Physics II

Code:

L.EIC013

Acronym:

F II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physics

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Engineering Physics
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor 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
L.EIC	405	Syllabus	2	-	4,5	39	121,5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Nowadays information processing, storage and transmission are done using electromagnetic phenomena. Therefore, the background knowledge for a computer engineer must include the study of electricity, magnetism and electric circuits.

This course aims to provide the students with basic knowledge on electromagnetism and signal processing. An experimental approach is used with simple on-hands experiments that the students may conduct during the practical sessions, in order to strengthen the subjects covered in the lectures and to gain experience with the use of measuring devices. The Computer Algebra System (CAS) used in Physics 1 is also used in this course to help solve problems and to visualize electric and magnetic fields.

Learning outcomes and competences

In order to pass this course students must prove to be able to:

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

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Enrolled students are expected to have background knowledge in mechanics: velocity, acceleration, force, Newton's laws, work and energy, and in math: geometry, algebra, trigonometry, linear algebra, functions, derivatives, antiderivatives and integrals.

Program

1. Electrostatics. Atomic structure. Electric charges and forces. Conductors and insulators.


2. Electricity. Electrostatic potential. Electromotive-force (EMF) sources. Conductors, semiconductors and diodes. Electric current. Electric Power. Ohm's law. Resistance. Superconductivity. Resistors combinations.


3. Electric capacity. Isolated conductors. Capacitors. Electrostatic energy. Capacitors combinations.


4. Direct-current circuits. Circuit diagrams. Circuit laws. Meshes method. Stationary state of circuits with capacitors.


5. Electric field and potential. Field and potential produced by a system of point charges. Field lines and equipotential surfaces. Critical points of the electric field. Electric flux. Gauss law. Field and potential in the conductors.


6. Magnetic field. Magnetic forces. Magnetic momentum and torque. Ampère's law. Loops and coils.


7. Electromagnetic induction. Induced electric field. Faraday and Lenz laws. Alternating current generators. Inductance. Self-induction.

Mandatory literature

Jaime E. Villate; Eletricidade, Magnetismo e Circuitos, 3ª edição, Edição do autor, 2019. ISBN: 978-972-99396-6-2 (Available at http://def.fe.up.pt/eletricidade)
Jaime E. Villate; Exercícios Resolvidos de Eletricidade, Magnetismo e Circuitos, Edição do autor, 2020. ISBN: 978-972-752-271-2 (https://def.fe.up.pt/eletricidade/problemas.html)

Complementary Bibliography

Villate, Jaime E.; Electromagnetismo. ISBN: 972-773-010-8
Steve Adams, Jonathan Allday; Advanced Physics. ISBN: 0-19-914680-2

Comments from the literature

The books can be freely accessed and copied from https://def.fe.up.pt/eletricidade

Teaching methods and learning activities

The theoretical lectures are master classes including some experimental demonstrations. The practical sessions are dedicated to the resolution of problems and theoretical questions.

keywords

Physical sciences > Physics > Electromagnetism
Physical sciences > Physics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Teste	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	122,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtaining frequency is subject to participation in 75% of theoretical-practical classes. A student who does not meet this condition cannot take rhe examination, being failed due to lack of attendance (RFF).
Students who have not obtained attendance in the previous year (RFF) will have to attend 75% of theoretical-practical classes again.

Calculation formula of final grade

If Q denotes the grade on the quiz and E the grade on the exam, the final grade is obtained from the following expression:

Maximum ( E; 0.4*Q + 0.6*E )

Namely, if the quiz grade is higher than the exam grade, the quiz has weight of 40% and the exam 60%. But if the exam grade is higher, the quiz is ignored and the final grade will is the exam grade. The exam grade is rounded to one decimal digit.

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The special exam has a different format from the two other exams; the quiz is not considered and the final grade is the grade obtained in that exam. Working students do not have any requirements to do the exams and their final grade is also the equal to the grade obtained in the exam. Students who have valid reasons for not attending 75% of the practical sessions are treated as working students.

A student who in the previous year has been exempted from the conditions to be admitted to the exams for being a working student, might be subjected to those conditions these year if that working-student status is no longer valid.

Classification improvement

Students can attempt to improve the grade obtained in an exam, only once, up to the remedial exam of the following year in which the course was passed. The final grade to the course is the highest between that previously obtained and the one resulting from the new exam taken. The distributed-component grade can be improved in subsequent years by taking the qizzes again (see the section "Distributed-component grade").