Lecturer: Giancarlo Reali  

Course name: Physics II
Course code: 502126
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettronica e Informatica
Disciplinary field of science: FIS/03
The course relates to:
University credits: ECTS 9
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

The course is aimed at an understanding of the basic topics of electricity, magnetism and light

Course programme

The course deals with Electricity, Magnetism and Light at a very basic level. The main topics will be given with the following sequence: 1) Lectures covering electrostatics and intro to DC circuits 2) Lectures covering magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction and intro to AC circuits 3) Lectures covering electromagnetic waves and optics 4) If there is enough time there will be lectures on modern physics.

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Course entry requirements

The course presupposes that the student is able to master the main topics of the course Fisica I (Mechanics and Thermodynamics) and of the Mathematics courses. Vectorial analysis, line integrals of vector fields and grad, div and rot operators are of main concern for the course.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Textbook is: Mazzoldi-Nigro-Voci, Fisica II, EdiSES. This book will be followed with approximately the same sequence of the topics. Several handouts will be provided to complement the textbook.

Testing and exams

The modalities of testing is detailed on the course webpage.