3.Faculty of Engineering, Ain-Shams University
(&some Egyptian Universities)
1. [1]Modern Physics:
· The necessity for the quantum theory.
· Elementary quantum theory.
· Statistical Physics.
· Electrical properties of solids.
· Semiconductors.
· Thermal properties of solids and lattice vibrations.
· Atomic processes induced by incident radiation.
· Nuclear Physics.
2. [2]Properties of Matter:
· Units and Dimensions.
· Mechanics (rotational motion and moment of Inertia).
· Strength of Solids.
· Hydrostatics and surface tension.
· Hydrodynamics and viscosity.
3. [3]Electricity:
· Electrostatics.
· Gauss’s law.
· Direct electric current.
· Basic circuit theory.
· Alternating current circuits.
4. [4]Solid State Physics:
· Crystal structure.
· Lattice vibrations and quantum theory of atomic vibrations.
· Electrical properties of metals.
· Electronic properties of semiconductors (intrinsic and doped).
· Superconductivity and Josephson effect.
· Magnetic properties of solids.
· Mechanical properties of solids.
5. [5]Quantum Mechanics:
· An introductory concepts.
· The meaning of Eigenfunction and Eigenvalue.
· The Schrodinger equation.
· The Harmonic oscillator.
· H-atom.
· The physical meaning of spin.
· Time-independent perturbation theory.
· Time-dependent perturbation theory.
6. [6] Mesoscopic Physics and electronic properties of nanodevices: (For postgraduate students ( M.Sc. & Ph.D.))
· Length scale characterizing Mesoscopic systems.
· Semiconductor heterostructure and the 2DEG.
· Quantum dots and its fabrication.
· Electronic properties of quantum dots and shell filling & spin effects.
· Optical properties of quantum dots and electron-photon interaction.
· Quantum dot laser.
· Quantum Hall effects.
· Quantum effect devices.
· Spintronics and introductory concepts of quantum computing.