Electricity & Magnetism

PHYS10342 Electricity & Magnetism 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Keith Grainge Unit coordinator Department of Physics & Astronomy 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 Electricity and Magnetism Electricity and Magnetism To develop a basic understanding of electric and magnetic fields in free space using the integral forms of Maxwell’s laws. On successful completion, a student will be able to:<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Calculate electrostatic properties of simple charge distributions using Coulomb’s Law, Gauss’ Law and electric potential.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Describe the electric field and potential, and related concepts, for stationary charges.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Describe electromagnetic induction and related concepts, and make calculations using Faraday and Lenz’s Laws.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Calculate magnetic properties of simple current distributions using Biot-Savart and Ampère’s Laws.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Describe the magnetic field for steady currents and moving charges.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt 36.0pt;">Describe the basic physical content of Maxwell’s Laws in integral form.<o:p></o:p>  </li></ul> Introduction<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Forces in nature; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">electric charge and its properties; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">vectors, fields, flux and circulation.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>Electric Fields and Stationary Charges<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Coulomb’s law and superposition; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">electric field and potential; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">capacitance; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">electric dipoles; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">energy in electric fields.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>Magnetic Fields and Steady Currents<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Magnetic fields; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Lorentz force; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Biot-Savart and Ampère’s laws; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">magnetic dipoles.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>Electrodynamics<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Electromotive force; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">electromagnetic induction; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">Faraday and Lenz’s laws; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">inductance; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 21.3pt;">energy in magnetic fields.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>Maxwell’s Equations<o:p></o:p><ul><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;">Maxwell’s fix of Ampère’s law;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;">Maxwell’s equations in integral form.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></li></ul> Assessment - 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