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Introduction
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The Department of
Physics is the oldest Science Department imparting instructions at the
Postgraduate level, here at GCU. We take pride in the contributions of
Ravian Physicists towards the prosperity and national security of
Pakistan. The Departments old boys occupy positions of eminence at
national organisations of science and technology. Our scientists are on
top at prestigious organisations like the Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission (PAEC) and the Dr. A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories. Many are
serving abroad. Our alumni have bagged 44 Civil Awards, which is the
highest number of Civil Awards won by physicists from any educational or
research institution in Pakistan. With this history of excellence, we
expect Ravian Physicists in the years to come to explore new horizons.
Facilities
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 For
the success of the BSc (Hons) in Physics, BSc (Hons) in Electronics, MPhil
& PhD. Programmes, all necessary facilities are
provided in the Department. We have a highly qualified faculty, modern
research laboratories, an up-to-date library, Internet facility, etc.
Research
Laboratories
There are several
well-equipped research laboratories to carry out research work in Plasma Physics
and Technology, Nano-materials, Concrete and Ceramic, Materials Science,
Electronic Control Systems and Radiation Physics.
These laboratories are publishing their research work in International
Journals.
Theoretical Research
Groups are actively engaged in the research problems
related to Theoretical Plasma Physics, Space plasmas, Laser Matter
Interaction, Particle Physics and Radiation Physics.
Research Groups
The Department has
the following Research Groups:
Salam Chair in
Physics
The Salam Chair in
Physics has been established in memory of Nobel Laureate, Old Ravian and
later Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Abdus Salam, to promote and enhance
research activity in Physics at GC University Lahore.
Future
Prospects
A Higher Degree in
Physics opens up new avenues of development for students. They can
become scientists, researchers, teachers, etc.
Salam
Chair
Recently, Salam Chair in Physics
was established in the memory of the Nobel Laureate and Ravian
Physicist Dr. Abdus Salam to promote and enhance the research activity
in Physics at GC University, Lahore. A distinguished physicist of
international repute Dr. G. Murtaza, S.l. has been appointed as the first
Salam Professor of Physics. His specialization is in Theoretical
Particle Physics & Plasma Physics.
Academic Programmes
The Department of
Physics offers BSc (Hons.) Degree Programme in Physics and Electronics,
MPhil and PhD Programmes.
Courses
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 1101 |
Mechanics |
2 |
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PHY 1101P |
Lab-I |
1 |
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Semester II |
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PHY 1201 |
Waves & Oscillations |
2 |
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PHY 1201P |
Lab-II |
1 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 2101 |
Heat & Thermodynamics
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2 |
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PHY 2101P |
Lab-III |
1 |
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PHY 2202 |
Physical Optics |
3 |
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Semester IV |
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PHY 2201 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
2 |
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PHY 2202P |
Lab-IV |
1 |
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PHY 2202 |
Modern Physical |
3 |
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Year 3 |
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Semester V |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 3101 |
Quantum Mechanics-I |
3 |
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PHY 3102 |
Mathematical Methods of
Physics-I |
3 |
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PHY 3103 |
Electromagnetic Theory I |
3 |
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PHY 3104 |
Analog Electronics
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3 |
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PHY 3105P |
Lab-V |
3 |
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PHY 3106 |
Classical Mechanics
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3 |
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PHY 3107 |
Advanced Electronics* |
3 |
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This courses will be
offered instead of PHY-3104 analog electronics to the
students who have studied Electronics as allied subject. |
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Semester VI |
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PHY 3201 |
Mathematical Methods of
Physics II |
3 |
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PHY 3202 |
Electromagnetic Theory II |
3 |
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PHY 3203 |
Nuclear Physics |
3 |
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PHY 3204 |
Quantum Mechanics II |
3 |
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PHY 4102 |
Computational Physics &
Numerical Techniques |
3 |
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PHY 4102P |
Computational Physics &
Numerical Techniques (LAB VI) |
3 |
Year
4
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Semester VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 4101 |
Solid State Physics I
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3 |
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PHY 4103 |
Computational Physics &
Numerical Techniques |
3 |
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PHY 4104 |
Statistical Physics |
3 |
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PHY 4105P |
(LAB VII) |
3 |
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Elective I |
3 |
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Elective II |
3 |
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Semester VIII |
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PHY 4201 |
Experimental Techniques |
3 |
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PHY 4203 |
Solid State Physics II
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3 |
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PHY 4299 |
Research Project / Internship
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6 |
Each student has to elect only
two courses
Elective *
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 3205 |
Digital Electronics |
3 |
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PHY 4204 |
Particles Physics |
3 |
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PHY 4205 |
Plasma Physics |
3 |
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PHY 4206 |
Material Science |
3 |
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PHY 4207 |
Cosmology and Relativity |
3 |
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PHY 4208 |
Leaser Physics |
3 |
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PHY 4209 |
Simulation |
3 |
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PHY 4210 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
Note:
* New Courses may be added.
