Additional Physics for Teaching I
Objectives
Meetings are designed toward the understanding of laws and concepts of Physics (Electromagnetism) and their application to the resolution of real problems. In laboratory classes, the emphasis is given to the experimental methods of Physics, metrology, and scientific reporting.
General characterization
Code
11406
Credits
9.0
Responsible teacher
António Carlos Simões Paiva
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 70
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Calculus and Mechanics
Bibliography
Recommended textbook:
- "Fundamentals of Physics” de Halliday, Resnick and Walker
Other suggested textbooks:
- “Física” de M. Alonso e E. Finn, Tradução Portuguesa
Teaching method
- Concepts, demonstration and application exercise
- Laboratory sessions: Realization of experiments and analysis of the obtained result.
- List of Applets for virtual demonstration and experiments.
Evaluation method
Discussion of lab reports
Subject matter
- Electric charge
- Electric field
- Gauss law
- Electric potential
- Capacitance
- Current and resistance
- Circuits
- magnetic field
- Magnetic fiel due to currents
- Induction and Inductance
- Magnetism of matter