Course Title ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Course Code MPHY-221
Credit Hours CH3
Pre- requisites FSc / A-Level (Physics) or equivalent
Learning outcomes To develop understanding of basic concepts of electricity and magnetism and to strengthen
problem solving skills.
Contents Electric field and Guass’s Law: Electric charge, conductors and insulators, Induced charges,
Coulomb’s law, Electric fields and force, Electric field lines, electric dipole, electric flux, Gauss’
law and its applications (planar, cylindrical and spherical symmetry), Charges on conductors,
Electric Potential, Equipotential surfaces, potential gradient, Electrostatic accelerator.
Capacitance, dielectrics and electric current: Capacitors, Capacitance, series and parallel,
energy storage in capacitors, dielectrics, induced charge, Gauss’s law in dielectrics, current,
resistivity, resistance, Ohm’s law, electromotive force, energy and power, metallic conductors,
resistors in series and parallel, Kirchhoff’s rules, electrical measuring meters, RC circuits, power
distribution systems.
Magnetic field, forces and sources: Magnetism, magnetic fields, field lines and flux, charged
particle in magnetic field, applications, magnetic force on a current carrying conductor, force and
torque on a current loop, DC motor, Hall effect, Magnetic field of a moving charge, magnetic field
of a current element and conductor, circular loop, force between parallel conductor, Ampere’s law
and applications, Magnetic materials.
Electromagnetic induction and inductance: Faraday’s and Lenz’s laws, motional electromotive
force, induced electric fields, Eddy currents, Displacement current and Maxwell’s equations,
superconductivity, mutual inductance, self-inductance and inductors, magnetic field energy, RL,
LC, LRC series circuits.
Alternating current and electromagnetic waves: Phasors and alternating current, resistance and
reactance, LRC series circuit, power in alternating current, resonance, transformers, Maxwell’s
equations, plane electromagnetic waves and speed of light, sinusoidal electromagnetic waves,
energy and momentum in electromagnetic waves, standing electromagnetic waves.
Teaching-learning Classroom teaching / Lecturing
Strategies
Assignments- Types Problem sheets: 3-4
and Number
Assessment and Mid-Term Assessment: 35%
Examinations Formative Assessment: (25%): It includes classroom participation, attendance, assignments and
presentations, homework, attitude and behavior, hands-on-activities, short tests, quizzes etc.
Final Term Assessment: 40%
Text Books 1. Fundamentals of Physics (Extended), by D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker,
Wiley, 10th Edition, (2013).
2. Physics Vol. II (extended) by Resnick, Halliday and Krane, 5th Edition, Wiley,
(2001).
3. Electricity and Magnetism by E. M. Purcell, D. J. Morin, Cambridge, (3rd Ed.),
(2013).
4. University Physics with Modern Physics, by R. A. Freedman, H. D. Young, and A.
L. Ford (Sears and Zeemansky), Addison-Wesley-Longman, 13th Edition, (2010).
5. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, by R. A. Serway and J. W. Jewett, Golden
Sunburst Series, 8th Edition, (Physics for Scientists and Engineers, with Modern
Physics, by D. C. Giancoli, Addison-Wesley, 4th Edition (2008).
