Course Details

1 Title of the course
(L-T-P-C)
Electricity and magnetism
(2-1-0-6)
2 Pre-requisite courses(s) Nil
3 Course content Review of vector calculus: Spherical polar and cylindrical coordinates; gradient, divergence and curl;
Divergence and Stokes` theorems;
Divergence and curl of electric field, Electric potential, properties of conductors;
Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations, uniqueness theorems, boundary value problems, separation of variables, method of images, multipoles;
Polarization and bound charges, Gauss` law in the presence of dielectrics, Electric displacement D and boundary conditions, linear dielectrics;
Divergence and curl of magnetic field, Vector potential and its applications;
Magnetization, bound currents, Ampere`s law in magnetic materials, Magnetic field H, boundary conditions, classification of magnetic materials;
Faraday’s law in integral and differential forms, Motional emf, Energy in magnetic fields, Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations,
Electromagnetic (EM) waves in vacuum and media, Energy and momentum of EM waves, Poynting`s theorem;
Reflection and transmission of EM waves across linear media.
4 Texts/References
  1. Introduction to Electrodynamics (4th ed.), David J. Griffiths, Prentice Hall, 2015.
  2. Classical Electromagnetism, J. Franklin, Pearson Education, 2005.