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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Physics

640-245 Electromagnetism

Credit Points:

6.25

Coordinator:

Dr C Chantler

Prerequisite/s:

Physics 640-121 + 640-122 or 640-141 + 640-142 (before 1996: 640-120 or 640-140); Mathematics 618-111 or 618-121 or 618-142 (before 1996: 618-101); Mathematics 618-112 or 618-122 or 618-200 or 618-211 (before 1996: 618-102); Mathematics 618-132 or 618-130.

Pre/Corequisite/s:

Mathematics 618-231.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

18 lectures and 9 x 1-hour tutorials

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 plus tests and/or assignments, set during the semester, which may account for up to 20% of the final marks.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Cheng D K, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Addison-Wesley 1989.
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