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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2006 - 2007
Module Title |
Electricity and Magnetism
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Module Code |
PS104
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School |
School of Physical Sciences
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
1
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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Module Aims:
To give students a broad, rigorous introduction to electricity and magnetism.
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Learning Outcomes
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Learning outcomes:
•Knowledge and understanding of the definitions of the basic physical quantities encountered in electricity and magnetism.
•Competence in electrostatics and magnetostatics.
•Competence in the application of kirchoff’s rules to the analysis of electrical circuits.
•Knowledge and understanding of the laws of electromagnetic induction and their applications.
•Competence in the analysis of simple ac circuits, including resonance phenomena and the physics of transformers.
•Appreciation of the unity of electric and magnetic phenomena and their role in the world we live in.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
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Tutorials |
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Laboratories |
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Seminars |
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Independent Learning Time |
75
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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Indicative Syllabus:
Electric charge and electric field
Gauss Law
Electric potential
Capacitance and dielectrics
Magnetic fields and magnetic forces
Sources of magnetic field
Electromagnetic induction
Inductance
Alternating currents
Transformers
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Assessment | Continuous Assessment | 25% | Examination Weight | 75% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Indicative Reading List:
University Physics 11th Edition, Young and Freedman, Addison Wesley
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Programme or List of Programmes
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AP | BSc in Applied Physics |
BSSA | Study Abroad (DCU Business School) |
BSSAO | Study Abroad (DCU Business School) |
ECSA | Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing) |
ECSAO | Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing) |
HMSA | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
HMSAO | Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science) |
PHA | BSc in Physics with Astronomy |
SHSA | Study Abroad (Science & Health) |
SHSAO | Study Abroad (Science & Health) |
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