PHYS202-13S2 (C) Semester Two 2013

Electromagnetism and Mechanics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 July 2013
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 21 July 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 October 2013

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.

Part A. Mechanics (12 Lectures)
1. Linear momentum
• Frames of reference, momentum conservation
2. Angular momentum
• Angular momentum, central forces, orbits.
3. Rigid bodies
• Moments of inertia, rotating bodies, gyroscopes
4. Rotating Frames
• Motion in non-inertial frames, Coriolis and centrifugal forces
• Projectile motion, Weather

Part B. Electromagnetism (24 Lectures)
1. Static Electric Charges and Currents
• Coulomb force, Gauss’ Law, potential, work;
• Ohm’s Law, current density, drift velocity;
• Ampere’s Law, Biot-Savart Law, forces on wires;
• Motion of charged particles in Electromagnetic fields.
2. Electromagnetism in materials
• Dielectrics, magnetization, D and H fields, magnets.
3. Induction and time-dependent effects
• Self inductance, solenoids, vector potentials;
• Faraday’s Law, inductors in DC circuits, generators;
• Maxwell’s equations and EM waves.

Learning Outcomes

  • The goal of this course is to provide a deeper understanding of mechanics, particularly the motion of rotating bodies and the application of these ideas to real-world systems such as the weather and orbits.
    Provide a thorough knowledge of electromagnetism and its application to various physical  systems, up to the Maxwell equations in integral form.

    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 60%
Homework Assignmnents 20% The best 8 out of 10 will count - please hand in on Tuesdays at tutoria time.
Test 20% 11:00 am on Tuesday 17 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).

Although there's no single book that we can recommend for the whole course, there are many books that have all the material you'll need and more.

The Mechanics section is based on various books, including C. Kittel et al., Mechanics (Berkeley Physics Course), McGraw-Hill.

Most of the electricity and magnetism material is based on Grant and Phillips, but almost any book on electricity and magnetism that is not described as 'advanced' should be suitable. The 100-level Serway and Jewett text has most of the basic concepts but for some parts of the course you'll want a little more depth.

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

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

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/General.pdf

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $747.00

International fee $3,488.00

* 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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