16 Week Plan Electromagnetic Theory - 1 (PHYS-321)
16 Week Plan Electromagnetic Theory - 1 (PHYS-321)
By
Waseem Raza
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT
CLASSES REGISTRATION:
As per University policy, a minimum of 70% attendance shall be required for a student to be
eligible to appear in the Mid and End Term examinations. All students concerned are advised
to keep in touch with their attendance records through their UOG email account.
The students with less than 70% attendance shall not be allowed to take classes after Mid Term
Examination dates.
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CLASS LECTURER:
English shall be the language of instructions; however, shy or scrawny students shall be
allowed to communicate in Urdu.
The course shall be evaluated out of 100 Marks as per following division:
GRADING DETAIL:
Quiz: 05 marks
Presentation/Project 10 marks
Assignments 10 marks
Total: 25 Marks
Electrostatics
Fundamental/Foundation Part:
Electrostatics: The electric field: introduction, Coulomb’s law, the electric field, continuous charge
distributions. Divergence and curl of electrostatic fields: field lines, flux and Gauss’s law, the
divergence of E, applications of Gauss’s law, the curl of E
Electric potential: introduction to potential, comments on potential, Poisson’s equation and Laplace’s
equation, the potential of a localized charge distribution, summary, electrostatics boundary conditions,
Work and energy in electrostatics: the work done to move a charge, the energy of a point charge
distribution, the energy of a continuous charge distribution, comments on electrostatic energy.
Conductors: basic properties, induced charges, surface charge and the force on a conductor, capacitors.
Special Techniques: Laplace’s equation: introduction, Laplace’s equation in one, two and three
dimensions, boundary conditions and uniqueness theorems, conductors and second uniqueness
theorems.
The Method of Images: The classic image problem induced surface charge, force and energy, other
image problems.
Multi-pole Expansion: Approximate potential at large, the monopole and dipole terms, origin of
coordinates in multi-pole, expansions, the electric field of a dipole.
Electric Fields in Matter: Polarization: dielectrics, induced dipoles, alignment of polar molecules,
polarization. The field of a polarized object: bound charges, physical interpretation of bound charges,
and the field inside a dielectric. The electric displacement: Gauss’s law in the presence of dielectrics, a
deceptive parallel, boundary conditions. Linear Dielectrics: susceptibility, permittivity, dielectric
constant, boundary value problems with linear dielectrics, energy in dielectric systems, forces on
dielectrics.
Magnetostatics
Fundamental/Foundation Part:
Magnetostatics: The Lorentz Force law: magnetic fields, magnetic forces, currents.
Core Part: 2
The Biot-Savart Law: steady currents, the magnetic field of a steady current. The divergence and
curl of B: straight-line currents, the divergence and curl of B, applications of Ampere’s law,
ADDITIONAL READINGS:
Electronic sources and relevant articles of reputed national / international Journals etc.
Students are advised to contact with UOG librarian for provision of any paid e-book or article (if
required); however, recommendation of the Instructor concerned shall be required.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Introduce the concept and applications of electromagnetic theory.
Date 02-8 09-15 16-22 23-29 30 07-13 14-20 21-27 28 04-10 11-17 18-24 25 02-08 09-15 16-22
Sep Sep Sep Sep Sep – Oct Oct Oct Oct - Nov Nov Nov Nov- Dec Dec Dec
06 03 01
Oct Nov Dec
Monday
Mid Term Examination
Thursday
Friday