Course teacher(s)
Spencer Jolly (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Electrostatics: The electric field, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitors and resistors.
Magnetostatics: The magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Biot-Savart law, magnetic materials.
Electromagnetism: Faraday’s law, self-induction, displacement current, Ampere-Maxwell law, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, Lorentz force.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Develop basic knowledge of the physics of electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetism, and in the process advance general problem-solving skills and physical and mathematical intuition.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures complemented by exercise sessions.
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Some textbooks that could be helpful include:
University Physics 15th ed. (mainly chapter 21-32), by Young and Freedman
Physics for Scientist & Engineers 5th edition (mainly chapters 21-31), by Giancoli
Contribution to the teaching profile
LO 2.1 Adopt a scientific approach to data collection, research and analysis and communicate results with clear, structured and sophisticated arguments.
LO 2.2 Display critical thinking, logical and abstract reasoning and develop an independent approach to learning.
Other information
Contacts
Dr. Spencer W. Jolly
Office: Campus du Solbosch, Bât. C, Niv. 2, local S.C.2.124
Email: spencer.jolly@ulb.be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- written examination
written examination
- Open question with short answer
- Open question with developed answer
- Closed question with multiple choices (MCQ)
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
The exam at the end of the year will comprise the majority of the final note, with a minority based on an intermediate test of the basics taking place in the classroom.
Language(s) of evaluation
- english