General physics: electromagnetism
Summary
The course covers the phenomena, concepts and principles of electricity and magnetism illustrating some of their applications. The unity of the electric, magnetic and optical phenomena and the variety of their applications are emphasized.
Content
-Electrostatics: electric field and potential.
-Electric fields in matter.
-Stationary electric currents and AC circuits.
-Magnetostatics: magnetic field and vector potential.
-Magnetic fields in matter.
-Electrodynamics: electromotive force, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations.
-Conservation laws of charge, energy and momentum.
-Electromagnetic waves.
Keywords
electricity and magnetism, electrodynamics, electromagnetic waves
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
General Physics I, II
Recommended courses
First year mathematics courses
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Integrate topics of the course and formulate physical models of electromagnetic phenomena
- Apply concepts given in the course to practical problems in electromagnetism
- Solve problems and manipulate equations using the concepts given in the course
- Describe and predict the behavior of a system using fundamental physical laws
Teaching methods
In person lecture with demonstrations and exercises in class
Expected student activities
Attendance to lectures and exercise classes, completion of exercises, revision of lecture contents by consulting relevant books.
Assessment methods
Final written exam
Supervision
| Office hours | No |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
Resources
Bibliography
Introduction to Electrodynamics, David J. Griffiths
Electricity and Magnetism, Edward M. Purcell and David J. Morin
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. II, Richard Feyman
Moodle Link
Prerequisite for
General physics IV and Electromagnetism II
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
- Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: General physics: electromagnetism
- Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory