Topic outline

  • General

    • Start of electricity courses for M and MI - 2023/2024

      • Classes will start on January 28, 2024 InchaAllah.
      • Supervised Work will be face-to-face on Wednesday at 1: 30 p.m in Amphi 2.
      • The course will be remote face to face on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m in Amphi 3 and sometimes via Teams on Thursdays at 10 a.m.


    • Contact Card

      • Module coordinator: Dr Hadjou Belaid Zakia 
      • Contact : z_hadjou@yahoo.fr and zakia.hadjoubelaid@univ-tlemcen.dz
      • Course Title: Physics 2 - General Electricity
      • Specialization: LMD L1 M and MI
      • Credit : 03
      • Coefficient : 02
      • Duration : 42 Hours
      • Teaching method: Hybrid (distance learning via Moodle and Teams and face-to-face tutorials).
      • Schedule for face-to-face session: Wednesday, 1:30 to 16:30 pm, Amphi 2 and one distance learning session via TEAMS on Thursday, 10:00 to 11:30 am.
      • Evaluation method: 40% CA + 60% FE

    • Calculation of Continuous assessment Forum

      In the Continuous Assessment, 50% via Moodle and 50% face-to-face.

      • Moodle test (CA Part 1) on March 09, 2024, out of 07 points for 30 min.
      • Face-to-face test (CA Part 2) on 07 points on April 17.
      • Catch-up of test on Moodle (CA Part 1) on April 27, 2024, for 30min.
      • Catch-up of Face-to-face test on May 08, 2024.
      • For those unable to attend the tests, a final exam exercise will be the CA note.
      • The SW grade will be out of 06 points, and is made up of the attendance grade, the grade for homework and tests on Moodle, and attendance.

  • Course objectives

    At the end of this course, students will be able to :

    1. Know the origin of electricity.
    2. Identify the different physical quantities in electricity.
    3. Differentiate between the laws to be applied to point charges and continuous charge distributions.
    4. Apply Gauss's theorem to the calculation of the field for a well-defined continuous distribution.
    5. Differentiate between Ohm's law on microscopic and macroscopic scales.
    6. Adapt Kirchhoff's laws to different types of circuits.




    • Pre-requisites

      To follow this course, students must have certain prerequisites, some of which are listed below. The student must :

      • Know some simple experiments on general electricity and their explanations.
      • Know the source of electricity.
      • Master some mathematical operators for calculating electrostatic fields and forces.

    • The conceptual course map


    • Chapter 0

    • Chapter1: Electrostatic

      Objectives of this chapter:

      At the end of this course, the student will be able to :

      - Know what a point charge is.

      - Make the analogy between the gravitational force in mechanics and the Coulomb force in electricity.

      - Calculate electrostatic force, field and potential.

      - Introduce the analytical formula for the electrostatic field.

      - Study the properties of electrostatic field lines using examples.

      - Identify the different types of continuous charge distributions.

      - Deduce the various physical quantities in electricity for a continuous charge distribution.


      Pre-requisites:

      In this chapter, the student needs to know about:                                             

      - Knowing some simple experiments on general electricity and their explanations.

      - How to make the analogy between the law of gravitation and Coulomb's law.

      - Presentation of vectors and geometric calculation (Pittagort's rule and trigonometry laws).

    • Chapter II: Gauss theorem

      The objectives of Chapter II are:

      • This chapter enables the student to learn that there is another simple, indirect mathematical method for calculating the electrostatic field of a continuous charge distribution that possesses particular symmetries and invariances.
      • Gauss's theorem states that the flow of the electrostatic field through a closed surface is proportional to the charge contained within that surface.

      Chapter II prerequisites:

      In this chapter, the student needs to know about :   

      • The flow of a vector field.
      • The notion of a solid angle.
      • Cylindrical and spherical coordinates (surface and volume).
      • The principle of symmetry in a well-defined geometry.
      • The relationship between electrostatic field and potential.  



    • 1st Part of Test N°01

      Groups 1, 2 and 3 take the test at 9 a.m. and Groups 4, 5 and 6 take their test at 9.30 a.m.

    • Chapter III: Conductors and Capacitors

      Objectives of Chapter III:

      • Differentiate between the two types of materials in electricity: conductive and insulating.
      • Know what a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is.
      • Know the characteristics of a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium.
      • Define what a capacitor is and the different types of capacitor.
      • Provide a method for calculating the capacitance of a capacitor.
      • Practice the method for determining the capacitance of different types of capacitors.

      Prerequisites for Chapter III:

      • Know the nature of all matter.
      • Differentiate between conductive and insulating media.
      • Know the relationship between electrostatic field, charge and potential.

      Conductors and Insulators - EEWeb

    • Chapter IV: Electro-kinetic

      The objectives of chapter IV:

      The aim of this module is to familiarize students with the basic concepts of electrokinetics. More specifically, at the end of this chapter, the student will be able to:

      - Write the expression for the current and the current density in direct current in a conducting wire.

      - Give the laws of electro-kinetics: Ohm's law, Joule's law, Kirchhoff's laws.

      - Diagram equivalent circuits, giving expressions for equivalent resistances.

      - Calculate currents and voltages by applying the general theorems of electro-kinetics.

      Prerequisites of chapter IV:

      - Knowledge of the principle of an electrical circuit.

      - Knowledge of the general properties of electric current and voltage, and the main laws of electrokinetics (Ohm's law, etc…).



    • Face-To-Face Test

    • Make-up test on Moodle (May 27, 2024 at 10 a.m)

    • Exams of Electricity