Course Overview

The course is designed for first-year bachelor students in IT and engineering who have completed Physics 1 and know basic calculus. It introduces field theory through the classical theory of electricity and magnetism, with emphasis on the atomic structure of matter and the role of electrons and protons. The course covers electrostatics, electric potential, electric circuits, magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction.

Course Learning Goals

The main objective is to model a broad range of electric and magnetic phenomena using a small set of fundamental principles (Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, Ampère's law and Faraday's law) and to apply them to DC and AC circuits.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply Coulomb's law and the superposition principle to calculate electric fields, including computational modeling of fields.

2. Use electric flux and Gauss's law to calculate fields of symmetric charge distributions.

3. Relate electric field, electric potential energy and electric potential.

4. Analyze electric dipoles, field lines, and the torque and potential energy of a dipole in an external field.

5. Analyze DC and AC circuits using EMF, potential difference, resistance and capacitance.

6. Calculate magnetic fields of moving charges and currents, including the use of Ampère's law.

7. Describe magnetic forces on moving charges and current-carrying conductors.

8. Apply Faraday's law to problems of electromagnetic induction.

Course Topics

1. Electric Charge, Coulomb's Law and the Electric Field; Superposition and Computational Modeling of Fields

2. Electric Flux and Gauss's Law

3. Electric Potential: Line Integrals, Potential Function and Gradient

4. Electric Dipoles: Field Lines, Torque and Potential Energy in an External Field

5. Electric Field and Circuits: EMF, Potential Difference, Resistance, Series and Parallel Circuits

6. Ampère's Law and the Magnetic Field of a Solenoid

7. DC and AC Circuit Theory: Current, Resistors and Capacitance

8. Sources of the Magnetic Field: Moving Charges, Currents and Magnetic Dipole Moment

9. Magnetic Force: Moving Charges, Parallel Conductors and Gauss's Law for Magnetism

10. Faraday's Law and Electromagnetic Induction

Prerequisites

Physics 1 (Mechanics); Calculus.