ENE235 Electromagnetism
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Rune Strandberg
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Renewable Energy, Bachelor's Programme
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
FYS128 Physics and MA178 Mathematics 1 or similar
Course contents
Coulomb’s law, electric potential, Gauss’ law, dielectric media and capacitors, the electromagnetic forces between conductors, Ampere’s law, induction, Faraday’s law of induction and inductance. Electric and magnetic circuits.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion, the student should:
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be able to carry out basic calculations within electrostatics, magnetism and induction
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possess knowledge on electric and magnetic circuits
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be familiar with the physical principles behind electrical machines
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be able to visualize electromagnetic fields using software
Teaching methods
Lectures, laboratory experiments and exercises.
The workload is estimated to be 27 hours per credit for the average student.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”
Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module
Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).
Assessment methods and criteria
3 hours individual written exam. Grading by letters.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
Course | Reduction of Credits |
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ENE213 – Electrical Machines | 2 |
ENE233 – Electrotechnical fundamentals | 2 |
FYS121 – Physics - Renewable Energy | 1 |