Study Programmes 2015-2016
ELEC0438-1  
Electricity
Duration :
24h Th, 36h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in bioengineering5
Lecturer :
Bernard Heinesch
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
  • College
  • MATH0493-1: General mathematics : Analysis 1, differential calculus
  • MATH0494-1: General mathematics : Algebra and geometry
  • PHYS3025-1: - General physics : Mechanics particle
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The teoretical basis are given during face-to-face lectures, in a modular form (one chapter of the reference book per lecture) and illustrated using exercices coming from the exercices book.
Practical works will consist of electrical assemblies and aim at a better understanding of the main theoretical concepts and the acquisition of a know-how (not only technical) in electricity. Students will work in groups of two, will be allowed to make errors and to work at their own rythm. There will be no report. Evaluation will take place during a final oral examination and will be centred on understanding and reasoning rather than on memorization.
Experimental learning will be favored. In many cases, the student will be confronted to concepts that have not yet been teached during lectures. He will then have to build his own knowledge from observed exeprimental results and validate it with the teaching staff.
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 :
HEINESCH Bernard (Professor part-time)
Exchanges Ecosystems - Atmosphere Department Biosystem Engineering (BIOSE) Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech University of Liege
8, Avenue de la Faculté 5030 Gembloux BELGIUM
+32 81 622492 bernard.heinesch@ulg.ac.be(Marc.Aubinet@ulg.ac.be)
Items online :
Lecture notes
Cf. eCampus