Undergraduate - UnitECE2021 - Electromagnetism

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor M Premaratne (Clayton); Professor Joshua Le-Wei (Malaysia)

Synopsis

This is a study of electrostatic, magnetostatic and electromagnetic fields and their use to create devices and systems. This study includes a mathematical description of the fields, an examination of the basic laws governing the generation of fields, and a study of interactions with dielectric and magnetic materials. Maxwell's field equations are introduced. Applications of electromagnetic fields such as radio, televisions, transformers, electrical motors and generators are examined, as are electrostatic painting, magnetohydrodynamics and beam control in a synchrotron. Naturally generated fields such as the earth's magnetic field and the electric fields causing lightning are also discussed.

Outcomes

At the conclusion of the unit, students will be able to:

summarise underlying concepts and theory behind electric & magnetic fields and relate them to suitable applications
interpret mathematics used in solving problems in electromagnetism
describe electric and magnetic properties of materials
evaluate the currents and voltages in distributed circuits
compute forces caused by electromagnetic fields

Assessment

Laboratory and assignment work: 30%
Examinations (3 hours): 70%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory/practice classes and 6 hours of private study per week

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jamie Evans

Prerequisites

ENG1060, ENG1090 (or equivalent)

Prohibitions

ECE2201