Course syllabus for Physics for engineers 2: Electromagnetism and modern physics

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Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-18 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameFysik för ingenjörer 2: elektromagnetism och modern fysik
  • CodeTIF221
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKIEK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyEngineering Physics
  • ThemeEnvironment 1.5 c
  • DepartmentPHYSICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 51142
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0120 Project 2 c
Grading: UG		2 c
0220 Examination 5.5 c
Grading: TH		5.5 c
  • 24 Okt 2020 am L
  • 07 Jan 2021 am J
  • 27 Aug 2021 pm J

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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

Physics for engineers 1, TIF190, basic courses in mathematics.

Aim

A MSc Engineer should have a solid analytical ability based on a mathematical and scientific basis, as well as an engineering and scientific approach to new problems. This requires, among other things, good basic knowledge in classical and modern physics as well as training in solving problems and building theoretical models.
The civil engineer must also be able to handle the challenges that a sustainable development requires.

This second course with the theme "Physics for engineers" aims to continue to build the base of knowledge, skills and insights on physics, partly linked to sustainable development. Storage of electrical energy, solar cell function and radiation phenomena in the atmosphere will be dealt with in the course.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

• Know the basics of electric and magnetic fields and be able to perform simpler calculations in electromagnetism such as fields, energies, forces, torques from symmetric charge distributions, systems of point charges, energy in static fields, magnetic fields from simple current distributions and inductances and currents circuits (RC, RL, LC, RLC).
• Account for and make calculations on plane polarized and unpolarized waves in vacuum and dispersive media . This includes wave propagation in 1D, energy transfer, intensity and momentum transfer.
• Solve problems relating to reflection and refraction of waves in dispersive media.
• Qualitatively argue and make simple quantitative calculations of interference and diffraction phenomena in slits, diffraction grating and thin films. Estimate limitations in resolution from optical instrumentation due to, for example, aperture size.
• Explain atmospheric scattering and absorption of sunlight and the principles of using solar energy.
• Describe the basic consequences of the particle nature of the light and the wave nature of the matter and perform simpler calculations on this.

Content

Electric fields:
  • Coulombs' law
  • Fields from pointcharges and electric dipoles
  • Electric flux and Gauss' law
  • Electrostatic potential and energy
  • Capacitance with and without dielectrics

Magnetic fields:
  • Forces and torques from static fields on charges in motion and current carrying wires.
  • Magnetic fields distributions from moving charges and current carrying conductors (Biot-Savarts)
  • Ampere's law
  • Induction, Faraday's and Lenz' laws
  • Inductance and simple circuits (RC, RL, LC, RLC)

Optics and plane electromagnetic waves:
  • Plane electromagnetic waves (traveling and standing)
  • Energy content, power and momentumtransfer in EM-waves
  • Refraction and reflection, Snell's law, dispersion, linear polarization of light
  • Double slit interference and thin film interference 
  • Diffraction (Fraunhofer), gratings and resolving power of apertures

Modern physics:
  • Photons (energy and momentum)
  • Photoelectric effect
  • Discrete and continuous spectra
  • Blackbody radiation
  • Spontaneous and stimulated emission
  • Bohr's atomic model
  • de Broglie waves
  • The quantum mechanical wave function and its probabilistic interpratation

Organisation

Lectures, tutorials, laboratory work and project work.

Literature

University Physics, H. D. Young and R. A. Freedman, 14:e utgåvan 2016 (ISBN 1-292-11860-1)

Sustainable energy without the hot air, J. DC. MacKay, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-9544529-3-3).
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Examination including compulsory elements

  • Written exam
  • Computer hand-ins 
  • Bonus midterms
  • Laboratory work
  • Project on sustainability

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to examination:
    • 2020-09-30: Grade raising No longer grade raising by GRULG
    • 2020-09-30: Grade raising No longer grade raising by GRULG