5.1 Core Courses
5.1.2 Core Courses Offered by Department of Arts and Science
PHY 1109 Physics I
Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Mechanics: Measurements, Motion in one dimension or in a plane, Work, Power and Energy, Circular Motion, Simple Harmonic motion, Rotation of Rigid bodies, Centripetal Force, Structure of Matter, Mechanical Properties of Materials. Properties of Matter: Elasticity, Stresses and Strains, Young’s Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Rigidity Modulus, Elastic Limit, Poisson’s Ratio, Relation between Elastic Constants, Bending of Beams. Fluid motion, Equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s Theorem, Viscosity, stokes’ Law, Surface Energy and Surface Tension, Capillary, Determination of Surface Tension Different Methods. Waves and oscillations: Differential equation of simple harmonic oscillator, total energy and average energy, combination of simple harmonic oscillations, spring mass system, torsional pendulum;
two body oscillation, reduced mass, damped oscillation, forced oscillation, resonance, progressive wave, power and intensity of wave, stationary wave, group and phase velocities.
Thermal Physics: Heat and work- the first law of thermodynamics and its applications; Kinetic Theory of gases- Kinetic interpretation of temperature, specific heats of ideal gases, equipartition of energy, mean free path, Maxwell's distribution of molecular speeds, reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot's cycle, second law thermodynamics, Carnot's theorem, entropy, Thermodynamic functions, Maxwell relations, Clausius and Clapeyron equation.
PHY 1209 Physics II
Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Electricity and Magnetism: Electric charge and Coulomb's law, Electric field, concept of electric flux and the Gauss's law- some applications of Gauss's law, Gauss's law in vector form, Electric potential, relation between electric field and electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, gradient, Laplace's and Poisson's equations, Current, Current density, resistivity, the magnetic field, Ampere's law, Biot-Savart law and their applications, Laws of electromagnetic induction- Maxwell's equation. Optics: Theories of light; Interference of light: Young's double slit experiment, displacement of fringes and its uses, Fresnel bi-prism, interference in thin films, Newton's rings, interferometers; Diffraction: Diffraction by single slit, diffraction from a circular aperture, resolving power of optical instruments, diffraction at double slit and N-slits, diffraction grating; polarization: Production and analysis of polarized light, Brewster's law, Malus law.
Modern Physics: Galilean relativity and Einstein's special theory of relativity; Lorentz transformation equations, Length contraction, Time dilation and mass-energy relation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect; De Broglie matter waves and its success in explaining Bohr's theory, Pauli's exclusion principle, Constituent of atomic nucleus, Nuclear binding
energy, different types of radioactivity, radioactive decay law; Nuclear reactions, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, atomic power plant.
PHY 1210 Physics Sessional Credit 1.50 Contact Hours 3.00
Sessional based on PHY 1109 and PHY 1209.
CHEM 1109 Chemistry Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Electronic configuration; Various properties of elements in terms of periodic table; Physical and chemical properties of liquids; Chemical equilibrium; Reaction, kinetics and theories of reaction rate.
Chemistry of cement, silicates and limes; Chemistry of polymerization: different types of polymers and their properties, polymer degradation, elastomers and composite materials.
Introduction to paints and varnishes, pretreatment of the surface, metallic, non-metallic and organic protective coating, types of paints and their uses.
Absorption chemistry: surface growth, surface composition, absorption isotherms; Metallic bonds; Structures of element and compounds; Defect in crystals.
CHEM 1110 Chemistry Sessional Credit 1.50 Contact Hours 3.00 Sessional based on CHEM 1109.
MATH 1109 Math I (Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus and Coordinate Geometry) Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Differential Calculus: Limit, Continuity and differentiability, Successive Differentiation of various types of function, Leibniz’s theorem, Rolle’s theorem, Mean value theorem, Taylor’s theorem in finite and infinite form, Maclaurin’s theorem in finite and infinite form, Langrange’s form of remainders, Cauchy’s form’s of remainder’s Expansion of function, Evaluation of function-of Hospitals rule, Partial-Differentiation, Euler’s theorem, Tangent & Normal, Determination of minimum and maximum values of function and point of inflexion, Applications, Curvature, Radius of Curvature, Center of curvature.
Integral Calculus: Definitions of integration, integration of method of substitution, integration by parts, Standard integrals, Integration by the method of successive reduction, Definite integrals, its properties and use in summing series, Walli’s formula, Improper integrals, Beta function and Gamma function, Area under a plane curve in Cartesian and polar co-ordinate’s Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rule, arc lengths of curves in Cartesian and polar co-ordinates, parametric and pedal equation, Intrinsic equation, Volumes, of solids of revolutions by shell method, Areas of surface revolution.
Coordinate Geometry:
Two Dimensions: Transformation of co-ordinates, equation of conics, its reduction to standard forms, pair of straight lines, homogeneous equations of second degree, angle between straight lines, pair of lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of two given curves, circles and system of circles, orthogonal circles, radical axis and its properties, radical centers, coaxial circles and limiting points, equations of parabola, ellipse in Cartesian and polar coordinates.
Three Dimensions: System of coordinates, projection, direction cosines, equations of planes and lines, angle between lines and planes, distance from a point to a plane, co-planner lines. Shortest distance between two given straight lines, standard equation of conicoides, sphere and ellipsoid.
MATH 1209 Math II (Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations and Matrices) Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Ordinary Differential Equation: ordinary differential equation of 1st order, differential equation, variable separable, exact differential equation, Integrating factors, linear differential equation, solution of 2nd order linear differential equation with constant coefficients, solution of homogeneous equations, solutions of 2nd order differential equations when the dependent or independent variables are absent.
Partial Differential Equation: Linear and non-linear 1st order equations, standard forms, linear equations of 2nd order, solution of 2nd order linear differential equation with variable coefficients, wave equations, particular solution with boundary and initial conditions.