** Courses can be shuffled in the last four semesters
according to the availability of teachers.
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 1101 |
Mechanics |
2 |
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PHY 1101P |
LAB-1 |
1 |
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Semester II |
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PHY 1201 |
Waves & Oscillations |
2 |
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PHY 1201P |
LAB-II |
1 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 2101 |
Heat & Thermodynamics
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2 |
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PHY 2101P |
LAB-III |
1 |
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Semester IV |
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PHY 2201 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
2 |
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PHY 2201P |
LAB-IV |
1 |
B.Sc. (Hons) ELECTRONICS
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 1101 |
Circuit Analysis |
2 |
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ELE 1101P |
Circuit Analysis |
1 |
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Semester II |
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ELE 1201 |
Basic Electronics & Circuits
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2 |
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ELE 1201P |
Basic Electronics & Circuits
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1 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 2101 |
Analog Devices & Circuits I
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2 |
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ELE 2101P |
Analog Devices & Circuits I
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1 |
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ELE 2102 |
Modern Physics |
3 |
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Semester IV |
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ELE 2202 |
Analog Devices & Circuits II |
3 |
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ELE 2202P |
Analog Devices & Circuits II
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1 |
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ELE 3104 |
Digital Electronics
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2 |
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ELE 3104P |
Digital Electronics
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1 |
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Year 3 |
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Semester V |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 3101 |
Algorithm & Programming
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3 |
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ELE 3102 |
Quantum Mechanics |
3 |
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ELE 3103 |
Mathematical Methods I
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3 |
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ELE 3105 |
Transducers & Instrumentation
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3 |
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ELE 3105P |
Transducers & Instrumentation
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1 |
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ELE 3106 |
EMT-I |
3 |
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Semester VI |
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ELE 3201 |
Signal & System |
3 |
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ELE 3202 |
EMT II |
3 |
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ELE 3203 |
Power Electronics |
3 |
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ELE 3204 |
Microprocessor, Micro
Controller and Programming |
3 |
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ELE 3204P |
Microprocessor, Micro
Controller and Programming |
1 |
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ELE 3205 |
Electronic Communication |
3 |
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ELE 3205P |
Electronic Communication |
1 |
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Year 4 |
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Semester VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 4101 |
Digital Signal Processing
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3 |
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ELE 4101P |
Digital Signal Processing
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1 |
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ELE 4102 |
Microprocessor Interfacing
Techniques |
3 |
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ELE 4102P |
Microprocessor Interfacing
Techniques |
1 |
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Each Student has to select
one course from each list of elective courses.
