Electricity and Wave MotionLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

During completion of this course the student acquires basic knowledge of physical concepts, laws, principles and theories in the fields of physics listed in the course contents above. Student understands the operation of electrical measuring devices and learns the basics of electrical safety.

Content

- Electric charge
- Electric force and electric field
- Conductors and insulators
- Electric potential and voltage
- Capacitors
- Electric current and power, Ohm's law
- Direct-current circuits
- Simple harmonic motion, damped and forced oscillations.
- Mechanical waves, interference of waves. Wave equation, wave fronts.
- Reflection, refraction, and diffraction of waves.
- Sound: Production and detection of sound

Further information

- primary and secondary batteries
- electrical phemomena in applicatios related to media engineering (e.g. laser printer)
- spectrum of sound and Fourier decomposition of waves
- digital sound