FYS123 Electromagnetism
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Jan Emil Stig Johansson
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Mathematics and Physics
- Physics, 1-year Programme
- Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme
- Master's Programme in Mathematics and Science Education (5 Years)
Teaching language
Norwegian.Course contents
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Electric charge and Coulomb's law.
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Electric fields and Gauss' law.
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Electric potential.
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Capacitance and dielectric media.
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Current, resistance, and electro-motoric force.
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Direct current circuits.
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Magnetic fields and magnetic force.
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Source of the magnetic field.
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Electromagnetic induction and inductance.
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Maxwell's equations.
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Alternating current.
Learning outcomes
The students shall after the course:
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Be able to understand the basic laws and concepts of electro-magnetism.
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Be able to use the central concepts and theories of electro-magnetism to solve relevant problems.
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Be able to derive mathematical models of relevant physical phenomena.
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Be able to apply Kirchhoff's laws to electric circuits.
Examination requirements
Obligatory exercises must be passed.
Students in Teacher Education 8-13 applies the following additional graduation requirements: Practice (PRA XXX) must be approved.
Students who are not in teacher education must also have successfully completed assignments to take the exam.
Teaching methods
Lectures, group work and laboratory exercises. The lectures will include demonstrations, calculation and logging of physical phenomena.
Students in teacher education has practice and the other students have compulsory assignments.
A detailed syllabus for the course is awarded by semester.
The course has an expected scope of work of 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
A 4-hour written examination under supervision. Graded assessment.
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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FYS102 – Electromagnetism | 10 |
FYS134 – Optics, thermodynamics and electrisity | 3 |
FYS132 – Moderne fysikk | 2 |
FYS131 – Mekanikk | 1 |