Electricity - Magnetism

Course Information
TitleΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΣΜΟΣ-ΜΑΓΝΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ / Electricity - Magnetism
CodeΓΘΥ5203
FacultySciences
SchoolPhysics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorChristos Volos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600021660

Programme of Study: PROGRAMMA SPOUDŌN 2022

Registered students: 177
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course217
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours5
Total Hours65
Class ID
600281247
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΜΑΥ1202 Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry
  • ΜΑΥ1203 Calculus IΙ
  • ΜΑΥ1201 Calculus Ι
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, student will be able: - To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic properties of electrostatic and magnetostatic field both in matter and vacuum. - To understand the connection between electric field and potential and the basic properties of electric current. - To know the basic properties of magnetic field, the origin of the magnetic field and the Lorentz force. - To calculate magnetic fields using Ampere's law and to understand the basic principles of electromagnetic induction. - To acquire basic skills in solving related problems.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Course Content - Electric Fields: Properties of electric charges. Charging of objects by induction. - Coulomb's law. The electric field. Electric field of a continuous charge distribution. Electric field lines. Motion of a charged particle in a homogeneous electric field. - Gauss's law: Electric flux. Gauss's law. Application of Gauss's law to various charge distributions. Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium. - Electric Potential: Electric potential and potential difference. Potential difference in a homogeneous electric field. - Electric potential and potential energy from point charges. Calculation of the electric field from the electric potential. Electric potential of a continuous charge distribution. Electric potential of a charged conductor. Millikan's experiment. - Capacitance and Dielectrics: Definition of capacitance. Calculation of capacitance. Capacitor connections. Energy of a charged capacitor. Capacitors with dielectrics. - Electric dipole in an electric field. Description of dielectrics at the atomic level. Dielectrics and field. Polarization charges. Electric displacement. - Current and resistance: Electric current. Resistance. A model of electrical conductivity. Resistance and temperature. Superconductors. Electric power. - Magnetic fields: Magnetic fields and forces. Motion of a charged particle in a homogeneous magnetic field. Application to the mass spectrometer. - Magnetic force exerted on a current-carrying conductor. Torque experienced by a current-carrying conductor in a homogeneous magnetic field. The Hall effect. - Magnetic field sources: The Biot-Savart law. Magnetic force between two parallel conductors. Ampere's law. Magnetic field of a solenoid. - Gauss's law in magnetism. Magnetic properties of matter. - Faraday's law: Faraday's law of induction. EMF due to motion. Lenz's law. Electric fields and EMF due to induction. Generators and motors. Eddy currents.
Keywords
Electric Field, Electric Potential, Capacitance, Magnetic Field, Induction
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of ICT in Communication with Students, Use of ICT in Student Assessment.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures1143.8✓
Tutorial762.5✓
Written assigments170.6✓
Exams30.1✓
Total2107
Student Assessment
Description
Written Examination with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative), Written Examination with Short Answer Questions (Formative), Written Assignment (Formative), Written Examination with Short Answer Questions (Conclusive), Written Examination with Extended Answer Questions (Conclusive), Written Examination with Problem Solving (Conclusive)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Φυσική για Επιστήμονες και Μηχανικούς: Ηλεκτρισμός και Μαγνητισμός, Φως και Οπτική, Σύγχρονη Φυσική , Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett, Εkδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος ΕΠΕ, (2013) (22750112) 2. Φυσική: Βασικές αρχές Ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός, Οπτική, Σύγχρονη Φυσική, Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J. Gutenberg, 2026, (143558367)
Additional bibliography for study
1. Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, D.C. Giancoli, Pearson Prentice Hall 2008 2. Θεμελιώδης πανεπιστημιακή φυσική, Richard Wolfson, ISBN: 9789605863050 3. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, R.P. Feynman, R.B. Leighton, M.L. Sands, L. Matthew, New Dehli, Narosa Publishing House, 1997 4. Πανεπιστημιακή Φυσική με Σύγχρονη Φυσική (University Physics with Modern Physics) (Ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός - Οπτική - Σύγψρονη Φυσική) Young & Freedman, ISBN: 978-960-02-3825-9
Last Update
22-07-2025