.
- Working in scientific and industrial laboratories to analyze materials and develop physical equipment and technologies.
- Working in energy sectors, such as power plants and renewable energy, to study and improve energy system efficiency.
- Working in telecommunications and electronics companies to develop modern devices and technologies.
- Participating in engineering projects that require expertise in measurements, design, and physical technologies.
- Working in government institutions in research and development sectors, such as ministries of education, industry, and environment.
- Working in medical and technical sectors, including medical devices, medical imaging, and nuclear technologies.
- Working in scientific and technical consulting companies to prepare studies, reports, and analyze scientific data.
- Pursuing postgraduate studies in physics or applied fields to enhance opportunities in scientific research and academic or industrial sectors.
Description
The Department of Physics at the College of Science was established in the academic year 1993/1994 and has since witnessed significant development, becoming one of the main departments of the college. The department contributes to fulfilling the academic mission that the College of Science aims to achieve.
At its establishment, the department followed an annual academic system, where students graduated after four years, and the first batch graduated in the academic year 1997/1998. In the academic year 2004/2005, the semester system became the standard system adopted by the college.
Program content
Duration
8 Terms
General credits
8
Elective credits
0
Compulsory credits
64
Total credits
138
| Subject code | Subject name | Credits | Subject type | Subject prerequisites |
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| AR051P | Arabic Language 1 | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course provides students with a general overview of the fundamentals of the Arabic language, focusing on spelling, grammar, and morphology. It aims to equip students with the skills necessary for academic and professional writing, while introducing selected examples of Arabic poetry from the pre-Islamic, Islamic, Umayyad, Abbasid, and modern periods, including free verse poetry. |
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| AR052P | Arabic Language 2 | 2 | Compulsory | AR051P |
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This course aims to develop students’ proficiency in Standard Arabic and equip them with the skills necessary for academic and professional writing. It covers advanced grammar topics, including subject and predicate, object of cause, object with, adverbs, interrogative structures, and demonstrative pronouns. The course also introduces students to Andalusian and modern Arabic poetry, while exploring rhetorical devices such as metaphor, simile, and metonymy. |
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| EL101P | English Language 1 | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course provides students with the essential fundamentals of the English language, focusing on developing pronunciation and speaking skills to support academic and professional writing. Topics include demonstrative, quantifying, and interrogative determiners, nouns and their types, pronouns, adjectives and their order, subject-verb agreement, transitive and intransitive verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, as well as reading comprehension and writing skills. |
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| EL102P | 2 | Compulsory | EL101P | |
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| RM400P | Research Methods | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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Teaching students the scientific research method according to the correct scientific process and rules in order to be able to write scientific reports, researches, and training them on scientific research methods |
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| CH101P | General Chemistry1 | 3 | Compulsory | - |
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مفهوم الذرة والنظرة التاريخية، نموذج بور ومفهوم الذرة، العدد الذري ورقم الكتلة، وحدة الكتل الذرية، النظائر والوزن الذري، عدد التكافؤ وعدد الأكسدة، تصنيف العناصر والفاعلية الكيميائية، الطيف الذري وعدد الكم، التركيب الإلكتروني للذرة، الجدول الدوري، الكهربية، الروابط الكيميائية، أساسيات الكيمياء العضوية، المحاليل وقوانينها، الغازات وقوانينها. |
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| CH102P | General Chemistry II | 3 | Compulsory | CH101P |
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In this course, the student studies the gaseous state, the laws of gases, atmospheric and vapor pressure, in addition to identifying electrolyte solutions, their types, ionic equilibrium, melting and freezing points, and the kinetics of chemical reactions. The course also covers the acidic radicals of some salts and acids. |
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| MA101P | General Mathematics I | 3 | Compulsory | - |
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This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of the functions، continuity and the differential and its applications and other essential fundamental concepts of mathematics. |
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| MA102P | General Mathematics II | 3 | Compulsory | MA101P |
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This course is concerned with studying some important differentiation applications that were not studied in General Mathematics I course. It is also concerned with studying integration in detail, dealing with the mathematical methods used to find it and some related applications. |
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| MA103P | General Mathematics III | 3 | Compulsory | MA102P |
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This course is concerned with studying functions in more than one variable and their properties. It identifies the different methods for solving partial differential problems and its applications, calculating the areas and volumes of geometric shapes |
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| MA206P | Linear Algebra | 3 | Compulsory | - |
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In this course, the student will be introduced to the algebraic concepts of matrices and determinants, as well as vector spaces and related concepts. Learn about systems of linear equations and their applications, then learn about the basis and dimension of vector spaces |
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| MA201P | Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 | Compulsory | MA102P |
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This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of the of ordinary differential equations and methods of solving some differential equations of the first order are introduced, as well as solving linear differential equations of higher orders, whether homogeneous or inhomogeneous. |
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| CS111P | Computer Programming | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course will provide students with an introduction to fundamental of C++ Programming, C++ building block (variables, Operations, Input/output, Operators, comments). Decisions and Conditional statements. Loops (for loop, while loop, do while loop). Introduction to arrays |
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| MA307P | Partial Differential Equations | 3 | Compulsory | MA201P |
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This course aims to introduce students to the theory and applications of partial differential equations (PDEs, and to explore various methods of solution. On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to classify and solve PDEs by using appropriate methods. |
