Physics and astronomy

Electricity and Magnetism

Module code: F3213
Level 3 (sub-degree)
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Workshop
Assessment modes: Unseen examination, Coursework

On this module, you’ll cover topics including:

• electrostatics: Coulomb's law, electric fields, Gauss' law, electrostatic potential, conductors and insulators
• electric circuits: DC and AC circuits, Kirchoff's laws, Boolean algebra and digital circuits
• magnetostatics: Ampere's law, motion of charged particles in magnetic and electric fields, and magnetic forces and magnetic fields
• electromagnetic inductance: Lenz's law (with applications), self-inductance and mutual inductance.

Pre-requisite

Pre-requisites:
Level 3: (F3207) Foundation Mechanics [T1]

Co-requisites:
Level 3: (F3203) Foundation Mathematics [T1,T2]

Module learning outcomes

• At the end of the course a successful student should have: some ability to apply the laws of electricity & magnetism to specified situations.
• Some ability to investigate electric and magnetic phenomena through laboratory exercises.
• Be able to manipulate the essential equations describing electrical circuits and carry out elementary calculations.