Download SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE Fundamentals of physics. electricity

SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
ENGINEERING PHYSICS
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS. ELECTRICITY AND
MAGNETISM
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL
SCIENCES
DEGREE LEVEL
FORMA
MODE
STUDIÓW/STUDY
BACHELOR
STATIONARY
INTEGRATED COURSE, INCLUDING
EXERCISES 50%
1ST YEAR, 2ND SEMESTER
DR IZABELA PIOTROWSKA
CLASS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 TO DEVELOP A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS IN FREE
SPACE: DEFINITIONS, UNITS, LAWS AND RULES AS WELL AS INTERESTING THINGS
CONNECTED WITH DISCOVERIES AND DISCOVERES OF CRUCIAL PHENOMENA
 TO LEARN TO APPLY PROPER FORMULAS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS AND
CALCULATIONS
PREREQUISITES
UNDERSTANDING OF FUNDAMENTAL LAWS AND PHYSICAL
AND MATHEMATICAL QUANTITIES ON HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE ACQIURED DURING FIRST
SEMESTER OF UNDERGRAGUATE COURSE
KNOWLEDGE:
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 KNOWS FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF ELECTRICITY AND
MAGNETISM; FT_W02
 HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ELECTRODYNAMICS;
FT_W07
SKILLS:
 CAN ANALYSE, DESCRIBE, MODEL AND PRESENT IN
ACCESSIBLE WAY PHENOMENA IN BASIC PHYSICS;
FT_U01
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
 CAN THINK AND WORK IN ENTREPRENEURIAL WAY;
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COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
LECTURES: 30 H
CLASS EXERCISES: 30 H
COURSE DESCRIPTION
IN THIS COURSE YOU WILL GET AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPICS AND SCOPE OF
PHYSICS. WE WILL LOOK AT THE CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY AND
MAGNETISM. EXAMPLES OF THESE TOPICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE WILL BE CONSIDERED.
PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES AND APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL CONCEPTS WILL BE
STRESSED IN THIS CLASS.
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THE ELECTRIC CHARGE MODEL
INTERPRETATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN TERMS OF CHARGE
ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH AND ELECTRIC FLUX DENSITY
ELECTRIC FIELDS DUE TO POINT CHARGES
FORCES BETWEEN POINT CHARGES: COULOMB’S LAW
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE IN ELECTRIC FIELD
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
CAPACITORS
CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND IN PARALLEL
CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF A CAPACITOR THROUGH A RESISTANCE
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
FORCE BETWEEN CURRENTS
ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
STRENGTH OF POWER SUPPLY
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
EFFECT OF INTERNAL RESISTANCE
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MULTILOOP CIRCUITS
KIRCHHOFF’S RULES
MAGNETISM
MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH
AMPERE’S LAW
THE BIOT-SAVART LAW
MAGNETIC FLUX AND MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY
FORCES BETWEEN CURRENTS AND MAGNETS
CURRENT LOOP IN A MAGNETIC FIELD
ELECTRIC MOTORS
MAGNETIC FIELDS DUE TO MOVING CHARGES
FORCE ON A CHARGE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD
THE PRINCIPLE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
SELF-INDUCTANCE
SERIES L-R CIRCUIT
MUTUAL INDUCTANCE
ALTERNATING CURRENT
RESISTANCE, CAPACITANCE AND INDUCTANCE IN A.C. CIRCUITS
MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS
AT THE CLASSES, DIFFERENT PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN COURSE OF
LECTURES WILL BE SOLVED.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
LECTURE, CLASS EXERCISES
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN
LEARNING. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ A
CHAPTER IN THE TEXTBOOK BEFORE THE CLASS
WHERE IT WILL BE DISCUSSED.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS.
GRADING SYSTEM
TUTORIAL WORK AND ATTENDANCE (5%)
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES EXAMINATION IN MAY/JUNE
(95%)
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
LECTURES: 30 H
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
PREPARATION FOR EXAM: 20 H
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS: 10 H
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
PREPARATION FOR CLASSES: 60 H
CLASS EXERCISES: 30 H
TOTAL: 150 H
ECTS: 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
ENGLISH
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
 HALLIDAY, RESNICK, WALKER
“FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS”
 MANSFIELD, O’SULLIVAN “UNDERSTANDING
PHYSICS”
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
 KIP „FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY AND
MAGNETISM“
 FEYNMAN, „LECTURES IN PHYSICS“