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PHY1205 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 1. 2. 3. 4. Course Name : Electricity and Magnetism Course Code/Level: PHY1205 Credit Units : 3 Brief Description: This course introduces general concepts of electricity and magnetism to the undergraduate student. It covers electrostatics, ac and dc circuits, and electromagnetic effects. The course prepares students for more advanced studies in electromagnetism. 5. Course Objectives: At the end of the course the student should be able to: Solve problems in electrostatics. Analyse dc and ac circuits. Apply the laws of electromagnetic induction to problem solving. Describe and apply effects of static magnetic fields on moving charges. 6. Course Description: Content Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law; electric fields; Gauss’s law and hours pplications; Electrostatic potential, electrostatic energy, 9 dielectrics, capacitance. Steady currents: Conduction in metals; Ohm’s law; Kirchhoff’s laws. Magnetic fields: Moving charges and magnetic fields, magnetic flux density, Hall effect, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction; self and mutual inductance; energy stored in a magnetic field. A.C. circuits: Circuit elements; resistor, inductor and capacity, voltage – current relations; average and rms values. Inductive and capacitive reactances. Impedance; RLC series and parallel circuits. Power factor; low and high pass filters. Total 6 15 15 45 7. Mode of Delivery: This course is mainly lecture based, with occasional tutorials to allow for student-lecturer interaction and solving problems together. 8. Reading List: Electricity and magnetism by E.J.K.B. Banda Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism by Kipp, McGraw-Hill Inc., NY Electricity and Magnetism by E.J.K.B. Banda – Distance Education study materials. Electromagnetism by grant, I.S. and Phillips, W.R. (2001), John Wiley & Sons.