Course: Physics II- Electricity and magnetism

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Course title Physics II- Electricity and magnetism
Course code UFY/002
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Straňák Vítězslav, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Čurda Pavel, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction: to the subject, mathematical excursion: vector algebra, differential, physical field (scalar, vector), differential operators (grad, div, rot, laplas), utilization and calculation with operators, flux of vector field, vector circulation, curve integral, Gauss and Stokes theorem, applications to field physics. 2. Electrostatics: electric charge, electrostatic induction, atomic structure, Coulomb's law, electrostatic field intensity, electrostatic dipole, Gauss's law of electrostatics in differential form, conservative electrostatic field, potential, Poisson and Laplace theorem. 3. Potential and capacity: potential, potential of distributed charges, potential energy, voltage, conductor capacity, capacitor, dielectric capacitors, capacitors net, capacitor energy, calculation of electric fields (line, plane, pair of planes, spherical shell, sphere, etc.) 4. Dielectric polarization: types of dielectrics, types of polarization, polarization vector, dielectric polarization, electric field energy, electric dipole and dipole moment, potential dipole energy, Gauss law for dielectric, electric induction vector, field energy in dielectrics. 5. Stationary electric field - electric current I: electric current - definition, current and current density, Ohm's law in differential and integral form, continuity equation, current conduction (conduction, convection, polarization), electric resistance, the temperature dependence of electric resistance (superconductivity). 6. Stationary electric field - electric current II: electromotive force, volatge of sources, Kirchhoff laws, resistor, resistors net, work and power of electric current, Joule's law, semiconductors, conductivity band structure, band-gap role, types of semiconductors, electron and hole conductivity, semiconductors P and N, P-N junction. 7. Measurement of electrical circuits, thermoelectric effects: current and voltage measurement, ranges of measurement devices (extension of ranges), measurements of power measurement, thermal electron emission, electron work function, contact potential, Seebeck and Peletier thermoelectric effect. 8. Electric current in electrolytes and gases: dissociation, electrolysis (basic processes in electrolysis - examples), Faraday's laws of electrolysis, electrolytic polarization, electrolytic potential, electric cells, batteries and accumulators, gas ionization, conditions and types of ionization processes, Townsend's glow theory discharges. 9. Stationary magnetic field: magnetic field strength, magnetic flux, Biot-Savart law, Ampere law of total current, magnetic field lines, behavior of induction lines, vector potential, surface currents, examples and application of B-S law. 10. Forces in a magnetic field: Lorentz force, force on a conductor with a current in a magnetic field, loop with current a current in mag. field, interaction of conductors with currents, forces on charge in mag. fields, Hall effect, practical applications (accelerators, traps, mirrors, motion of particles in magnetic and electric fields). 11. Magnetic properties of solids: permeability, magnetic circuit - Hopkinson equation, paramagnetism, diamagnetism, magnetic moment, Bohr magneton, diamagnetism (Larmor explanation), ferromagnetism, spontaneous magnetization, Curie-Weiss law, domain structure, magnetization curve, magnetic hysteresis. 12. Quasi-stationary electromagnetic field: conditions and properties of quasi-stationary fields in vector analysis, electromagnetic induction, Lenz law, Faraday's law of induction, eddy currents, self-induction, mutual induction, coil circuit effects, magnetic field energy, alternating current, phase displacement, serial and parallel RLC circuit, ac power, power factor, apparent power, transformer, and transformer equation. 13. Maxwell's equations: induced electric field, Maxwell current, Maxwell equations in differential and integral form, interpretation of Maxwell equations, potentials of electromagnetic field, energy and

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the basic theoretical and practical aspects of electricity and magnetism regarding the study profile and other advanced courses. The aim is to encourage students complex thinking with the possibility of knowledge synthesis from fields of electronics, electrical engineering and other related fields. Furthermore, the consolidation of knowledge of applied mathematics and general physics is expected, too.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Understanding of the topic within the frame given by the plan. Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes: credit: attendance of seminars, min 75%, passing the test to min 60%. exam: passing the test min 75%, completion of practical exams min. 75%, proof of knowledge at the oral exam min 75%.
Recommended literature
  • Feynman, Richard Phillips; Leighton, Robert B.,; Sands, Matthew L. Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky s řešenými příklady. 1. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod : Fragment, 2000. ISBN 80-7200-405-0.
  • Fuka, Josef; Havelka, Bedřich. Elektřina a magnetismus. 3. upr. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979.
  • Hajko, Vladimír. Fyzika v príkladoch. 6. vyd. Bratislava : Alfa, 1988.
  • Halliday, D. a kol. Fyzika. Brno, VUTIUM, 2000. ISBN 80-214-1868-0.
  • Lepil, Oldřich; Šedivý, Přemysl. Fyzika pro gymnázia. Elektřina a magnetismus. 2. vyd. Praha : Galaxie, 1993. ISBN 80-85204-20-7.
  • Sedlák, Bedřich; Štoll, Ivan. Elektřina a magnetismus. Vydání třetí, v nakladatelství Karolinum druhé. Praha : Karolinum, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2198-2.


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