- Vectors and forces analysis, Electric forces, field and potential. motion of charged particle in

electric field, Capacitance, Energy of charged capacitor, Direct current (DC), Ohm’s law,

Resistance and temperature, energy and power, Kirchhoff's rules, Current in charged Capacitor.

- Reflection and refraction of light: reflection and refraction laws, refraction by

plane-parallel plate, Prism, total internal reflection and the critical angle.

* Introduction to quantum theory, Black Body radiation, Photoelectric effect,

States of matter (liquid, crystalline & vitreous); Crystal structure of metals; Metallography (reflecting

optical microscope, transmission electron - microscope) specimen preparations; Mechanical testing

(hardness & tensile test); Defects in crystals (point defects and dislocations); Diffusion in solids;

(Phase transformation and Phase diagrams) Strengthening mechanisms (alloying, cold work,

precipitation & fiber strengthening); Heat treatment of steel & TTT curves.

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Electronics and materials, Semiconductors brief, Diode & applications, Bipolar junction transistors,

BJT amplifiers, Principles of integrated circuits, Field effect transistors and applications, Frequency

response in electronic devices, Operational amplifier theory & applications, Power amplifiers, Power

supply, voltage regulators, Digital-to analogue and analogue-to-digital converters.

Definition of the Solid State and Crystal Growth, Crystalline Amorphous and Nano solids,

Atomic Binding, Crystal Lattices and Structures, Miller indices Elastic Constants, Crystal

Defects, Fourier Analysis of Periodic Structures, Reciprocal Lattice, X-ray Diffraction, Brillouin

Zones, Lattice Vibrations and Phonons, Thermal properties of Solids, Einstein and Debye

Models of Heat Capacity, Phonon Density of States, Planck Distribution. Free Electron (Fermi

gas) model, Electron Density of States, Electrical, thermal and optical properties of the Electron