Electromagnetism I

Year
0
Academic year
2024-2025
Code
01002618
Subject Area
Physics
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

General Physics I, General Physics II, Mathematical Analysis I, Mathematical Analysis II.

Teaching Methods

Classes for presentation of the essential concepts with the reflection on the way these concepts were established. Classes for discussion/resolution of problems related to practical situations, orders of magnitude, estimates on the physical quantities concerning the electromagnetism. Classes with experimental demonstrations that illustrate fundamental concepts of electromagnetism. Lectures on complementary topics on applications of electromagnetic theory.

Learning Outcomes

Develop the knowledge of electromagnetism as a fundamental theory of physics.
Develop skills in:
- mathematics, namely infinitesimal calculus;
- the use of bibliography and autonomous study;
- to solve new problems;
- to understand and perform simple experiments of electromagnetism;
- to develop the interest and fondness for physics and the knowledge of the applications of electromagnetism in modern societies.

Generic Skills:
-analysis and synthesis;
-organization and planning;
-oral and written communication;
-working in group and team work;
-critical thinking;
-communicate with people who are not experts in the field;

Adaptability to new situations;
Concern with quality;
Competence to apply theoretical knowledge in practice.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1- Electrostatic field: Coulomb's eq.; the concept of field; Gauss's law; local and integral equations of the electrostatic field; boundary conditions of E; electrostatic potential; Poisson and Laplace equations; electric field energy; electric dipole and electric dipole energy; electrostatics in dielectric media.

2 - Magnetostatic field: Biot-Savart law; Lorentz and Laplace force; local and integral equations of the magnetostatic field; boundary conditions of field B; potential vector; eq. Poisson's of the potential vector; energy of field B; magnetic dipole and magnetic dipolar energy; magnetostatics in material media.

3 - Electromagnetic field: Faraday-Lenz law; Maxwell's eqs. in the variable regime; electromagnetic waves; Hertz's experience; Poynting theorem and energy and momentum of an electromagnetic wave; eqs. of Lorenz for the potentials.

4 - Analysis of RLC circuits with variable current: i) transient regime and ii) steady regime with alternating current.

Head Lecturer(s)

Vítor Hugo Nunes Rodrigues

Assessment Methods

Final assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous assessment
Frequency: 100.0%

Bibliography

Griffiths, D. J., Introduction to Electrodynamics. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall International, Inc., New Jersey, 1999.

Edward M. Purcell and David J. Morin, Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Jackson J. D., Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition,  Wiley, 1998.

Henriques, A. B. e Romão, J. C., Electromagnetismo, IST Press, Lisboa, 2006.

Brito, L., Fiolhais, M. e Providência, C., Campo Electromagnético, Ed. McGraw-Hill de Portugal, 1999.

Feynman, R. P., Leigton, R. B. e Sands, M., The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. 2, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1977.

Lorrain, P., Corson, D. e Lorrain, F., Campos e Ondas Electromagnéticas, Ed. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 2000.

Wangsness, R. K., Electromagnetic Fields. 2nd ed.,  John Wiley & Sons, Nova Iorque, 1979.