PHYS-201(e) / 4 credits

Teacher: Scarlino Pasquale

Language: English


Summary

Introduction to electromagnetism.

Content

Learning Prerequisites

Recommended courses

General physics I, II

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Interpret important phenomena involving electromagnetic interactions
  • Realize the beauty and internal consistency of Maxwell's equations
  • Predict the consequences of Maxwell's equations in simple but important situations
  • Choose to solve problems with static and time-dependent fields
  • Manipulate differential operators (gradient, curl, divergence, laplacian)
  • Contextualise conservation laws for physical quantities both in local and global form

Transversal skills

  • Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra and exercises supervised in class

Assessment methods

 Written test (120 min.)

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

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