PHY 121 course content and teaching roaster for BATCH B

Course Title: General Physics II (Electricity & Magnetism) Course units: 2

Course lecturers: Dr. F.O. Ugbede, Mr. C. Ossai, Mr. A.O. Nwabuoku, Mrs. J.C. Okpilike and Mr. S.O. Omoyibo
Lecture days/time: Tuesday/ 8:00 am – 10:00 am Venue: Ogbogonogo lecture theatre

Course Contents Lecturer

1. Electrostatics
–Electric Charges
–Types of electric charges
–Ways of producing Charges Dr. F.O. Ugbede
–Electric charges and atomic structure
–Conductors, insulators and semiconductors
–Electric forces
–Coulomb laws
–Principle of superposition of forces
–Vectors analysis of Coulombs law
2. Electric field
–Concept and definition of electric field
–Electric field strength
–Vector notation and superposition principle
–Electric dipole
–Properties of lines of force Dr. F.O. Ugbede
–Lines of force around isolated single charges
–Lines of force
–Definition of lines of force
–Lines of forces around two similar/different charges
3. Electric flux and Gauss law
–Electric flux
–Concept and definition of electric flux Mr. A.O. Nwabuoku
–Gauss law
–Applications of Gauss law
4. Electric potential energy
–Concept of electric potential
–potential of a single point charges Mr. A.O. Nwabuoku
–Electric potential energy between pair of charges
–Equipotential surfaces
5. Capacitors and capacitance
–Concept of capacitor
–Charge and discharging of capacitors
–Practical capacitors

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 –Capacitance and its unit
–Comparison of capacitance Mrs. J.C. Okpilike
–Factors affecting the capacitance of capacitors
–Parallel plate capacitance
–Capacitance of Isolated and concentric sphere capacitors
–Dielectric and dielectric constant
–Capacitors in series and parallel
–Energy stored by capacitor
6. Current electricity
–Electric current
–Drift velocity and current density
–Resistance and resistivity: Ohms law
–Factors affecting the resistance of a conductor Mrs. J.C. Okpilike
–Resistors connection: series and Parallel
–Electric power and energy
–Costing of electrical energy
7. Sources of electrical energy and Electric cell
–Electrical energy from chemical energy
–Electrical energy from mechanical energy
–Electrical energy from heat energy Mr. S.O. Omoyibo
–Electrical energy from solar energy
–Electric cells: Primary and secondary cells/accumulator
–Simple cell defects
–Cells in series and parallel
8. Simple DC Circuit
–Electromotive force
–Terminal voltage
–DC current and Internal resistance Mr. S.O. Omoyibo
–Kirchhoff’s Rules
–Electrical measuring instruments: Voltmeter, ammeter, galvanometer, Wheatstone bridge
9. Magnetic Field
–Concept of magnetism and magnetic pole
– Magnetic field
–Magnetic lines of force
– Magnetic flux and flux density
–Magnetic force Mr., Mr. C. Ossai
– Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges
–Motion of charged particles in magnetic field
–Magnetic force on current-carrying conductor
–Magnetic torque
10. Magnetic Sources
–Magnetic field of a moving charges
–Magnetic field of a current element
–Magnetic field of a straight current-carrying conductor
–Forces between parallel conductors Mr., Mr. C. Ossai
–Magnetic field of a circular carrying loop

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 –Ampere’s law and applications
–Magnetic materials: Bohr magnetic, Paramagnetism, Diamagnetism, Ferromagnetism
11. Electromagnetic Induction
–Induced emf and induced current
–Laws of Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law and Lenz law
–Motional emf
–Eddy currents Dr. F.O. Ugbede
–Self-Inductance and Inductors
–Mutual Inductance
–Applications of Electromagnetic induction
–Electric (AC) generator
–Transformer
12. Alternating current
–Phasor, frequency, and amplitude
–instantaneous voltage and current
–RMS values of voltage and current
–Resistance in AC circuit
–Inductor in AC circuit and inductive reactance Mr. A.O. Nwabuoku
–Capacitor in AC circuit and capacitive reactance
–LRC series circuit and Impedance
–Power in AC circuit
–Resonance in AC circuit
13. Electromagnetic waves
–Brief description of Maxwell’s equation
–Electromagnetic waves
–Properties of electromagnetic waves: Speed, frequency and wavelength Mr., Mr. C. Ossai
–Electromagnetic spectrum
–Sinusoidal electromagnetic wave