Applied Electromagnetism

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Develop a mathematical model for the description of physical phenomena

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Principles of electromagnetic radiation, propagation of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and in media
• Basic concepts of electromagnetic theory, including fundamental laws of electrodynamics (Gauss’s, Faraday’s and Ampere-Maxwell’s laws, Maxwell’s equations)
• Mathematical description of fundamental laws of electromagnetism, vector calculus in the electromagnetic field context
• The interaction of electric and magnetic fields with matter

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply mathematical methods and vector algebra to practical problems
• Explain the operation of simple electromagnetic devices

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Derive equivalent circuits for electric and magnetic systems
• Calculate electric and magnetic fields generated by charges and currents, compute energy and forces associated with electromagnetic fields

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.