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Physics II - Electricity, Magnetism, Electromagnetic Filed

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Course Unit Code480-8120/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HLU03prof. RNDr. Petr Hlubina, CSc.
Summary
The subject of the basic physics course is connected with the subject Physics I and gives an overview of the theory of electricity and magnetism, and physical field, respectively.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Collect the basic physical principles and laws of electricity and magnetism
Describe, clarify and interpret the particular natural phenomena in these fields of physics
Apply the simple mathematical methods for describing the corresponding physical phenomena
Illustrate obtained knowledge in the frame of the easy applications
Course Contents
Content focus:
- Introduction: Importance.
- Electrostatics: electric charge, Coulomb's law, intensity and potential of the field, Gauss theorem, Poisson's and Laplace equation; wire in the electrostatic field, capacity of a conductor and capacitors, the energy of the field; dielectrics, polarization vector and the induction, the field on the boundary of two dielectrics.
- Transmission of electric charge: the electric current, current density, continuity equation, Ohm's law in differential and integral form; electromotoric voltage, Kirchhoff's laws, voltage and current sources, work and power of electric current, Joule heat.
- Stationary magnetic field: vector of magnetic induction, Biot-Savart law and its applications, Ampere's law and its applications, the magnetic force field, magnetic moment, a vector field intensity, Gauss theorem for magnetic field, magnetic polarization, the field at the interface of two magnetics, magnetic circuits, Hopkinson's law.
- Electromagnetic induction: magnetic flux, Faraday's law, custom and mutual inductance, energy of the magnetic field, oscillating CL and CRL circuits.
- Alternating current: Ohm's law in complex form, AC circuits, RLC circuit; transformer.
- Maxwell's equations: integral and differential form, and their basic consequences.
- Electromagnetic potentials: scalar and vector potential, basic equations and solutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Sedlák, B., Štoll, I.: Electricity a magnetism (In Czech). Academia, Karolinum, Prague 1993;
Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walker, J.: Physics 3. Electricity a magnetism (In Czech). Prague: Vutium and Prometheus, 2001.
Sedlák, B., Štoll, I.: Elektřina a magnetismus. Academia, Vyd. Karolinum, Praha 1993;
Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walker, J.: Fyzika 3. Elektřina a magnetismus. Vyd. 1., Praha: Vutium a Prometheus, 2001.
Recommended Reading:
Haňka, Z.: Theory of electromagnetic field (In Czech). TKI, SNTL, Prague, 1975;
Krupka, F., Kalivoda, L.: Physics (In Czech). SNTL, Prague, 1989;
Krempaský, J.: Physics (In Slovak). SNTL-ALFA, Prague-Bratislava 1988
Sadiku, M. N. O.: Elements of electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, New York 1995.
Haňka, Z.: Teorie elektromagnetického pole. TKI, SNTL, Praha, 1975;
Krupka, F., Kalivoda, L.: Fyzika. SNTL, Praha, 1989;
Krempaský, J.: Fyzika. SNTL-ALFA, Praha-Bratislava 1988; ALFA, Bratislava, 1992;
Sadiku, M. N. O.: Elements of electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, New York 1995.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)21
                1. písemkaWritten test20 6
                2. písemkaWritten test20 6
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)11
                PísemkaWritten test20 5
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination40 6