Physics II

Code:

EIC0014

Acronym:

FISI2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physics

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://fisica.fe.up.pt/eic0014
Responsible unit:	Department of Engineering Physics
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIC	185	Syllabus since 2009/2010	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To pass this course students should be able to:

Analize simple electrical circuits and explain their working principles.
Identify electromagnetic phenomena in their daily experience.
Explain how electric appliances work, based on physical principles.
Evaluate different electrical devices which perform the same task (for instance, displays based on CRT, plasma, LCD, OLED, etc) identifying their pros and cons.

Program

Electrostatics. Atomic structure, electric charges and forces.

Electric circuits. Electric current, potential, resistence, capacity, elctromotive sources, direct and alternating currents.

Electric and magnetic fields. Motion of charges inside the magnetic field, electric and magnetic flux, interaction among currents and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves.

Introduction to electronics. Semicondutors, diodes, transistors and amplifyers. Signals and systems.

Mandatory literature

Jaime E. Villate; Física 2. Electricidade e Magnetismo, edição do autor, 2009. ISBN: 978-972-99396-2-4

Complementary Bibliography

Villate, Jaime E.; Electromagnetismo. ISBN: 972-773-010-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

This is a practical course, with an active teaching methodology based on computing tools for e-learning, programming, computer algebra and simulation.

The recitation sessions are conducted in the Physics Studio of the Department of Engineering Physics (room B233). During those sessions students will work in groups at one of the terminals in the room, which has access to the support material including experiments, simulations, lecture notes, multiple-choice questions and proposed problems. Students should answer the multiple-choice questions among the group and some of the problems. The remaining problems in the chapter are left as homework.

The master lectures will be used to solve those parts of the homework which the students were not able to complete and to explain the subject matter of the textbook, trying not to repeat (when possible) the same explanations given in the that book.

The support for this course, including lecture notes, teaching materials, quizes results, and communication among students and teachers will be done using the Deparment's e-learning server at http://fisica.fe.up.pt/eic0014, which has public access, except for the sections related to evaluation.

Seven quizes will be given during the recitation sessions, without any previous announcement, to be solved within 20 minutes. Some of those quizes will consist of 8 multiple-choice questions and others will consist of one short problem.

The final exam will consist of a first part with two problems and a second part with 15 multiple-choice questions.

During the quizes and the exams students are allowed to use an equations sheet and a calculator or some computer program to make calculations.

Software

Maxima

keywords

Physical sciences > Physics
Physical sciences > Physics > Electromagnetism
Physical sciences > Physics > Electronics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Participation in the activities of the e-learning platform	Trabalho escrito	26,00
Final exam	Exame	4,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Independent study	Estudo autónomo	56
Exam preparation	Estudo autónomo	20
	Total:	76,00

Eligibility for exams

It will be attributed a "Frequency" grade equal to the average of the best five grades obtained in the quizes (rounded off to an integer between 0 and 20)

A student will be admitted to the final exam if:
1- The number of absences in the theoretical-practical sessions was less than 25% (article 4th, number 1, FEUP evaluation rules).
2- The "Frequency" grade obtained was at least 6.

As estipulated by Article 4th, number 3 of FEUP Evaluation Rules, these requirements are waived for students enrolled as working-student or military, and for students who already obtained the minimum Frequency Grade in the previous academic year.

Calculation formula of final grade

The exam's grade (E) will be between 0 and 20 with one decimal digit. Being F the Frequency Grade, the final grade is computed with the equation:

0.4 * F + 0.6 * E

Students who do not have a Frequency Grade but who are admitted to the exam will be attributed a final grade equal to the grade of the exam (rounded off to an integer).

Examinations or Special Assignments

There are no special assignments.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The special exams (completion of the degree program and students with a Special Status) will have the same format as the regular exams. Students with Military status or Working-Student status who do not have a frequency grade, will not have to make any additional assignments.

Classification improvement

The exam grade can be improved with another exam with the same format as the regular exams.
The Frequency Grade can be improved with the part composed of multiple-choice questions in that same exam.

Observations

Students are advise to spend at least 3 hours per week for extra-class study. All enrolled students are expected to attend the master lectures and to pose questions about the homework.
The course webpage in the e-learning server should be accessed regularly.