Elective - I |
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ELE 4103 |
Artificial Intelligence/ |
3 |
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ELE 4104 |
Digital Circuits Design by
VHDL |
3 |
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Elective - II |
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ELE 4105 |
Microwave Electronics/
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3 |
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ELE 4106 |
Optical Electronics/ |
3 |
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ELE 4107 |
Medical Electronics
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3 |
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ELE 4108 |
Object Oriented Programming &
Data Structure |
3 |
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ELE 4299 |
Research Project/Internship
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3 |
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Semester VIII |
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ELE 4201 |
Control Systems |
3 |
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ELE 4201P |
Control Systems |
1 |
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ELE 4202 |
Industrial Electronics &
Robotics |
3 |
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ELE 4202P |
Industrial Electronics &
Robotics |
1 |
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Elective - III |
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ELE 4203 |
Machine Learning & Evolution/ |
3 |
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ELE 4204 |
Image Processing |
3 |
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Elective - IV |
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ELE 4205 |
Data Communication & Networks/
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3 |
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ELE 4206 |
Embedded System Design/ |
3 |
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ELE 4207 |
Biomedical Instrumentation/ |
3 |
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ELE 4208 |
GUI Programming |
3 |
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ELE 4299 |
Research Project/Internship
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3 |
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 1101 |
Circuit Analysis |
3 |
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Semester II |
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ELE 1201 |
Basic Electronics & Circuits
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3 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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ELE 2101 |
Analog Devices & Circuits I
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3 |
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Semester IV |
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ELE 2201 |
Heat & Thermodynamics |
3 |
M.Phil Physics
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Year 1 |
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Year I covers 24 credit hours
of teaching. courses can be placed in Semester I or II which
is linked with the availablity of faculty members. |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 7215 |
Statistical Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7103 |
Advanced Mathematical
Techniques in Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7104 |
Non Linear Physics I
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3 |
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PHY 7101 |
Plasma Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7216 |
Advanced Electromagnetic
Theory |
3 |
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Semester II |
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The student opt four
courses from the following list |
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PHY 7202 |
Advanced Plasma Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7203 |
Materials Science |
3 |
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PHY 7204 |
Non-Linear Physics II
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3 |
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PHY 7205 |
Experimental Techniques
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3 |
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PHY 7206 |
Atomic & Molecular
Spectroscopy |
3 |
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PHY 7207 |
Relativistic
Quantum Mechanics &
Particle
Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7208 |
Dielectric Materials |
3 |
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PHY 7209 |
Quantum Field Theory
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3 |
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PHY 7210 |
Nanostructures and
Nanotechnology |
3 |
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PHY 7211 |
Magnetism and Magnetic
Properties of Materials |
3 |
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PHY 7102 |
Metal Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7212 |
Plasma Processing of Materials |
3 |
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PHY 7213 |
Advanced Computational Physics |
3 |
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PHY 7217 |
Laser Materials Processing |
3 |
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Year 2 |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 7499 |
Thesis |
12 |
Ph.D Physics
Courses cab be arranged in different semesters with the
availability of faculty members. Only 18 credit hours will be selected
by students on the recommendation of their supervisors.
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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PHY 8101 |
Electrodynamics Of Continuous
Media |
3 |
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PHY 8102 |
Classical Theory of Field
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3 |
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PHY 8103 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
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PHY 8201 |
Statistical Physics
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3 |
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PHY 8202 |
Mechanics |
3 |
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PHY 8203 |
Physical Kinetics |
3 |
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PHY 8204 |
X-Rays Diffraction Methods |
3 |
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PHY 8205 |
Physics of Nano-Scale
Materials and Nanotechnoloyg |
3 |
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PHY 8206 |
Non-Linear Theory of Plasma
Waves and Instabilities |
3 |
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PHY 8207 |
Advanced Microscopic
Techniques |
3 |
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PHY 8208 |
Advanced Topics of Non-linear
Physics |
3 |
Faculty
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Area of Interest |
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Dr. Riaz Ahmad,
PhD (University of London) |
Chairperson/Professor |
Plasma Physics, Plasma Materials Processing |
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Dr.
Hassan Amir Shah,
PhD (QAU) |
Professor |
Theoretical Plasma Physics and Nonlinear
Physics |
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Dr. Salamat Ali,
M.Phil.(QAU), PhD (Durham) |
Associate Professor |
Solid State Physics & Material Science/
Nanotechnology |
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Mr. Zahid Javed,
MSc (PU) |
Associate Professor |
Theoretical Particle Physics
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Dr. Muhammad Nouman Sarwar Quershi, PhD
(China) |
Assistant Professor |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan,
PhD (GCU L) |
Assistant Professor |
Electronics |
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Dr. Asim Ali Malik,
PhD (Belarusian State ) |
Assistant Professor |
Particle & Nuclear Physics
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Dr. Atif Shahbaz, PhD (Germany)
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Assistant Professor |
Laser-matter interaction |
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Dr. Fatima Bint-e-Munir, MSc (GCUL), PhD
(Austria) |
Assistant Professor |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Dr. Mubashara Hameed, MPhil (PU), PhD (Italy) |
Lecturer |
Theoretical Plasma Physics |
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Mr.
