Electricity and Magnetism (Outline)
Electricity and Magnetism (Outline)
Electricity and Magnetism (Outline)
Course Description
This course is designed to discuss knowledge of basic relationship between electricity and
magnetism. It includes topics on electrostatics and magnetism, electric and magnetic fields in matter,
electrodynamics and electromagnetic waves. It provides the students with the mathematical relationship
between current, voltage and resistance in an electric circuit. Students must gain skills in solving
problems needing high mathematical analysis apart from the principles comprising this area of physics.
Upon knowing the relationships between electricity and magnetism, students must be able to apply the
concepts and principles to real life situations for life-long learning.
COURSE ANALYSIS
A. Course Outline
PRELIM
Electrostatics
Charge
Conductors and Insulators
Charging by Induction
Gold Leaf Electroscope
Coulomb’s Law
The Electric Field
The Electric Field
Lines of Force
Electric Field and Conductors
Motion of Charges in Uniform Static Fields
Gauss’s Law
Electric Potential
Potential and Potential Energy in a Uniform Field
Potential and Potential Energy of Point Charges
Electric Field derived from Potential
Capacitors and Dielectrics
Capacitance
Series and Parallel combinations
Energy stored in a capacitor
Dielectrics
Current and Resistance
Current
Current Density
Resistance
Ohm’s Law
Power
MIDTERM
Direct Current Circuits
Electromotive Force
Kirchhoff’s Rules
Series and Parallel Connections
Direct Current Instruments
The Magnetic Field
The Magnetic Field