Applied Physics for Electronics

The physics underneath the components: electric and magnetic fields, energy storage, and how conductor, semiconductor, and insulator materials behave in real systems.

Prerequisites

MAT 121

Course outline

Lectures, virtual labs, and graded assignments — completed in your browser.

01Measurement, units, and vectorslecture

02Motion, force, and Newton's lawslecture

03Work, energy, and powerlecture

04Rotational motion and torque in motorslecture

05Electrostatics and Coulomb's lawlecture

06Electric fields, potential, and capacitancelecture

07Magnetism and magnetic circuitslecture

08Midterm examassignment

09Electromagnetic induction and Faraday's lawlecture

10Inductance, transformers, and motorslecture

11Thermal physics and heat transfer in electronicslecture

12Waves, optics, and optoelectronic deviceslecture

13Materials, conductors, insulators, semiconductorslecture

14Applications review and final examassignment

Syllabus

# Applied Physics for Electronics (PHY 141)

**Credits:** 3 | **Term:** 4 | **Contact hours:** 3 lecture hours per week
**Prerequisites:** MAT 121 Technical Algebra & Trigonometry
**Delivery:** Fully online. Lectures on demand, weekly live office hours, and browser-based virtual labs with simulated instruments.

## Course description
Electromagnetism, energy, and materials behavior in electronic systems. This 14-week course develops practical competence in applied physics for electronics through weekly lectures, virtual lab exercises, and graded assignments.

## Learning outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the core principles and vocabulary of applied physics for electronics.
2. Perform the analysis, calculations, and procedures introduced each week.
3. Use virtual instruments and software tools to build, measure, and verify results.
4. Diagnose faults and explain discrepancies between predicted and measured behavior.
5. Document work clearly in lab reports that meet industry documentation standards.

## Weekly schedule
Fourteen weekly modules are listed under Lessons, each pairing a lecture with a virtual lab or assignment and a short knowledge check.

## Grading
- Virtual lab work and reports: 35%
- Weekly assignments and quizzes: 20%
- Midterm exam or practical: 20%
- Final exam or project: 25%

Grade scale: A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F below 60. A grade of C or higher is required to advance to any course that lists this one as a prerequisite.

## Course policies
- Weekly work is due Sunday at 11:59 PM local time; late work loses 10% per day up to five days.
- All submitted work must be your own; simulation files are individually seeded and checked.
- Students needing accommodations or an extension should contact the instructor through the portal before the due date.
- Instructors reply to portal messages within one business day.