Module: Electromagnetism

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Electromagnetism
Module Code	PS202 (ITS) / PHY1034 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Physical Sciences
Module Co-ordinator	Huw Leggate
Module Teachers	Karsten Fleischer, Paul Van Kampen, Timo Gans
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Maxwell's equations are introduced through conceptual development of electromagnetism, integration and vector calculus.

Learning Outcomes

1. demonstrate conceptual understanding of electric and magnetic fields
2. apply the superposition principle in the context of electric and magnetic fields
3. set up integrals to evaluate EM quantities due to charge distributions and current configurations
4. link electromagnetism with other areas of physics, e.g. mechanics, optics, and special relativity.
5. solve unseen problems in electromagnetism
6. understand link between electric and magnetic field to basic electric quantities such as current, resistance, voltage, capacitance

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	12	No Description
Independent Study	89	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Learning Activities
The online platform Loop is used to deliver pre-recorded asynchronous lectures and multiple choice quizzes. These prepare students for each specific topic. Synchronous Zoom tutorials are used for interactive problem solving, through conceptual and selected symbolic and numerical problems, based on the knowledge gained in lectures and quizzes.

Electrostatics
Electric force, field, flux, and potential. Coulomb's Law. Gauss' Law.

Electric fields in matter
Electric dipoles. Polarisation. Capacitance

Magnetostatics
Magnetic force, field, and flux. Biot-Savart law. Ampere's law.

Electromagnetism
Faraday's law. Electromagnetic induction. Maxwell's correction to Ampere's law. Electric fields, magnetic fields & special relativity.

Maxwell's equations
Differential and integral forms of Maxwell's equations.

Mathematical tools
Vector components. Vector addition and subtraction. Line integrals and circulation. Surface and volume integrals. Divergence, gradient, curl.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	20%	Examination Weight	80%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Take-home problems to be submitted to Loop	10%	As required
Loop Exam	Online tutorial/lecture pretests via Loop	10%	As required

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

David Griffiths: 0, Introduction to Electrodynamics,
Young & Freedman: 0, University Physics,
Schey: 0, Div, grad, curl and all that,

Other Resources

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