Download Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism

Course
Specifications
Valid as from the academic year 2017-2018
Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism (I001830)
Course size
Credits 6.0
(nominal values; actual values may depend on programme)
Study time 180 h
Contact hrs
72.0 h
Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2017-2018
A (semester 2)
lecture: plenary exercises
18.75 h
guided self-study
12.5 h
lecture
30.0 h
practicum
10.0 h
Lecturers in academic year 2017-2018
Cosyn, Wim
Van Hoorebeke, Luc
WE05
WE05
Offered in the following programmes in 2017-2018
Bachelor of Science in Bioscience Engineering (main subject
Agricultural Sciences)
Bachelor of Science in Bioscience Engineering (main subject Cell
and Gene Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science in Bioscience Engineering (main subject
Chemistry and Food Technology)
Bachelor of Science in Bioscience Engineering (main subject
Environmental Technology)
Bachelor of Science in Bioscience Engineering (main subject Land
and Forest Management)
Joint Section Bachelor of Science in Bio-Engineering
lecturer-in-charge
co-lecturer
crdts
6
offering
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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Teaching languages
Dutch
Keywords
Basic physics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves
Position of the course
The objective of the course Physics 2 is for students to obtain a solid basic knowledge
and basic insights in electricity and magnetism.
Contents
Theory:
Chapter 1: electric charge and electric field
Chapter 2: Gauss's law
Chapter 3: electric potential
Chapter 4: capacitance, dielectrics, electric energy storage
Chapter 5: electric currents and resistance
Chapter 6: DC circuits
Chapter 7: magnetism
Chapter 8: sources of magnetic field
Chapter 9: elektromagnetic induction and Faraday's law
Chapter 10: inductance, electromagnetic oscillations and AC circuits
Chapter 11: Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves
Exercises: Guided problem-solving
Practical exercises:
Set of 2 physical experiments (not necessarily related to the course content). A single
experiment takes one afternoon.
(Proposal)
1
Initial competences
Have the ability to apply basic mathematical techniques (including derivatives and
integrals) for mathematical derivations
Have a sound basic knowledge on mechanics, vibrations and waves
Final competences
1 Have the ability to describe and analyse electrical and magnetical phenomena
2 Have the ability to use and apply the various physics laws of electricity and
1 magnetism
3 Be able to recognise physical misconceptions in the popular media
4 Be able to set up and conduct a simple physical experiment
5 Have insight in orders of magnitude of physical quantities and measurement errors
Conditions for credit contract
Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences
assessment
Conditions for exam contract
This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract
Teaching methods
Guided self-study, lecture, practicum, lecture: plenary exercises
Learning materials and price
Cost: approximately 70 EUR
• D. C. Giancoli, Natuurkunde, deel 2, 4e editie: Elektriciteit, magnetisme, optica en
moderne fysica (English version available)
• Slides used during the theory lessons are made available for the students through
Minerva.
• Course notes for the practical exercises are made available for the students through
Minerva.
• Formularium, made available through Minerva
References
See teaching and learning material.
Course content-related study coaching
Guided problem solving. Possibility to ask questions before and after the theory lessons
and electronically (Minerva).
Evaluation methods
end-of-term evaluation and continuous assessment
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the first examination period
Written examination
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the second examination period
Written examination
Examination methods in case of permanent evaluation
Report
Possibilities of retake in case of permanent evaluation
examination during the second examination period is not possible
Extra information on the examination methods
Period aligned evaluation: written exam (closed book with possibility to use an available
formularium) existing of multiple-choice questions with standard setting and problemsolving as open questions and/or multiple-choice questions with standard setting
Permanent evaluation: evaluation of the lab project reports, retake not possible
Calculation of the examination mark
Permanent evaluation: practicals, 10% of the total mark
Period aligned evalutation: exam, 90% of the total mark
Students who eschew period aligned and/or non-period aligned evaluations for this
course unit may be failed by the examinator.
(Proposal)
2