Physics III

PHYS-200 / 6 credits

Teacher: Dil Jan Hugo

Language: English

Summary

The students understand and apply the physics of fluids, and the basics of electromagnetism and electronic schemes

Content

Physics of fluids
Fluid kinematics, Navier-Stokes equation; perfect fluid dynamics; incompressible viscous fluid dynamics; eddies; flow stability; Reynolds number; transition to turbulence

Electromagnetism
Electrostatics, electric field and potential; stationary electrical currents; RCL circuits; magnetostatics; electric and magnetic fields in matter; polarization and magnetization; time-dependent electromagnetic field; Faraday's law; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic energy;Poynting vector; Hertz dipole.

 

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Formulate simplifying hypotheses of a model of a physical phenomenon
  • Solve problems and applications of the treated material
  • Critique the results of a model of a physical phenomenon
  • Apply developed physical models to problem and application solving
  • Design a model of a physical phenomenon

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercise sessions

Assessment methods

Written exam

Supervision

Office hours Yes
Assistants Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Bibliography

Richard Phillips Feyman: The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Kip S. Thorne & Roger D. Blandford: Modern Classical Physics

David J. Griffith: Introduction to Electrodynamics

 

 

 

Ressources en bibliothèque

Notes/Handbook

Course script

Moodle Link

Prerequisite for

Physique IV

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Physics III
  • Courses: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory

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