Engineering Physics

Course aim

To extend the student's knowledge and understanding of the basic laws, principles and concepts of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves, and their practical applications in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Course content

Vector calculus.

Electrostatics: Electric fields, Gauss’s law, Electric potential, Electrical properties of matter, Boundary conditions.

Magnetism: Magnetic fields, Magnetostatics, Magnetic force and Torque on a current, Ampere’s and Biot-Savart laws, Magnetic potential, Magnetic properties of matter, Boundary conditions.

Electromagnetism: Electromagnetic induction, Transformers, Faraday’s law.

Electromagnetic waves: Maxwell’s equations, Wave equation and solution (lossless and lossy media), Plane waves, Power density, Speed, Polarization of EM waves, Electromagnetic spectrum, Modulations of EM waves, Reflection and transmission.

Advanced Application Topics: may include Electromechnical devices, LCD, Radar, LED, Mobile, Microwave, RF, Electromagnetic compatibility (shielding, standards, testing).

Workshop Component: Interactive group problem solving, computer literacy, selected topic reinforcement.

Textbook(s)

Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Eric Michielssen and Umberto Ravaioli, 2015, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, 7th Global Edition, Pearson

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hrs x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hr x 12 weeks
Practical	2 hrs x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	3 hrs x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hr x 12 weeks
Practical	2 hrs x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks
Workshop (Compulsory attendance at Mawson Lakes Campus)	N/A x 3 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Practical

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.