Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameElektrisk mätteknik och vågfysik
- CodeFFY616
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTKKEF
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyElectrical Engineering, Engineering Physics
- DepartmentMICROTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 54115
- Maximum participants45
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111 Examination 4.5 c Grading: TH | 0 c | 4.5 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c |
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| 0211 Laboratory 3 c Grading: UG | 0 c | 3 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Elsebeth Schröder- Full Professor, Quantum Device Physics, Microtechnology and Nanoscience
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Ability to handle vectors, series and differential equations.Aim
The overall aim is to provide knowledge on electrical phenomena and wave phenomena and their application and presence in technology and in nature.
More specific the aim is to:
- give practice to work with electrical circuits
- give theoretical insight of the function and design of electrical circuits
- give knowledge of mechanical and electromagnetic waves, their properties, propagation and interaction with matter.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- carry out calculations for electrical circuits of direct and alternating currents
- construct and measure simple electric circuits
- analyze and carry out calculations on damped, forced, and coupled vibrations
- carry out calculations on the properties, propagation, reflection and interference of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
- describe electromagnetic fields and carry out simple calculations related to Maxwell's equations
- describe the use of the wave concept in quantum physics
Content
Electrical measurement techniques: Laws, concepts and computations on circuits for direct and alternating currents and on semiconductor circuits. Electric and magnetic fields. Lab works on direct current circits, alternate current circuits and semiconductor circuits.
Wave physics: Free, damped, forced and coupled vibrations. Propagation of mechanical waves. Properties and propagation of electromagnetic waves. Interference and diffraction with applications.
Organisation
Lectures and tutorials. Lab works consisting of four half-day laboratory exercises in electrical circuits.
Literature
The course is based on textbooks on electric circuits and wave physics (book titles will be announced on the course homepage a couple of weeks before the start of the course) as well as locally produced material and laboratory instructions to be downloaded from the course homepage.The two books Physics Handbook for Science and Engineering (Nordling and Österman, Studentlitteratur, ISBN 9144044534) and Mathematics Handbook for Science and Engineering [also called "Beta"] (Råde and Westergren, Studentlitteratur, ISBN 9144031092), new or older editions, are recommended for studies during the course and at the final exam.
Examination including compulsory elements
The part of the course dealing with electrical measurement techniques is examined through laboratory works and a mandatory intermediate test, given approximately three weeks into the course. The part of the course on wave physics has a final written examination with calculations and theory questions.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.