Muhammad Atif, MPhil (PU) |
Lecturer |
Non Linear Physics |
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Mr. Mazhar Shad, MPhil (PU) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Mr. Ch. Usman Khalid, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Materials Science |
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Mr. Muhammad Altaf-ur-Rehman, MPhil (PU) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Mr. Muhammad Yasir Noor, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Electronics |
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Mr. Tanvir Ahmed, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Ms. Tanveer Ashraf, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Particle Physics |
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Mr. Muhammad Zahir Iqbal, MPhil (PU) |
Lecturer |
Materials Science |
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Mr. Muhammad Kashif Shairf, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Mr. Waris Ali, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Experimental Plasma Physics |
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Ms. Saadia Sharif, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics |
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Mr. Saqib Jabbar, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Experimental Plasma Physics |
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Mr. Ijaz A Khan MPhil (GCU L) |
Lecturer |
Experimental Plasma Physics |
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Mr. Mazhar Hussain (GCU L) |
Lecturer |
Nuclear Physics |
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Ms. Zubia Kiran, MPhil (GCUL) |
Research Assistant |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Mr. Faran Baig, MSc (GCUL) |
Teaching Assistant |
Electronics |
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Mr. Muhammad Imran, MSc (GCUL) |
Teaching Assistant |
Electronics |
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On study Leave |
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Mr. Ali Asif, MPhil (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Electronics, Materials Science
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Mr. Abdul Ghaffar, MPhil (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Plasma Physics |
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Ms. Farah Aziz, MPhil (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Mr. Muhammad Imran, MPhil (PU) |
Assistant Professor |
Materials Science |
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Ms. Saba Shafaq, MPhil (QAU) |
Lecturer |
Particle Physics Theory |
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Mr. Fazeel Mehmood Khan, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Theoretical Particle Physics |
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Mr. Sohail Mushtaq, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Discharges and Plasma Spectroscopy |
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Ms. Sadaf Jamil Rana, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Electronics |
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Mr. Muhammad Tahir Mushtaq, MPhil (GCUL)
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Lecturer |
Electronics |
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Ms. Zeba Israr,
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Plasma Physics Theory |
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Visiting Faculty |
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Mr. Sheikh Aftab Ahmad, MSc (PU), MSc
(British Columbia) |
Visiting Professor |
Electronics and Nuclear Physics |
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Muhammad Zafar Iqbal,
MSc (PU) |
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Particle Physics |
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Mr. Muhammad Akhtar Shahid, MSc (PU), PG
Training in Applied Nuclear Physics (U.K.) |
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Nuclear Physics |
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Lt. Cdr (R) Aman Ullah Khan M.Phil (QAU), MSc
Nuc Engg (QAU) |
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Nuclear Physics, Modern Physics |
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Engineers |
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Mr. Syed Ashraf Ali, BSc Engineering (UET) |
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Electrical and Electronics |
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Mr. M. Kamran, BSc Engineering (UET) |
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X-ray Diffraction |
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Mr. Zahoor Ahmed, BSc Eng (IUB) |
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Electrical and electronics |
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Salam Chair |
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Dr. Ghulam Murtaza (SI), PhD (London), DIC |
Salam Chair |
Theoretical Plasma Physics
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Foreign Professor |
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Dr. Nodar Tsintsadze, PhD (Tbilisi) |
Foreign Professor |
Theoretical Plasma Physics |
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Dr. M. Saleemullah,
PhD (IIT, India) (on leave) |
Foreign Professor |
Theoretical Plasma Physics |
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Dr. Tamaz Kaladze, PhD (Tbilisi) |
Foreign Professor |
Theoretical Plasma Physics
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Journals & Publications
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and Mathematics is published with the coordination of
Chemistry
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