COLEGE OF MEDICINE

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

COURSE OUTLINE 2013- 2014

1. USER CODE : Phy100

2. COURSE TITLE : Physics
3. SEMESTER : Two
4. NUMBER OF LECTURERS PER WEEK : 3 (1hr lectures)
5. NUMBER OF TUTORIALS/PRACTICALS PER WEEK : 3 Hours
6. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT : 40% Continuous Assessment
: 60% Final Examination
: 50% Pass Mark

SUBJECT COORDINATOR : E. KATENGEZA

WEEK DATE TYPE TOPIC OF STUDY TUTOR

OSCILLATIONS and WAVES:
Week 1 06.01.2014 C1 Simple Harmonic Motion
08.01.2014 C1 Simple Harmonic Motion
09.01.2014 C1 Simple Harmonic Motion
10.01.2014 T3
Week 2 13.01.2014 C1 Waves : Properties
15.01.2014 C1 Waves : Properties
16.01.2014 C1 Waves : Properties
17.01.2014 T3 Demonstration: wave properties
Week 3 20.01.2014 C1 Diffraction
22.01.2014 C1 Superposition & Interference
23.01.2014 C1 Electromagnetic Waves
24.01.2014 T 3 Ripple tank demonstration
Week 4 27.01.2014 C1 Physics of Sight:
29.01.2014 C1 Physics of Sight
30.02.2014 C1 Physics of Sight
31.02.2014 T3 Tutorial: Waves
Week 5 03.02.2014 C1 Physics of Sight
05.02.2014 C1 Optical Devices
06.02.2014 C1 Optical Devices
07.02.2014 T3 Tutorial: Physics of Sight
Week 6 10.02.2014 C1 Sound waves
12.02.2014 C1 Physics of hearing
13.02.2014 C1 Physics of hearing
14.02.2014 T3 Tutorial
Week 7 17.02.2014 C1 Physics of hearing
19.02.2014 C1 Physics of hearing :Noise Pollution
20.02.2014 C1 Physics of hearing: Noise Pollution
21.02.2014 T3 Tutorial: Physics of hearing
Week 8 24 to 02 Mid semester examinations
MARCH 2014
Week 9 03 MAR to 09 Mid semester holiday
 MARCH 2014
10.03.2014 C1 Revision
QUANTUM PHYSICS
Week 10 12.03.2014 C1 Photoelectric effect
13.03.2014 C1 Wave-Particle duality
14.03.2014 T3 Spectra: Emission and Absorption
Week 11 17.03.2014 C1 Spectra: Emission and Absorption
19.03.2014 C1 Stimulated & spontaneous emission.
20.03.2014 C1 LASERS AND MASERS
21.03.2014 T3 Tutorial: Quantum Physics
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Week 12 24.03.2014 C1 The Atomic nucleus,
26.03.2014 C1 Radioactive decay
27.03.2014 C1 Radioactive decay rate
28.03.2014 T3 Tutorial
Week 13 31.03.2014 C1 Nuclear binding energy
02.04.2014 C1 Nuclear binding energy
03.04.2014 C1 Nuclear processes
04.04.2014 T3 Tutorial
Week 14 07.04.2014 C1 Radiation hazards
09.04.2014 C1 Radiation detectors
10.04.2014 C1 Radioactive decay series
11.04.2014 T3 Tutorial
MEDICAL IMAGING PHYSICS
Week 15 14.04.2014 C1 Introduction to medical imaging
16.04.2014 C1 X-ray imaging
17.04.2014 C1 X-ray imaging
18.04.2014 T3 X-ray imaging
Week 16 21.04.2014 C1 Ultrasound imaging
23.04.2014 C1 Ultrasound imaging
24.04.2014 C1 Ultrasound imaging
25.04.2014 T3 Tutorial
Week 17 28.04.2014 C1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
30.04.2014 C1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
31.04.2014 C1 Radioactive tracers
01.05.2014 T3 Tutorial
Week 18 05 - 11 May 2014 Revision week
Week 19 12 - 18 May 2014 Reading Week
Week 20 19 - 25 May 2014 End of semester examinations