About this course:

  • Course Name: Introductory Electromagnetics
  • Course Code: PH1213H
  • L-T-P-C : 2-1-0-3
  • Syllabus: NaN
  • Course Type: Common course


    • Introductory Electromagnetics

    Description:

    Syllabus :

    Electrostatics: Gradient, divergence, and curl in curvilinear coordinates; Gauss law in integral form (review) and differential form, calculation of Divergence of E; Curl of E, Scalar potential, potential due to charges and Laplace/Poisson equation; Statements of Uniqueness theorems, boundary value problems and method of images; Dielectrics, Polarization, bound charges (review) and boundary conditions. Magnetism: Review of Biot-Savart's law, Lorentz Force. Divergence and curl of magnetic field, vector potential, and forces on magnetic dipoles; Magnetic materials and magnetic fields in the matter (magnetostatic case), bound currents. Steady currents and electromagnetic fields: Review of Ohm's law, Faraday's law, Lenz's law and Electromotive force; Ampere's law and Displacement current.; Maxwell's equations. 

    Text Books :

    1. Purcell, E. M. (2013). Electricity and Magnetism. Cambridge University Press
    2. Griffiths, D. J. (2023). Introduction to Electrodynamics. Cambridge University Press

    Reference Books :

    1. Verma, H. C. (2022). Classical Electromagnetism. Bharati Bhawan
    2. Feynman, R. P. (2013). The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Vol. 2). Pearson