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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 conservation2. Angular momentum• Angular momentum, central forces, orbits. 3. Rigid bodies• Moments of inertia, rotating bodies, gyroscopes4. Rotating Frames• Motion in non-inertial frames, Coriolis and centrifugal forces• Projectile motion, WeatherPart 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.
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 appropriatephysics problems in the concepts of the courseHave developed and be able to demonstrate writing and associatedcommunication skills.
(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.
PHYS224
(1) PHYS201; (2) MATH103 or EMTH119.
Mike Reid
Michael Albrow
The lecture slides used in class will be available on the Learn system at http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/
Homework Assignments - 9, counting best 7; handed in from week 3.Two Tests - 2pm Thursday 2 August and 2pm Thrusday 13 SeptemberFinal Exam will cover both sections.
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.
General Physics and Astronomy InformationPlease 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
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
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 .