COURSE OBJECTIVES
Introduce the concepts and mathematical methods to understand and analyze electromagnetic fields and waves.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO: 1. Explain Maxwells equation their physical meaning and derivation from time varing fields. (Level: C2)
CLO: 2. Apply vector calculus to compute electric and magnetic field strengths and their behavior under varying conditions (Level: C3)
CLO: 3. Analyze electric and magnetic fields from stationary and dynamic charge and current distributions (Level: C4)
COURSE CONTENTS
- Review of Vectors and Coordinate Systems-Two Lectures
- Static Electric Field-Ten Lectures
- Coulomb’s law and Electric Field
- Gauss’ law and Divergence of Electric Flux Density
- Work, Potential, Potential Gradient and Energy in Electrostatic Field
- Current and Current Density, Conductor, Dielectrics, Boundary Conditions, Capacitance
- Laplace’s and Poisson’s Equations
- Steady state magnetic Field-Ten Lectures
- Steady Magnetic Field
- Biot-Savart Law
- Ampere’s Law
- Curl of H, Stoke’s Theorem
- Magnetic Boundary Conditions
- Magnetic Material and Boundary Conditions
- Magnetic Flux Density
- Vector Magnetic Potential
- Inductance
- Time varying fields-Six Lectures
- Faraday’s Law
- Displacement Current Density
- Maxwell’s Equations in Differential and Integral Form
- Retarded Potential
- Reflection-Four Lectures
- Reflection from perfect conductors
- Refection from perfect dielectrics