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Study programmes 2013-2014Last update : 13/05/2014
ELEC0438-1  Electricity

Duration :  24h Th, 36h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in bioengineering, 2nd year5
Lecturer :  Bernard Heinesch
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 :  
  • College
  • MATH0485-3: General mathematics (second part)
  • PHYS3025-1: - General physics
  • MATH0494-1: General mathematics (first part)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face with Lectures : 24h Practical Works : 36h
Recommended or required readings :  
Lecture notes Physics scientists and engineers - Serway - 4th Edition - Saunders-Philadelphia
Practical works notes: Notes for the electricity practical works
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination for the theoretical course (50%) Oral examination for the practical works (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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