General Physics II

Year
1
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01002938
Subject Area
Physics
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

General Physics I: contents and developed competences.

Teaching Methods

Lectures where a detailed description of the concepts, theories and theorems is provided. Some problems are also solved to illustrate the practical applications of the theories. Problem classes where the students solve practical problems with a teacher’s guidance, developing personal and group work competencies. The students may be evaluated throughout the semester or may sit for a final examination. The requirements for the continuous assessment are defined at the beginning of the semester.

Learning Outcomes

Aims: Learning the basic physics concepts and laws enabling the (deep) understanding of electrostatic and eletromagnetic behaviours of physical systems, of optics and of radioactivity. To be able to apply these learning in searching for problem solutions.

Competencies: ability to understand a great diversity of scientific supports (theories and experiments) for Physics phenomena; ability to solve problems and to develop group work; basic preparation for more advanced courses.  Oral and written communication; analysis and synthesis; organization of ideas and plannification; critical reasoning and being able to self-criticism and self assessment.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Electrostatics. Electric charge and Coulomb's law. Electric field and electric potential. Flux of a vector and flux law; Charges in material media; a conductor and a system of conductors; condensers; dielectrics.

2. Electric currents: direct current; Ohm's and Joule's laws. Generators. Kirchoff's laws. Measurement devices. Variable currents: charge and discharge of a condenser. Alternate current: Circuits RC.

3. Electromagnetism: Biot and Savart law. Laplace law. Lorents force. Ampère's law. Magnetic fields due to currents and magnetic fields forces on currents. Atomic magnetism. Magnetic induction.

4. Waves and optics. Geometric optics.

5. Radioactivity. Nucleus and isotopes; radiactive decline. Nuclear radiations. Nuclear reactions.  

Head Lecturer(s)

João Manuel de Sá Campos Gil

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam or Midterm.: 100.0%

Bibliography

Costa, MM e de Almeida, MJ (2012). Fundamentos de Física. 3ª ed. Coimbra: Almedina.

Benson, H (1995). University Physics. John Wiley & ons. New York: Revised Edition.

Alonso, M e Finn, EJ. Física: um curso universitário. São Paulo: Edgard Blucher, 1981.

Tipler, PA. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. WH Freeman and Company, 1999.