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General physics: electromagnetism

PHYS-114

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Enseignant(s) :

Shchutska Lesya

Langue:

English

Summary

The course first develops the basic laws of electricity and magnetism and illustrates the use in understanding various electromagnetic phenomena.

Content

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Electric fields: electric charges and fields; Coulomb's law; Gauss's law
Electric potential and energy: potential; energy; capacitance and capacitors; dielectric materials
Magnetism: magnetic forces and fields; Ampere's law; Biot-Savart law
Electromagnetism: electromotive force; Farady's law; inductance and inductors; Maxwell's equations
Electromagnetic waves: electromagnetic spectrum; antennas

Learning Prerequisites

Recommended courses

General Physics I

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Formulate approach for solving physics problems
• Analyze physical systems
• Establish competence in complex problem solving

Transversal skills

• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
• Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra with demonstrations, exercises in class

Assessment methods

only final written exam

Supervision

Assistant.e.s

Yes