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Module Title	Electricity and Magnetism
Module Code	PS104
School	School of Physical Sciences
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Jean-Paul Mosnier	Office Number	N142
Level	1	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

Module Aims:

To give students a broad, rigorous introduction to electricity and magnetism.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures
Tutorials
Laboratories
Seminars
Independent Learning Time	75

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

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.

Indicative Syllabus

Indicative Syllabus:Electric charge and electric fieldGauss LawElectric potentialCapacitance and dielectricsMagnetic fields and magnetic forcesSources of magnetic fieldElectromagnetic inductionInductanceAlternating currentsTransformers