MODULE SPECIFICATION FORM

MODULE SPECIFICATION FORM



Module Title:

Electromagnetism and Fields

Level:

5

(Deg L
2
)

Credit Value:

10


Module code:

(if known)

ENG517

Semester(s) in which to
be offered:

1

With effect from:


Oct 2010


Existing/New:

Existing


Title of module
being
replaced (if any):

N/A


Originating Subject:

Engineering


Module Leader:

Dr Z She


Module duration (contact
hours/ directed/ private
study:

45 hrs contact/dps

55 hrs private study

Status: core/option/elective
(identify programme where
appropriate):

Core

Option(A/M)


Percentage taught by Subjects other than originating Subject
(please name other Subjects):

0%



Programme(s) in which to be offered:


BEng (Hons) and BEng Ordinary:



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

Aeronautical and Electronic Eng’g (Avionics)



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Pre
-
requisites per
programme (between
levels):


Co
-
requisites per
programme

(within a level):


None


Module Aims:


To develop knowledge of the laws governing the behaviour of
electromagnetic
fields
,

and to relate the
laws governing the fields to applications in a range of electrical and electronic engineering applications.



Expected Learning Outcomes


Knowledge and Understanding:

At the completion of this module, the student
should be able to:


1.

use vectors and demonstrate an understanding of charge behaviour relating to electric fields;

2
.

demonstrate an understanding of Gauss
' law and Maxwell's

equations and use these to solve
problems relating to electric

and magnetic

fie
lds;

3.

apply electromagnetic

theory to
material properties;


4.

simulate electromagnetic

field behaviour.


Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:

1.

application of technology

2. application of logical thought




Assessment:

Please indicate the
type(s) of assessment (eg examination, oral, coursework, project) and the
weighting of each (%).

Details of indicative assessment should also be included.


All outcomes are assessed by means of a two hour written examination.

Assessment
number (use as
ap
propriate)

Type of assessment

Weighting

Duration (if
exam)

Word count (if
coursework)


Assessment One:


Formal Examination


100%


2 hr




Learning and Teaching Strategies:


The module will be delivered through lectures, tutorials,
and
practical
laboratory exercises
. The tutorials will be
used for the solution of problems in an interactive situation and with the opportunity of one
-
to
-
one support.



Syllabus outline:


Introduction:

Reference frames, vectors, addition and subtraction of vectors,
vector components, v
ector
algebra
.

Fundamentals:
Charge, charge distributions/charge density, current, current density.

Electrostatics:
Coulomb’s law, electrical forces/superposition, calculation of charge distributions

Electric Fields:
The electric field,

elect
ric fields and charge g
eometry, point charges, multiple point charges,
continuous charge distributions, Gauss’s flux law, the Gaussian surface
.

Divergence and Curl:
Divergence of a field, Gauss’s law at a point, Maxwell’s 1st equation
. C
url of a fiel
d,
Maxwell’s 2nd law.

Electric Potential, Potential Difference and Electric Fields:

Electric potential, potential difference,

energy/work and fields
.

Magnetic Fields:
Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields. Biot
-
Savart

Law. Ampere’s Law.

Forces,
Inductances and Magnetic Circuits:
Forces due to magnetic fields, Lorentz Force law,
Magnetic Force on a current

element.

Induced e.m.f and Maxwell’s Equations:
Faraday’s Law
. Self and mutual ind
uctances.

Maxwe
ll’s
Equations.

Simulation and Demonstration:
Apply
numerical techniques to study electromagnetic fields in a
range o
f applications.



Bibliography:






Recommended Rea
ding
:

Duffin W. J
. (2001),
Electricity and Magnetism
,

McGraw
-
Hill.

Ulaby F. T. (2005),
Electromagnetics for Engineers
,

Pearson.

Schmitt R. (2002),
Electromagnetics explained: A handbook for wireless/RF, EMC & high
-
speed

electronics
,

Newnes.



IEEE
Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility,
IEEE,

Quarterly Journal.

IET
Microwave, Antennas & Propagation,

IET,

Bi
-
monthly Journal.