Module Title:
Type of Module:
X
PC (Prescribed Core Module)
PS (Prescribed Stream Module)
ES (Elective Stream Module)
E (Elective Module)
Level of Module
Introductory
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Year of Study
1
Semester
2
Number of credits allocated
6
Name of lecturer / lecturers :
IOANNIS GKIALAS
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None
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Module Contents (Syllabus):
Properties of electric charges. Coulomb’s Law. The electric field. Electric field of a continuous charge
distribution. Motion of charged particles in a uniform electric field - Electric flux. Gauss’s Law.
Application of Gauss’s law to various charge distributions. Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium.Potential difference and electric potential. Potential differences in a uniform electric field. Electric potential
due to continuous charge distributions. Electric potential due to a charged conductor. - Electric potential and
potential energy due to point charges. Obtaining the value of the electric field from the electric potential.
Applications of electrostatics. - Capacitors. Definition and calculation of capacitance. Combinations of
capacitors. Energy stored in a charged capacitor and electric field. Electric dipole in an electric field.
Capacitor with dielectrics. An atomic description of dielectrics. Current and resistance. Electric current.
Resistance. A model for electrical conduction. Resistance and temperature. Electrical power. - Direct
current circuits. Electromotive force. Resistors in series and parallel. Kirchhoff’s rules. RC circuits.
Electrical meters.- Magnetic fields and forces. Magnetic force acting on a current-carrying conductor.
Torque on a current loop in a uniform magnetic field. Applications involving charged particles moving in a
magnetic field. The Hall effect. - Sources of the magnetic field. The Biot-Savart law. The magnetic force
between two parallel conductors. Ampere’s law. The magnetic field of a solenoid.- Magnetic flux. Gauss’s
law in magnetism. Displacement current and the general form of Ampere’s law. Magnetism in matter.Faraday’s law of induction. Motional Electro Magnetic Force (EMF). Lenz’s law. Induced EMF and electric
fields. Generators and motors. Eddy currents. Self-inductance. RL circuits. Energy in a magnetic field.
Oscillations in an LC circuit. The RLC circuit. - Alternating current circuits. Inductance. Resistors, inductors
and capacitors in an AC circuit. The RLC series circuit. Power in an AC circuit. Resonance in a series RLC
circuit. The transformer and power transmission.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommended Reading:
Α) Principal Reference:
R. A. Serway, J.W. Jewett, “Physics for scientists and Engineers, Volume 2,
Electromagnetism, Light and Optics, Modern Physics ”, (Translated into Greek) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Β) Additional References:
Hugh D. Young, “University Physics, Volume 2, Electromagnetism - Optics - Modern
Physics”, (Translated into Greek)
Hugh D. Young and R. Freedman, “University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2,
Electromagnetism”, (Translated into Greek)
Hugh D. Young and R. Freedman, “University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 3,
Modern Physics”, (Translated into Greek)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Teaching Methods:
3 hour weekly lecture, presentation of short videos showing experiments, 1-3 lecturew from non greek
speaking lecturer.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Assessment Methods:
One final exam.
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Language of Instruction:
Greek
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Module Objective (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences):
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