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| MA321P | Complex Analysis | 3 | Compulsory | MA103P |
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The aim of this course is to train the student on how to deal with complex numbers and provide them with the skills of dealing with functions in complex variables from primary functions, studying them in detail and using them as compliant transformations |
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| CS312P | Numerical analysis | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course provides an introduction to numerical analysis. It presents fundamental concepts and methods and basic numerical analysis tools in the field. This course is aimed at not only numerical methods, but also the analysis of their convergence and convergence rates. It also develops the basic understanding of numerical algorithms and the skills to implement algorithms to solve mathematical problems on the computer |
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| PH111P | General physics | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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The general physics course contains the basic concepts of the principles of classical mechanics, units of measurement, vectors, types of motion, Newton's laws and their applications, work, energy, energy conservation laws, momentum, and the law of universal gravitation. |
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| PH113P | Heat and Properties of Matter | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course has two parts: Heat: the concept of thermal energy, measuring temperature and types of thermometers, the first law of thermodynamics, heat transfer, expansion of solids, expansion of liquids, ideal gas laws. Properties of matter: Elasticity and Hooke's law, states of matter, atmospheric pressure and its units, and fluids: surface tension, viscosity, Pascal's rule, buoyancy law, Archimedes' rule, capillary property, fluid flow, continuity equation and Bernoulli's equation. |
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| PH112P | Electromagnetic Theory I | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course is concerned with studying the electrostatic laws such as Coulomb's law and Gauss's law, in addition to finding the electric potential by solving Laplace's equation and Poisson's equation. It also deals with the study of the electrostatic field in a dielectric medium and the polarization experienced by the medium. The course also includes the study of the movement of electric charges and magnetic force |
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| PH114P | Sound and Light | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course will give students a fundamental understanding of the waves and their types, the nature and theories of light, the science of optics and its applications, Waves in elastic media, sound waves, the speed of sound, and the basics of Geometrical optics |
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| PH116L | Physics Lab. I | 1 | Compulsory | - |
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The course aims to introduce the student to the safe and correct methods of conducting experiments, how to take correct measurements, collect and analyze the results mathematically and graphically, calculate the error rate, compare the practical results with the theoretical results, discuss what has been achieved in a scientific way, and then prepare a comprehensive practical report. The different measurement methods and tools used in the laboratory are also identified, and a number of practical experiments related to what has been studied theoretically are conducted. |
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| PH213P | Magnetism and current circuits 2 | 4 | Compulsory | PH112P |
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Magnetism and alternating current circuits course includes topics of magnetism and alternating current and focuses on: • Magnetic force and magnetic field • Induction and Faraday's Law • Maxwell's equations • Magnetism in matter AC circuits |
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| PH211P | Mechanics I | 4 | General | PH111P |
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This course is concerned with the study of the forces applied to the body, its motion, and particle systems, so that it includes conservation of linear momentum, mass center, some applications of the principle of momentum, and collision of rotational motion. It also explains the meaning of collision and inertia, as well as explains vibrational systems and applications to simple harmonic motion |
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| PH217L | Physics Lab II | 1 | Compulsory | PH114P, PH116L |
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This course contains a set of laboratory experiments dealing with • Heat and the quantity of heat, set Joule equivalent and specific resistance of a wire. • Electric current, studying Ohm's law and its practical applications. • Sound and some acoustic phenomena, the speed of sound, frequency of the tuning fork. • Light and some optical phenomena. |
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| PH214P | Electronic Physics I | 3 | Compulsory | MA102P, PH213P |
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This course is concerned with studying the basic properties of semiconductor materials, as well as studying the effect of doping on the semiconductor properties. It also deals with the study of basic electronic elements such as diodes and transistors of different types and their most important uses. The course also includes the logic circuits |
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| PH212P | Mechanics II | 3 | Compulsory | MA102P, PH211P |
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This course includes the basics of Newtonian mechanics, solving problems using calculus theories, the principle of energy transmission, different coordinate systems, and finding the position vector, velocity, and acceleration in each coordinate system. Types of vibrational motion of different systems, Kepler's laws and be able to solve centripetal problems |
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| PH216P | Thermodynamics | 4 | Compulsory | MA102P, PH113P |
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This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of Temperature, thermal equilibrium, equation of state, the first law of thermodynamics, some results of the first law, entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, Helmholtz function, Gibbs function, Maxwell's equations and the third law of thermodynamics |
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| PH218L | Physics Lab. III | 2 | Compulsory | PH213P, PH217L |
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This course is concerned with conducting laboratory experiments related to the physical phenomena of the electric current in both its direct and alternating types. It studies in particular the magnetic field generated by the movement of charge and the passage of current. And the phenomenon of induction and its applications such as transformers in addition to the various alternating current circuits and the phenomenon of resonance and filters. |
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| PH311P | Mechanics III | 3 | Compulsory | PH212P |
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This course includes a complement to the concepts of Classical Mechanics, especially with regard to the equations of Euler-Lagrange and the rotational motion of solid bodies, and touches on the most advanced concepts in the formulation of the laws of mechanics, such as the formulation of Lagrange and Hamilton, in preparation for what follows from the most advanced physics |
