Physics for Engineering (2)

Physics 2 for Engineering

PHYS1110 Physics for Engineering (1)

4 hours No requisites

1 Electric charge / Electric Charge / Conductors and Insulators / Coulomb’ Law / Charge is Quantized

2 Electric fields / The electric field / The electric field due to a point charge / A point charge in an electric field

3 Gauss’ law / Flux of an Electric Field / Gauss’ Law / Applying Gauss’s Law : Planar Symmetry

4 Electric potential / Electric potential energy / Electric potential / Calculating the potential from the field / Potential due to a point charge and due to a group of point charges / Calculating the field from the potential / Electric potential energy of a system of point charges

5 Capacitance / Capacitance / Calculating the Capacitance of a Parallel-Plate Capacitor (only) / Capacitor in Parallel and in Series / Energy Stored in an Electric Field / Capacitor with a Dielectric

6 Current and resistance / Electric current / Current density / Resistance and resistivity / Ohm’s law / Power in electric circuits

7 Circuits / Work, Energy and Emf / Calculating the Current in a Single- Loop Circuit / Other single-Loop Circuits

8 Magnetic fields / The definition of b / A circulating charged particle / Magnetic force on a current-carrying wire

9 Magnetic fields due to currents / calculating the magnetic field due to a current / Ampere’s law / Solenoids and toroids

10 Induction and Inductance / Faraday’s Law of Induction / Induced Electric Fields / Inductors and Inductance / Self-Induction / Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field / Mutual Induction

11 Optics / Reflection and Refraction (Snell’s Law) / Total Internal Reflection / Images: Plane Mirrors, Spherical Mirrors and Thin Lenses

12 Practical part: / Students will conduct various experiments in the practical part of the course. Each student will perform the experiment, collect data, extract result, and prepare a written report every week

1.1 Mapped to: K1

Define electricity concepts such as electric change, potential, current and field

Teaching Strategy Lectures and lab experiments