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Ben- Gurion University of the Negev
Name of Department
Name of the module: Physics 2C
Number of module: 203-1-1431
BGU Credits: 4.0
Course Description:
ECTS credits:
The course introduces to the students the basic laws of electricity and magnetism.
Academic year: Semester:
The course is built linearly, each topic depends on the preceding material. The
mathematical level corresponds to the beginner level of the calculus for life
Hours of instruction: the hours in which
sciences and health sciences.
the module takes place
Aims of the module:
Location of instruction: the location of
lectures (or any other kind of instruction) in the
module
Language of instruction: Hebrew
Cycle: first
Position: a mandatory module for 2nd
year undergraduate students of life
sciences, geology, and health sciences
Field of Education: Physics
Responsible department: Physics
The students will learn the basic laws of electricity and magnetism, their relation to
nature and to everyday life.
Objectives of the module:
Familiarize the students with the basic laws of electricity and magnetism and their
simplest application using the mathematical skills acquired in the preceding studies
of calculus.
Learning outcomes of the module: On successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to:
1.
the natural and engineered systems.
General prerequisites: Physics 1 203-11331 or equivalent
Identify the laws of electricity and magnetism governing the behavior of
2.
Identify specific laws of electricity and magnetism determining the
Grading scale: the grading scale
behavior of specific systems they encounter in the real world and in their
determined on a scale of 0 (complete
specific field of studies.
failure)-100 (complete success),
3.
Explain the electrical and magnetic properties of systems applying the
laws of electricity and magnetism.
passing grade is 56.
4.
Explain and calculate the basic parameters of simple electrical systems.
Lecturer: the name of the person in charge of
the instruction in the module
Attendance regulation:
Contact details: details to contact the
lecturer if needed (such as phone number, email
address, office number)
Office phone:
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: The course includes lectures and
discussions of concepts, live demonstrations, computer presentations, and
examples from everyday life.
Email:
Office hours: days and hours when the
lecturer and\or assistant are available at the
office for the students.
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Ben- Gurion University of the Negev
Name of Department
Module evaluation: at the end of the
Assessment:
semester the students will evaluate the module,
how the students will be assessed in the module
in order to draw conclusions, and for the
1.
X%
university's internal needs
2.
Y%
3.
X%
Confirmation:
the
syllabus
was
confirmed by the academic advisory
100%
committee of the department of
physics
to
be
valid
on
XXX
(academic year)
Work and assignments: detailed instructions for the students regarding the work and assignments
in the module (including dates of examination and due dates)
Last update: when was the last update of
Time required for individual work: in addition to attendance in class, the students
the syllabus
are expected to do their assignment and individual work:
a definition of the amount of hours that the students are expected to invest in the module learning
process, including reading assignments, etc. according to that section the module's ECTS is calculated.
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Ben- Gurion University of the Negev
Name of Department
Module Content\ schedule and outlines:
Each topic – 3 hours,
1) Mathematical introduction, electric charge, Coulomb law, electric field
2) Electric fields: dipole, line of charge, charged disk
3) Gauss' law with applications
4) Electric potential, potentials: of the point charge, dipole, continuous charge distribution
5) Capacitance and capacitors, dielectrics
6) Current and resistance
7) Circuits: direct current, resistors and emf, loop laws, RC circuits (qualitative)
8) Magnetic fields: magnetic force on a charged particle and current, magnetic torque on a current loop
9) Magnetic fields: Bio-Savard and Ampere laws and applications
10) Induction: Faraday's law, Lenz's law
11) Inductance and self induction, RL circuits (qualitative), LC circuits (qualitative)
12) Magnetism (qualitatively)
Required reading: D. Halliday, R. Resnick, and J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics Extended, 9th ed, chapters 21-31
* All learning material will be available to the students on the module's website (high-learn)/ library/ electronic
documents available to BGU students.
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