Lecturer:
Ilaria Cristiani
Giancarlo Reali
Course name: Fisica II
Course code: 062042
Degree course: Ingegneria Biomedica, Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni, Ingegneria Informatica
Disciplinary field of science: FIS/01
L'insegnamento costituisce attività di base per: Ingegneria Biomedica, Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni, Ingegneria Informatica
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/fis/fisica2/
Specific course objectives
This course provides basic informations on electromagnetic phenomena:
electrostatics; magnetostatics; electromagnetic properties of matter; time-dependent electromagnetic fields; Maxwell's equations;
Course programme
This course is a survey of basic electromagnetic phenomena.
Electrostatics
Electric Charges and Electric Force; Electric Fields, Dipoles.
Electric Flux and Gauss's Law. Electrostatic Potential; Electrical Energy and Equipotential Surfaces. Conductors; Capacitance. Polarization; Dielectrics; Capacitors.
Electric current
Current flux, Resisitivity and Ohm's Law. EMF; Kirchoff's Rules; Circuits.
Magnetostatics
Magnetic Fields; Lorentz Force; Moving Charges in B-fields, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law and Solenoids,Torques.
Magnetic Materials, Dia-, Para-, and Ferromagnetism.
Time-dependent electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic Induction; Faraday's Law and Non-conservative Fields.
RL Circuits, Inductance, and Magnetic Field Energy
Diplacement Currents and Maxwell's Equations.
Electromagnetic waves
Wave equation; Traveling Waves; Index of Refraction; Poynting Vector; Polarization.
Refraction and Dispersion; Polarizers; Interference.
Course entry requirements
Physics: mechanics
Mathematics: derivatives and integration of simple functions. Solution of linear differential equations
Course structure and teaching
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Project work (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Suggested reading materials
Mazzoldi - Nigro - Voci. Fisica Vol II. EdiSES.
Testing and exams
Written and oral examination
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