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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
ELEC0438-1  Electricity

Duration :  24h Th, 36h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in bioengineering, 2nd year5
Lecturer :  Marc Aubinet
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
Electrostatics : Electric field, Gauss theorem, Electric potential, Capacitances.
Electrokinetics : Electric Current, Resistances, Direct current circuits.
Electromagnetism : Magnetic field, Source of Magnetic fields, Faraday's law, Inductance.
Alternating current circuits.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
- Initiation to reasoning - Initiation to electric circuit construction. - Learning of order of magnitudes and approximations After completing the course the student is expected to - Apply electrostatics laws to predict electric field, forces and potential for different symmetries. - Apply electrokinetics laws to predict current, tension and dissipated in electric circuits. - Apply electromagnetism laws to predict magnetic field and forces for different symmetries. -Describe the behaviour of capacities, resitors, selfs and their combinations under stationary, transient and oscillatory regimes.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- MA102 - General mathematics (second part)
-- PH101 - General physics
-- MA101 - General mathematics (first part)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 24h
Practical Works : 36h
Recommended or required readings :  
Lecture notes
Physics scientists and engineers - Serway - 3d Edition - Saunders-Philadelphia
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (50%)
Oral examination (50%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
AUBINET Marc (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622488 Marc.Aubinet@ulg.ac.be

Items online :  
Lecture notes
Cf. eCampus


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