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JUPEB/DIPLOMA/FOUNDATION: PHYSICS is divided into:
- PHY 001: MECHANICS AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
- PHY 002: HEAT,WAVES AND OPTICS
- PHY 003: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- PHY 004: MODERN PHYSICS
At the end of the series of courses, candidates should be able to:
- differentiate between fundamental physical quantities and derived quantities;
- explain and apply the concept of dimensional analysis;
- define and explain various physical laws in relation to mechanisms;
- describe the phases of matter;
- describe and explain physical phenomena in relation to fluid mechanics; and
- solve problems using the laws, principles and theories of mechanics
- describe the structure of the atom;
- describe the structure of the atom and its energy spectrum;
- describe the wave-particle duality of matter;
- explain the limitation of Classical physics;
- describe the nature and properties of x-rays;
- explain the interaction of radiation with matter;
- explain radioactive disintegration and calculate radioactive decay constants of different radioactive elements;
- explain the concept of semi-conductors.
- state the fundamental laws in electricity and magnetism;
- explain the relationship between the electrostatic force and the electric field;
- explain the relationship between the magnetic force and the magnetic field;
- describe and explain the interaction between the electric field and magnetic field;
- explain the effect of charges in motion;
- describe and explain physical phenomena in electricity and magnetism;
- solve problems using the laws, principles and theories of electricity and magnetism;
- identify and describe some industrial applications of the electromagnetic theory.
- At the end of this course, candidates should be able to:
- explain the concept of ideal gas;
- explain the concept of heat, temperature and modes of heat transfer;
- explain light as an electromagnetic phenomenon and identify the components of the electromagnetic spectrum;
- locate by graphical means and by calculation the position of images formed by mirrors and lenses;
- describe the operation of various optical instruments and their applications;
- explain the dual nature of light – the particle nature and the wave nature;
- explain the properties of light arising from its wave nature; and
- explain the principles of sound propagation.