Physics II

Recommended Prerequisites

Calculus I, Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry, attendance of Calculus II in the same year and semester.

Teaching Methods

Lectures with a detailed description of the concepts, principles and main theories of the program. Problem classes where the teacher and the students, with the teacher’s guidance, solve application problems.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives: learning the main concepts, principles and equations of Electromagnetism and Optics and some basic concepts of Nuclear Physics; application of this knowledge to solving practical problems.

Competences: ability to understand a great diversity of phenomena in Engineering in terms of the theories that ultimately explain those phenomena. Basic preparation for more advanced courses.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Electromagnetism

Electrical charge and Coulomb’s law. Electrical field and electrical potential. Conductors, insulators and dielectrics. Electric current, Ohm’s law and DC current circuits. Kirchhoff’s laws. Capacitors and RC circuits. Some phenomena in bioelectricity. Magnetic field and magnetic field sources. Lorentz´s force and force between currents. Electromagnetic induction and Faraday’s law. Inductors and RLC circuit.

Optics

Principles of geometric optics, reflection and refraction. Ideal mirrors and lenses, aberrations and optical instruments. Wave nature of light and electromagnetic spectrum. Polarization, interference and diffraction. Bragg’s law. Principle of Huygens. Basic notions of lasers.

Topics of Modern Physics
Structure of the nucleus and isotopes. Radioactive decay. Nuclear radiation and its effect on living beings.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Alexandra Albuquerque Faria Pais

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Young, H.D.; Freedman, R.A.; Sears & Zemansky´s, Física III – Eletromagnetismo e Física IV – Ótica e Física Moderna, 12ª ed., Pearson Education do Brasil, São Paulo, 2009.

Tipler, P.A., Física para cientistas e engenheiros, 3ª ed., Editora Guanabara Koogan, Rio de Janeiro, 1994.

Halliday, D.; Resnick, R., Fundamentos de Física, Livros Técnicos e Científicos, Rio de Janeiro, 1985.

Halliday, D.; Resnick, R.;  Krane, K.S., Physics, 5th Ed.

Benson, H. , University Physics, John Wiley & Sons, Revised edition, New York, 1995.

Giancoli, D. C., Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, New York, 2000.

Kane, J.W.; Sternheim, M.M., Physics, 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988.