PHYS202-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012

Electromagnetism and Mechanics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 July 2012
End Date: Sunday, 11 November 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 July 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 7 October 2012

Description

The treatment of electricity and magnetism from observed phenomena through to the Maxwell equations in integral form; magnetic and dielectric properties of materials. Rotations, angular momentum, rigid bodies, orbits, rotating frames of reference.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will:
  • Have gained a thorough knowledge of the motion of orbits and rotating bodies and understand how to make use of rotating frames of reference to determine the motion of objects on the surface of the Earth.
  • Have mastered techniques to calculate forces, fields and potentials caused by electric charges.
  • Have understood the concepts of magnetic fields induced by currents and the effects of magnetic fields on charges, as well as the energy associated with fields.
  • Have developed and be able to demonstrate competency to solve appropriate
    physics problems in the concepts of the course
  • Have developed and be able to demonstrate writing and associated
    communication skills.

Prerequisites

(1) PHYS102; (2) MATH102 or EMTH118. These prerequisites may be replaced by a high level of achievement in level 3 NCEA Physics and Mathematics with Calculus or other background approved by the Head of Department. RP: (1) PHYS201; (2) MATH103 or EMTH119.

Restrictions

PHYS224

Recommended Preparation

(1) PHYS201; (2) MATH103 or EMTH119.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Mike Reid

Lecturer

Michael Albrow

The lecture slides used in class will be available on the Learn system at http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 55% On both sections.
Homework Assignment 15% The best 7 out of 9 will count. These must be handed in on Tuesdays from week 3.
Tests 30% Two Tests: 2pm Thursday 2 August and 2pm Thursday 13 September


Homework Assignments - 9, counting best 7; handed in from week 3.
Two Tests - 2pm Thursday 2 August and 2pm Thrusday 13 September
Final Exam will cover both sections.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Guru, Bhag S. , Hzroglu, Huseyin R., Ebooks Corporation; Electromagnetic field theory fundamentals ; 2nd ed; Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Serway, Raymond A. , Jewett, John W; Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics ; 7th ed; Thomson/Brooks/Cole, 2008 (100-level text book).

Notes

General Physics and Astronomy Information
Please consult the document General Information for Physics and Astronomy Students on the Physics and Astronomy Web Page:
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/
specifically:
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/general.pdf

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $718.00

International fee $3,350.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Physics and Astronomy .

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