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CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Physics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 15327
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Physics I
DESCRIPTION
1. Basic concepts of Thermodynamics Temperature. Thermodynamical variables. Work. 2. First Law of Thermodynamics. Heat Transfer. 3. Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. 4. Electrostatics in vacuum. Coulomb's law. Superposition principle. Electric field created by a point change and a continuous distribution of charge. Gauss' law. Sources of the electric field. Electric potential. Electrostatic energy. 5. Conductors y Capacitors. Conductors. Conductors in equilibrium. Cavities. Electrostatic shielding. Capacitors. Capacitance. Association of capacitors. Capacitors and dielectrics. 6. Electric current. Electric circuits. Current density and current intensity. Ohm's law. Resistance and conductivity. Joule's law. Association of resistances. Electromotive force. 7. Magnetostatics in vacuum. Force between currents. Magnetic field. Lorentz force. Motion of a charge in a magnetic field. Magnetic flux. Sources of the magnetic field. Ampere's law. Magnetic energy. 8. Magnetic induction. Faraday's law. Lenz's law. 9. Introduction to magnetic materials. Diamagnetism. Paramagnetism. Ferromagnetism.
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