Lecturer: Ledo Stefanini  

Course name: Fisica II (mn)
Course code: 062120
Degree course: Ingegneria Informatica
Disciplinary field of science: FIS/01
L'insegnamento costituisce attività di base per: Ingegneria Informatica
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/fis/fisica2mn/

Specific course objectives

1. Principles of classical electromagnetism; 2. principal technical applications of electromagnetism; 3. electromagnetism of Faraday; 4. the Maxwell’s synthesis.

Course programme

PHYSICS 2 COURSE IN MANTOVA CONTENTS ELECTRIC FORCES AND ELECTRIC FIELDS Properties of Electric Charges Coulomb’s Law The Electric Field Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment The Van de Graaff Generator The Oscilloscope The Gauss’s Law ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND CAPACIPANCE Potential Difference and Electric Potential Electric Potential and Potential Energy for Point Charges Potential and Charged Conductors Equipotential Sufaces Definition of Capacipance The Parallel Plate Capacipor Combination of Capacitors Energy in a Capacitor CURRENT AND RESISTENCE Electric Current Current and Drift Speed Ohm’s Law Resistivity Electrical Energy and Power DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS Sources of emf Resistors in Series Resistors in Parallel Kirchhoff’s Rules RC Circuits MAGNETISM Magnets Magnetic Fields Magnetic Force on a Current Torque on a Current Loop The Galvanometer Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field Magnetic Field of a Straight Wire Ampère’s Law Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors Magnetic Field of a Current Loop Magnetic Field of a Solenoid INDUCED VOLTAGES AND INDUCTANCE Induced emf and Magnetic Flux Faraday’s Law of Induction Motional efm Lenz’s Law Generators Eddy Currents Self Inductance RL Circuits Energy in a Magnetic Field ALTERNATING CURRENTS CIRCUITS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Resistors in an ac Circuit Capacitors in an ac Circuit Inductors in an ac Circuit The RLC Circuit Power in an ac Circuit Resonance in an RLC Circuit Trasformer Maxwell’s Equations Hertz’s Discovery Production of Electromagnetic Waves Proprieties of Electromagnetic Waves The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves The Poynting’s Vector

Course entry requirements

1. Basic notions of calculus; 2. methods of elementary algebra and plane trigonometry; 3. basic notions of plane and solid geometry; 4. qualitative knowledge of fundamental electromagnetic phenomena.

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

Serway-Beichner. FISICA Per Scienze ed Ingegneria, Vol.II, 3a ed. EdiSES.

Testing and exams

There will be monthly written tests and a final interview. Students can request to be interviewed on small parts of the program throughout the duration of the course. Research projects and experiments performed by groups of students will be taken into consideration.