School of Natural Sciences
Programs Bachelor of Science in Physics for Fall 2023 & 2024 Entries

Bachelor of Science in Physics for Fall 2023 & 2024 Entries

Course Curriculum

Semester-I
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 CH-101 Applied Chemistry 2+1 9
2 HU-101 Islamic Studies 2+0 4 , 5, 16
3 MATH-101 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 3+0 4,8,9,16
4 PHY-106 Mechanics 3+1
5 XXX-XXX Art and Humanities 3+0
6 HU-XXX Functional English 3+0
7 Total CHs 16+2=18
Semester-II
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 BIO-110 Introductory Biology 2+1
2 CCE-401 Civic and Community Engagement 1+1 4,10,11
3 MATH-121 Linear Algebra & ODEs 3+0 4 MATH-101
4 PHY-107 Electricity and Magnetism 3+1
5 CS-114 Fundamentals of Programming 2+1 1,2,4,8,9,16
6 XXX-XXX Social Science 3+0
7 Total CHs 14+4=18
Semester-III
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 HU-127 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan. 2+0 1 to 17
2 MATH-243 Vector Calculus 3+0 4,8,9,16 MATH-101 / MATH-121,MATH 232
3 PHY-202 Waves and Oscillations 3+0
4 PHY-214 Mathematical Methods of Physics-I 3+0 MATH-121
5 PHY-261 Astronomy 2+1
6 MATH-263 Probability Theory 3+0
7 Total CHs 16+1
Semester-IV
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 HU-141 Introduction to Expository Writing 3+0
2 MGT-271 Entrepreneurship 2+0 4,8,9
3 PHY-201 Modern Physics 3+0
4 PHY-203 Classical Mechanics-I 3+0 PHY-106
5 PHY-313 Mathematical Methods of Physics-II 3+0 PHY-214
6 MATH-264 Introduction to Statistics 3+0 MATH-263
7 Total CHs 17+0=17
Semester-V
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-362 Thermodynamics 3-0 13
2 PHY-204 Electrodynamics-I 3+0 PHY-107
3 PHY-391 Laboratory-I 0+2
4 PHY-302 Quantum Mechanics-I 3+0 PHY-313
5 PHY-381 Computational Physics 2+1 9 CS-114
6 XXX-XXX Elective-I 3+0/2+0
7 Total CHs 17/16
Semester-VI
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-301 Electrodynamics-II 3+0 PHY-204
2 PHY-303 Statistical Mechanics-I 3+0
3 PHY-304 Quantum Mechanics-II 3+0 PHY-302
4 PHY-392 Laboratory-II 0+2
5 PHY-413 Solid State Physics-I 3+0
6 XXX-XXX Elective-II 3+0/3+1
7 Total CHs 17/18
Semester-VII
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-361 Special Relativity 3+0
2 PHY-472 Atomic and Molecular Physics 3+0
3 PHY-423 Solid State Physics II 3+0 PHY-413
4 XXX-XXX Elective-III 3+0
5 PHY-498 FYP-I 0+3
6 Total CHs 12+3=15
Semester-VIII
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-291 Electronics 2+1
2 PHY-473 Nuclear Physics 3+0
3 PHY-305 Optics & Lasers 3+0
4 XXX-XXX Elective-IV 3+0
5 PHY-499 FYP-II 0+3
6 Total CHs 11+4=15
Internship
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-488 Field Experience / Internship 0+3
List of Electives courses for astronomy and Astrophysics(Stream-III)
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-465 Basics of Radio Astronomy 2+1
2 PHY-466 Space Mission Management 3+0
3 PHY-467 Space Plasma 3+0
4 PHY-468 Astrobiology 3+0
5 PHY-469 Introduction to Cosmology 3+0
6 PHY-461 Applied Remote Sensing 2+1
7 PHY-462 Astrophysics 3+0
8 GIS-461 General Relativity 3+0
ELECTIVE COURSES - MATHEMATICS MINOR
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 MATH-381 Differential Geometry-I 3+0
2 MATH-274 Elementary Number Theory 3+0
3 PHY-411 Group Theory 3+0
4 MATH-491 Fluid Mechanics 3+0
5 MATH-446 Functional Analysis 3+0
6 MATH-455 Integral Equations 3+0
7 MATH-471 Cryptography 3+0 MATH-274
8 MATH-345 Topology-I 3+0
9 MATH-436 Introduction to Approximation Theory 3+0
10 XXX-000 Project 0+6
ELECTIVE COURSES - NANOTECHNOLOGY MINOR
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 CHE-360 Fundamentals Of Polymer Engineering 3+0
2 CHE-461 Polymer Reaction Engineering 3+0 8,9
3 MSE-343 Composite Materials 3+0
4 MSE-471 Vacuum Technology In Surface Engineering 3+0 6,7,9
5 MSE-473 Novel Techiques In Surface Engineering 3+0 6,7,9
6 PHY-483 Material Science 3+0
7 PHY-481 Introduction to Nanomaterials 3+0
8 PHY-485 Characterization of Materials 3+0
9 PHY-484 Surfaces and Interfaces 3+0
10 PHY-482 Smart NanoMaterials 3+0
11 PHY-486 Functional Properties of Materials 3+0
12 XXX-000 Project 0+6
ELECTIVE COURSES - PHYSICS MAIN STREAM
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 PHY-433 Quantum Information 3+0 3,11,13
2 PHY-462 General Relativity 3+0 PHY-361
3 PHY-441 Particle Physics-I 3+0
4 PHY-421 Statistical Mechanics-II 3+0 PHY-303
5 PHY-451 Introduction to Plasma Physics 3+0
6 PHY-412 Classical Mechanics II 3+0 PHY-203
7 PHY-431 Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3+0 4
8 PHY-432 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 3+0
9 PHY-434 Quantum Computation 3+0 3,11,13
10 PHY-435 Quantum Optics 3+0 11
11 PHY-442 Particle Physics II 3+0 PHY-441
12 PHY-443 Quantum Field Theory 3+0
13 PHY-452 Kinetic Theory of Plasma waves 3+0
14 PHY-461 Astrophysics 3+0
15 PHY-463 Cosmology 3+0
16 PHY-464 Relativistic Astrophysics 3+0
17 PHY-411 Group Theory 3+0
18 XXX-000 Project 0+6
Data Science Stream
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 CS-220 Database Systems 3+1 4,9
2 DS-401 Introduction to Data Science 2+1 4
3 DS-402 Machine Learning for Data Analysis 3+1
4 DS-403 Data Mining for Big Data 2+1 8
5 DS-404 Information Visualization 2+1
6 XXX-000 Project 0+6
ELECTIVE COURSES - HUMANITIES
No Code Title Credit Hours Related SDG Pre Requisite Contents
1 ECO-101 Principles of Microeconomics 3+0 8,12
2 GPS-101 Intro To Political Science 3+0
3 HU-112 Industrial Psychology 3+0
4 HU-219 Philosophy 3+0
5 MGT-272 Entrepreneurship 3+0 4,8,9,12