Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-06 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
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Note – can not be included in a Chalmers' degreeOverview
- Swedish nameEllära och magnetism
- CodeSEE180
- Credits6 Pre-education credits
- OwnerZBASS
- Education cyclePre-university
- DepartmentSPACE, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 95112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0123 Laboratory 1.5 fup Grading: UG | 1.5 fup | ||||||
| 0223 Examination 4.5 fup Grading: TH | 4.5 fup |
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In programmes
Examiner
Arto Heikkilä- Assistant Head of Department, Space, Earth and Environment
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level studiesSpecific entry requirements
Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c or equivalent and English 6Course specific prerequisites
Examination certificate from upper secondary school including or complemented by the courses 1 and 2 in mathematics.Aim
The course aims at students acquiring an understanding of basic concepts, principles and processes in physics, resulting in a good basis for further studies at the university level.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Present their solutions to given problems in a complete and well structured manner.
- Describe the most important concepts, principles and terminology in electromagnetics.
- Apply electric fields, electric potential energy, and magnetic fields in problems on electric and magnetic forces, and on particle motion in presence of these fields.
- Apply Kirchhoff's laws, summation of potential differences along a path, Ohm's law, Joule's law, as well as series and parallel connections of components in problems on electric DC-circuits.
- Perform simple calculations related to capacitor and inductor.
- Apply Lenz's law and Faraday's law in problems on induction.
- Perform simple experimental studies on topics in electric circuits and electromagnetics.
Content
Basic electromagnetic concepts, circuit elements, DC-circuits, electric and magnetic fields and forces, particle motion in electric and magnetic fields, induction, working principles of a linear DC motor and a linear DC generator.Organisation
The teacher led learning activities consist of lectures, problem solving sessions and laboratory work (experimental work, use of computer tools).Literature
- Rune Alphonce, Lars Bergström, Per Gunnvald, Jenny Ivarsson, Erik Johansson, Roy Nilsson: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, teoribok (Natur och kultur) (In Swedish)
- Rune Alphonce, Lars Bergström, Per Gunnvald, Erik Johansson, Roy Nilsson: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, övningsbok (Natur och kultur) (In Swedish)
- Hand-outs
Examination including compulsory elements
The learning goals are examined through active participation in and presentation of results from the laboratory work, and a written exam (digitally and/or on Campus). To pass the course the student must pass the laboratory work and to pass the written exam. Grading scales: Laboratory work (fail, pass), written exam (fail, 3, 4, 5).
The course, together with the other two physics courses at ZBASS /ZBARD, corresponds in depth and content to at least the upper secondary school Physics 2.
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 about disability study support.