PX3512: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58

Course Overview

We are surrounded by electromagnetic phenomena; it is not possible to understand the physical world without them. In this course we will discuss the link between electricity and magnetism, noticing that changing electric magnetic fields generate electric fields and the other way around. This will lead to the introduction of Faraday’s law, hugely relevant to understand how we generate electricity, and to the introduction of Maxwell’s correction to Ampere’s law, which will lead to the astounding result that light is an electromagnetic wave! We will finish the course by exploring how electromagnetic waves propagate and how they are originated.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Carmen Romano Dr Murilo da Silva Baptista

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of KL158Z The Physical Universe B (Passed) or PX1511 The Physical Universe - 2 (Passed) or PX1513 The Physical Universe B (Passed)
One of PX2014 Dynamical Phenomena (Passed) or PX2015 Dynamical Phenomena (Passed) or PX3017 Research and Computing Skills in Physics (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PX3008 Electricity and Magnetism (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The course content reflects the learning outcomes:

Electric fields related to their sources Coulomb's law.
Gauss' theorem (integral and differential form) Electric potential and Poisson's equation.
Electrostatic properties of media Electric dipole.
Dielectrics.
Polarisation.
Electric Displacement (D).
Relative permittivity Gauss' theorem in dielectric media.
Boundary conditions for E and D.
Capacitance Energy stored in electric fields.
Current density and conservation of charge.
Conductivity and resistance.
Magnetic fields related to their sources Biot-Savart law.
Ampere's theorem (integral and differential form) Gauss' theorem for magnetic fields.
Magnetostatic properties of media Magnetic dipole.
Magnetisation Magnetic Intensity (H).
Relative permeability.
Ampere's theorem in magnetisable media.
Boundary conditions for B and H.
Faraday's law Inductance.
Mutual inductance and the transformer.
Eddy currents Energy stored in magnetic fields.
Maxwell's equations.
Electromagnetic waves.
Waves in free space, dielectrics and conducting media.
Poynting vector Radiation and aerials.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	50
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Students must obtain minimum D3 to pass course overall

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Midterm Exam

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Problem Sheets

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	15
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Tutorial Competition

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	10
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Best of written exam 100% or written exam 50% with carried forward in-course assessment 40%

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks	Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Course Learning Outcomes

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PX3512: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM (2019-2020)

Course Overview

Course Details

Qualification Prerequisites

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Contact Teaching Time

Teaching Breakdown

Summative Assessments

Exam

Learning Outcomes

Midterm Exam

Learning Outcomes

Problem Sheets

Learning Outcomes

Tutorial Competition

Learning Outcomes

Formative Assessment

Resit Assessments

Best of written exam 100% or written exam 50% with carried forward in-course assessment 40%

Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

Compatibility Mode