PHYSICS C
cod. 13113

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Fisica e chimica
Type of training activity
Basic
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course aims to give fundamentals of electromagnetism and waves. The students will acquire the ability to solve elementary problems in these fields.

Prerequisites

Physics AB

Course unit content

Magnetism and AC Currents <br />- The Magnetic Field <br />- Sources of the Magnetic Field <br />- Electromagnetic Induction <br />- Self- and Mutual Inductance <br />- Magnetic Fields in Matter <br />- Circuits with Transient Currents <br />- Elements of AC Circuits <br /><br />Waves and Optics <br />- Waves <br />- Maxwell's Equations <br />- Electromagnetic Waves <br />- Geometrical Optics <br />- Diffraction <br />- Interference <br />- Polarization <br /><br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

W.E. Gettys, F.J. Keller, M.J. Skove, Fisica classica e moderna 2. McGraw-Hill Libri Italia, Milano, 1998

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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