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| PH313P | Physical Optics | 3 | Compulsory | PH113P, PH112P, PH114P |
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This course is concerned with studying the nature of light and its various properties through careful treatment of several phenomena. Then it moves to the physics of lasers, including production methods, of its, Laser rays properties and some of their applications |
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| PH315P | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | Compulsory | MA103P, MA201P, PH213P |
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This course is concerned with studying the electrostatic laws such as Coulomb's law and Gauss's law, in addition to finding the electric potential by solving Laplace's equation and Poisson's equation. It also deals with the study of the electrostatic field in a dielectric medium and the polarization experienced by the medium. The course also includes the study of the movement of electric charges and magnetic force |
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| PH317P | Modern and Atomic Physics | 4 | Compulsory | MA201P, PH213P, PH211P |
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This course deals with the basic concepts of modern physics by studying the special theory of relativity, Rutherford's Nuclear theory, black body radiation, X-ray spectrum, De-Broglie's Hypothesis, Heisenberg uncertainty principle and Optical spectra |
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| PH321L | Physics lab. IV | 2 | Compulsory | PH214P |
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This course will provide students with basic fundamental understanding of various electronic devices and how they work and their applications |
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| PH312P | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | Compulsory | MA201P, PH212P |
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History and discovery of quantum theory. How to describe the microscopic world, and the effect of this theory on technology |
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| PH314P | Statistical Physics | 3 | Compulsory | PH216P, PH317P |
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This course studies the basic concepts of statistical physics. It is concerned with the distribution of velocities and traditional statistics. Then it moves to quantitative statistics and deals with some applications of each type. |
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| PH316P | Electromagnetic Theory II | 3 | Compulsory | MA307P, PH315P |
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This course is concerned with the study of Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic energy and the derivation of the wave equation. It also includes studying generation and propagation of electromagnetic waves. The course also includes studying the magnetic classification of materials and the relationship between electromagnetic theory and relativity |
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| PH318L | Physics Lab. V | 2 | Compulsory | PH218L, PH313P, PH317P |
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In this course integrates theory in the Light and Modern Physics courses with experimental demonstrations in the Lab. |
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| PH411P | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | Compulsory | MA307P, PH312P |
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In this course, the student completes the coverage of quantum mechanics topics by applying concepts and approximate methods to find solutions to some cases quantitatively, such as studying double potential wells and oscillators. In addition to studying some theories quantitatively, such as the theory of perpendicularity, perturbation, and the effect of magnetic fields, and some physical phenomena such as the phenomenon of decay, angular momentum, spin motion, and the properties of the hydrogen atom and the deuteron. |
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| PH413P | Nuclear physics I | 3 | Compulsory | PH317P, PH312P |
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This course will provide students with basic fundamental understanding of nuclear physics, nuclear fundamental particles, radioactivity process, radiation types and their properties |
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| PH415P | Solid State Physics I | 3 | Compulsory | PH317P, PH314P |
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During this course, the student becomes familiar with the basic structure of solid materials and the methods and theories used to study them. The course also covers the study of some characteristic properties of materials based on their atomic structure. |
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| PH417P | Partial and Spectral physics | 3 | Compulsory | PH317P, PH312P |
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This course focuses on the study of the properties of electromagnetic radiation, the regions of the spectrum, and their types and characteristics. It also examines the hydrogen atom spectrum and similar spectra. In addition, the course covers the Bohr model of the atom, spin angular momentum and its resultant in multi-electron atoms, as well as the Stark and Zeeman effects. |
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| PH418P | Laser Physics | 3 | Compulsory | PH313P |
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This course aims to introduce students to laser beams, their properties, the mechanism of laser beam generation, the construction of a laser production device, the types of stimulation processes for laser production, and the various applications of lasers. |
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| PH414P | Nuclear physics II | 3 | Compulsory | PH312P, PH413P |
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This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of the concepts of nuclear reactions, the interaction of radiation with matter, nuclear models, and general introduction to elementary particles |
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| PH416P | Solid State Physics II | 3 | Compulsory | PH415P |
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In this course students will study, electric and magnetic properties, thermal and electronic transport as well as superconductivity. |
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| PH419L | Physics Lab. VI | 2 | Compulsory | PH413P |
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This course aims to introduce students to radioactive elements, radioactivity, and how to measure radioactivity using a set of radiation detectors |
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| PH420L | Physics Lab VI I | 2 | Compulsory | PH415P |
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In this course, experimental demonstrations integrate theory of Solid-State Physics |
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| PH319P | Electronic Physics II | 2 | Compulsory | PH213P, PH214P |
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This course is concerned with studying the electronic circuits. The course also includes processing amplifiers and learning about the integrated circuits and logic circuits |
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| PH555P | Graduation Project | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course deals with a specific research point conducted by the student under the supervision of an Academic staff member. It lasts for two semesters, and it begins in the seventh semester. Physics researches are divided into two types: – Research in theoretical physics. - Research in experimental physics |
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