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- Instructor(s)
- Shibata Toshi-Aki
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Fri7-8(S421)
- Group
- Q
- Course number
- LAS.P103
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2021/10/4
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course teaches the basics of static electric and magnetic fields in vacuum, starting with Coulomb’s force law for charges.
Electromagnetism is important for understanding nature, and is essential for the study of science, engineering, life sciences, and other specialized courses. Students will understand how charges and current produce electric and magnetic fields, respectively, and their mathematical descriptions. This will allow them to understand static electromagnetic phenomena as well as allow them to solve basic problems in electromagnetism.
Student learning outcomes
By completing this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the concepts of electric field, electric potential, electrostatic energy, magnetic flux density, magnetic moment, etc., correctly, and describe them mathematically.
2) Understand Gauss's law for electric fields and the Biot-Savart law for magnetic fields correctly, and find the electric field and magnetic flux density by applying said laws.
3) Find mathematical solutions to problems in electromagnetism expressed by the appropriate equations, and explain the physical meaning of said solutions.
Keywords
Coulomb’s law, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, conductor, condenser, capacitance, electrostatic energy, electric current, magnetic force, magnetic flux density, magnetic moment, Biot-Savart law
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Two-thirds of each class is devoted to fundamentals and the rest to advanced content or application. To allow students to get a good understanding of the course contents and practice application, problems related to the contents of this course are provided in Exercises in Physics II.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The relation between electromagnetism and phenomena in our daily life is explained. The evolution of electromagnetism is also explained. | Choose phenomema in our daily like which are related to electromagnetism and understand them from the viewpoint of a University student. |
| Class 2 | Electric charge, electric current, Coulomb's force, electric field, magnetic field etc. which are described in the physics textbooks of high school are reformulated from the viewpoint of University students using appropriate mathematical tools. It method is explained. | Find out how electric charge, electric current etc. are defined in the International System of Units and understand their properties. |
| Class 3 | Coulomb's force, Coulomb's law, electric field caused by a point charge, the principle of superposition, and electric potential are explained. | Understand the similarity and the difference between the Coulomb's force and the gravitational force. |
| Class 4 | Gauss's law、its geometrical foundation, Capacitor and electric capacitance are explained. | Compare the solid angle and plane angle and understand their properties. It is important to become able to use their properties. |
| Class 5 | Static electric energy and static electriciy are explained. | Understand the properties of static electric energy as one form of stored energy. |
| Class 6 | The relation among electric current, electric current element and magnetic flux density is explained. Magnetic moments and magnetic energy are also explained. | Choose examples of the relation between electric current and magnetic field in our daily life and understand their propoerties. |
| Class 7 | Biot-Savort law and its geometrical foundation are explained. Maxwell's equations with static electric and magnetic fields are explained. | Understand the principle of superposition regarding the magnetic fields, based on concrete examples. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Assigned during the course when necessary.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts of the lecture will be posted.
It is important to always read the physics textbooks of high school from the viewpoint of a University student, understand it deeply and become able to explain the contents in each page to other people.
Assessment criteria and methods
The score will be evaluated based on reports and examinations.
Related courses
- LAS.P106 ： Exercises in Physics II
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
Other
It is recommended to take the course of Excercises in Physics II.
