Course Outline


Week Course Contents
W1 Introduction of Electromagnetism – Vector Analysis
Vector Analysis
W2  Coordinate Systems – Cartesian, Cylindrical and Spherical System
Vector Analysis
W3 Gradient, Divergence and Curl – Divergence Theorem – Stokes Theorem
Vector Analysis
W4 Coulomb's law; Electric field intensity.
Static Electric Field
W5 Electrostatic potential. Electric flux and electric flux density. Gauss's law and applications. Divergence and Gauss divergence theorem.
Static Electric Field
W6 Ohm's law, continuity equations and relaxation time. Capacitance, energy and energy density in electrostatic fields boundary conditions.
Static Electric Field
W7 Poisson's and Laplace's equations: solution to Laplace's equations for problems of one dimension
Static Electric Field
MID TERM BREAK
W8 Magnetic field intensity, Biot-Savart's law; magnetic flux and magnetic flux density.  TEST-1
Static Magnetic Field
W9 Ampere's law and its applications. Stoke's theorem, scalar and vector magnetic potentials; Boundary conditions
Static Magnetic Field
W10 Faraday's law, motional induction in a conductor
Static Magnetic Field
W11 Torque on a conductor; Self and Mutual inductance; Energy and energy density in a magnetic field.
Static Magnetic Field
W12 Maxwell’s Equations. Wave equations and their solutions. Uniform plane wave propagation, relation between electric and magnetic fields, characteristics of plane waves in various media
Time Varying Field
W13 Poyinting vector and complex Poyinting vector theorem for plane waves. TEST-2
Time Varying Field
W14 Normal incidence of plane waves, transmission and reflection coefficients, standing wave ratio. Wave polarization                                                                                                                    
Time Varying Field