Electromagnetism

Duration

25h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

John Martin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course aims at deepen and formalise the notions of electromagnetism taught in the first year. The course covers electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations, conservation laws and electromagnetic radiation.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of the course consists in teaching electromagnetism and Maxwell's equations in their differential form.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Physics and mathematics learned during 1st block

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

See next section

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course is organized during the 2nd period. Theory: 25h Training sessions: 15h

Recommended or required readings

The slides of the theoretical course and a collection of exercices will be made available on myULg (pdf files).
Recommended book : "Introduction to electrodynamics", D. J. Griffiths, Prentice Hall

Assessment methods and criteria

A written test covering exercices (35%) and theoretical concepts/global comprehension (65%) is organized in June and August.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professor: John Martin Physics Department, I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman Tel: 04/366 28 64 - Fax: 04/366 28 84 e-mail: jmartin@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant: A. Cesa Physics Department, I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman Tél. : 04 366 37 64 e-mail : a.cesa@ulg.ac.be