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Credit points: 6.0
Coordinator: Dr M Sevior
Prerequisite: Physics 640-121+122 or 141+142 (before 1996: 640-120 or 640-140): Mathematics 618-132 or 618-130; Mathematics 618-231.
Contact: 18 lectures (two a week) and eight 1-hour tutorials
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
By the completion of this course the student should:
- comprehend how Maxwell's equations provide a unified understanding of electrical, magnetic and optical phenomena;
- be able to apply Maxwell's equation to simple problems, including those involving dielectric and magnetic media;
- appreciate the key role that Maxwell's equations play in a wide range of science and engineering.
Content:
Maxwell's equations in differential form. Scalar and vector potentials. Dielectric and magnetic materials: field vectors P, D, M, H. Boundary conditions for field vectors. Magnetic circuits. Energy density of electric and magnetic fields. Simple boundary value problems. Electromagnetic waves: in vacuum and simple dielectrics; wave equations; Poynting's vector.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 227)
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