Matrices: Definition of matrix, algebra of matrices, multiplication of matrices, transpose of a matrix, inverse of matrix, rank and elementary transformation of matrices, solution of linear equations, linear dependence and independence of vectors, quadratic forms, matrix polynomials, determination of characteristic roots and vectors, null space and nullity of matrix, characteristic subspace of matrix.
MATH 2109 Math III (Vector Analysis, Laplace Transform and Statistics) Credit 3.00 Contact Hours 3.00
Vector analysis: Definition of vector, Equality of direction ratios and vectors, Addition and multiplication of vectors, Triple products and multiple products, Differentiation of vectors, Gradient of scalar functions, Divergence and curl of point functions, Physical significance of gradient, divergence and curl, integration of vectors (line, surface and volume integrals);
Green’s, Stoke’s and Gauss’s theorem and their application.
Laplace Transform: Definition; Sufficient condition for existence of Laplace transform; Laplace transform of elementary functions; Properties of Laplace transform; Inverse Laplace transform;
Properties of inverse Laplace transform; Solution of differential equation and evaluation of improper integrals by using Laplace Transform.
Statistics: Introduction. Sets and probability. Random variable and its probability distribution.
Treatment of grouped sampled data. Some discrete probability distribution. Normal distribution.
Sampling theory. Estimation theory. Tests of hypothesis, regression, and correlation. Analysis of variance.
HUM 1109 Professional English Credit 2.00 Contact Hours 2.00
English phonetics: The places and manners of articulation of the English sounds; Vocabulary;
English grammar: Construction of sentences and paragraphs, common mistakes in grammar, phrases and idioms, proverbs, punctuation. Amplification; Clause; Comprehension; Composition on current affairs; Precis writing; Commercial correspondence and tender notice.
Technical report writing: Preparation of report on project management and planning.
HUM 1110 Technical Report Writing and Presentation Credit 1.50 Contact Hours 3.00
Listening skills and note taking: Listening to recorded texts and class lectures and learning to take useful notes based on listening; Developing speaking skill: Communicative expressions for personal identification, life at home, giving advice and opinion, instruction and directions, requests, complains, apologies, describing people and places, narrating events, Tutorial Discussion – On a given topic to test the proper use of phonetics, pronunciation, grammar, logic and confidence; Public Speaking – Demonstration by teacher for a short specific period, speaking by students (each student minimum twice) on different but easy given topic well in advance as per a schedule maximum for 3.00 to 4 minutes for each student; Extempore – Minimum two presentations by each student for a duration of maximum 3.00 to 4 minutes;
Debriefing on public speaking and extempore presentation ; Presentation – On a given
professional topic or on a given research paper using power point for 40 minutes followed by question and answer session, Group presentation on different given topics by the students using power point.
HUM 1209 Sociology
Credit 2.00 Contact Hours 2.00
Introduction: Society, Science and Technology- an overview; Scientific Study of Society; Social Elements, Society, Community, Association and Institution; Mode of Production and Society Industrial Revolution, Development of Capitalism. Culture and Socialization: Culture; Elements of Culture; Technology and Culture; Cultural Lag; Socialization and Personality; Family; Crime and Deviance; Social Control. Technology, Society and Development; Industrialization and Development; Development and Dependency Theory; Sustainable Development; Development and Foreign Borrowing; Technology Transfer and Globalization, Modernity and Environment;
Problem and Prospects. Pre-industrial, Industrial and Post-industrial Society: Common Features of Industrial Society; Development and Types of Social Inequality in Industrial Society; Poverty, Technology and Society; Social Stratification and Social Mobility; Rural and Urban Life, and their Evaluation. Population and Society: Society and Population; Fertility. Mortality and Migration; Science, Technology and Human Migration; Theories of Population Growth- Demographic Transition Theory, Malthusian Population Theory; Optimum Population Theory;
Population Policy.
HUM 2109 Engineering Economics Credit 2.00 Contact Hours 2.00
Definition of economics; Principle of economics.
Micro Economics: Theory of demand and supply and their elasticities; Price determination;
Nature of an economic theory; Applicability of economic theories to the problems of developing countries; Indifference curve technique; Marginal analysis; Optimization, market; Production, production function, types of productivity; Fixed cost and variable cost; Internal and external economics and diseconomies.
Macro Economics: Savings, investment; National income analysis; Inflation; Monitory policy, fiscal policy and trade policy with reference to Bangladesh; Planning in Bangladesh.
HUM 2209 Financial and Managerial Accounting Credit 2.00 Contact Hours 2.00
Financial Accounting: Objectives and importance of accounting, branches of accounting, accounting as an information system, computerized system and applications in accounting.
Recording System: Double entry mechanism, accounts and their classification, accounting equation, accounting cycle journal, ledger, trial balance. Preparation of financial statements considering adjusting and closing entries. Accounting concepts and conventions. Financial statements analysis and interpretation: ration analysis- tests for profitability, liquidity, solvency and overall measure.
Costs and Management Accounting: Cost concept and classification. Segregation and mixed cost. Overhead cost: meaning and classification, allocation of overhead cost, overhead recovery method. Job order costing: preparation of job cost sheet and quotation price. Inventory valuation:
absorption costing and variable costing technique. Cost volume profit analysis: meaning, breakeven analysis, contribution margin approach, sensitivity analysis. Short-term investment decisions: Relevant and differential cost analysis; Linear programming. Long-term investment decisions: Capital budgeting, various techniques of evaluation of capital investment, investment appraisal under uncertainty, risk management, capital rationing. Concept of working capital, need for working capital, management of cash, stock debtors.
5.1.3 Core Courses Offered by Department of Computer Science and