| Course code | UPM81 |
| Course title | Electric Sensors: Properties and Applications |
| Institution | Universidad Politecnica de Madrid |
| Course address | EUIT de Telecomunicación “Campus Sur”. Ctra. Valencia, km.7 28031 Madrid. Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Minimum year of study | 2nd year |
| Minimum level of English | Good |
| Minimum level of French | None |
| Key words | Sensors, electronics, material science |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Amador M. González |
| Telephone | +34 91 336 78 40 |
| Fax | +34 91 336 78 41 |
| amador.m.gonzalez@upm.es | |
| Participating professors | Amador M. González, Marta Sánchez Agudo, Laura Vadillo Moreno |
| Number of places | Minimum: 10, Maximum: 20, Reserved for local students: |
| Objectives | Introduction to sensor application from their physic principles to the built-in devices. The course is focused in electric properties of the materials and shows a wide range of applications |
| Programme to be followed | Electric fields in materials: macroscopic approachElectric fields in materials: A nanosize point of viewElectric properties of real materialsPrinciples of sensorsSensor applications |
| Prerequisites | One semester of basic electromagnetism |
| Course exam | Short tests of every topic |
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