Semester-1

UTP
Teaching plan for Sem 1 BSc. Physics
PHMC111C and PHMN111C
Unit 2: Oscillations and Waves

Lecture no. Topic
1 Review of ordinary differential equations: first and second order linear differential Equations- Definitions, methods of solving, and examples
2 Simple harmonic oscillator
3 Differential equation for the simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution
4 Superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators
5 Lissajous figures
6 Damped and forced oscillators; resonance
7 Wave Equation; traveling and standing waves in one-dimension
8 Energy density and energy transmission
9 Concepts of group velocity and phase velocity
10 Sound Waves: propagation of sound waves in different media
11 Propagation of sound waves in different media
12 Energy transport in sound waves;
13 Doppler effect
14 Doppler effect