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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING – MODULE DESCRIPTION
APHY 112
Electromagnetism and Optics with
Lab
Prerequisites:
APHY111, AMAT122 (will be taken concurrently)
Aims:
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Lectures
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Labs
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Project
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To gain an understanding of the considerations of electromagnetism and
optics.
To provide an understanding that most engineering problems are related to
electromagnetism and optics.
To introduce the principles, of electromagnetism and the related laws.
To study the law of reflection and refraction and their applications to optical
instruments.
Outcomes:
By the end of this course students should:
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Be able to distinguish between static electricity and current
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Understand that electric and magnetic forces are intimately related
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Be able to solve circuits
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Be able to apply the laws of geometric optics
Description:
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Physics Section
ECTS
5
Charge and Matter: Introduction to electromagnetism, Electric charge,
Coulomb's Law, Conductors and isolators.
Electric Field: Uniform Electric Field, Field Lines, Motion of charged particles
in a uniform electric field, Electric field of a continuous charge distribution
Gauss Law: Electtric flux, Gauss law, Gauss law and Coulomb's law,
Applications of Gauss law
Electric potential: Electric potential and electric field, Potential difference and
electric potential, Potential differences in a uniform electric field, Electric
potential and potential energy due to point charges
Capacitance and Dielectrics: Capacitance, Combinations of capacitors,
dielectrics, capacitor with parallel plates and dielectric, Energy stored inside
an electric field
Current and Resistances: Electric current, Resistance and Ohm's law,
Resistivity of different conductors, Resistances in combination
Direct Current Circuits: Electromotive force, Kirchhoff's rules, Power,
potential drop across resistors, Circuits RC
Magnetic Field: Introduction to magnetic field, Definition of B, Magnetic force
on current, Ampere's law, Magnetic field near a long conductor, Magnetic
lines, Two parallel conductors, Faraday's law, Maxwell's equations,
Introduction to electromagnetic waves
Optics: Introduction to Optics, The nature of light, Measurement of the
speed light, Huygen's principle, Reflection, Refraction and Polarization
Geometrical Optics: Mirrors, Images formed by plane, convex and concave
mirrors, Thin lenses, Optical instruments
Laboratory Work:
- Experiment 1: Electrostatic Charge
- Experiment 2: Measurement of EMF of a source
- Experiment 3: Ohm’s Law
- Experiment 4: Resistances in Circuits
- Experiment 5: Resistor-Capacitor Network
- Experiment 6: Measure the magnetic field strength of a Helmontz
Coil
- Experiment 7: Law of Reflection and Refraction
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Experiment 8: Converging Lens, object and image relationships
Textbooks:
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Physics: Principles with Applications by Douglas Giancoli, Prentice Hall, 5th
edition, 1997.
References:
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Extended Fundamentals of Physics by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl
Walker, John Wiley & Son, 2000
Physics, 5th Edition by John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson, John Wiley &
Sons, 2000
University Physics: Extended Version with Modern Physics by Hugh D.
Young, Rpger A. Freedman, T.R. Sandig, A. Lewis Ford, Addison-Wesley
Publishing, 2000
F.A. Jenkins, H.E. White "Fundamentals of Optics", McGraw-Hill, 4th edition,
1998
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Assessment:
Physics Section
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Final Exam: 60%
Coursework: 40%
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