Additional Physics for Teaching I
Code
11406
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
9.0
Teacher in charge
António Carlos Simões Paiva, José Paulo Moreira dos Santos
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
42
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Meetings are designed toward the understanding of laws and concepts of Physics (Electromagnetism) and their application to the resolution of real problems. In laboratory classes, the emphasis is given to the experimental methods of Physics, metrology, and scientific reporting.
Subject matter
- Electric charge
- Electric field
- Gauss law
- Electric potential
- Capacitance
- Current and resistance
- Circuits
- magnetic field
- Magnetic fiel due to currents
- Induction and Inductance
- Magnetism of matter
Bibliography
Recommended textbook:
- "Fundamentals of Physics” de Halliday, Resnick and Walker
Other suggested textbooks:
- “Física” de M. Alonso e E. Finn, Tradução Portuguesa
Teaching method
- Concepts, demonstration and application exercise
- Laboratory sessions: Realization of experiments and analysis of the obtained result.
- List of Applets for virtual demonstration and experiments.
Evaluation method
Discussion of lab reports