Electromagnetism

Course #PH2351

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Overview

Electrostatic fields in vacuum and dielectrics, electrostatic energy and capacitors. The magnetic field of steady currents, Biot-Savart and Ampere's Laws, vector potential, magnetic properties of matter. Faraday's law. Magnetic energy. Maxwell's Equations. Prerequisites: Basic course in electricity and magnetism, multivariable calculus, vector calculus, and differential equations.

Prerequisites

  • PH1322
  • MA1116
  • MA2121

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand the following concepts, with demonstrated ability to solve differential calculus-based problems for each:

  • Coulomb’s law, including the concepts of electric force, field, and potential
  • Energy in electric fields and capacitance
  • Laplace and Poisson’s equations, including expansion-based solution methods
  • Magnetostatics, including magnetic field, Biot-Savart law, and Ampere’s law
  • Electric and magnetic fields in materials, polarization and magnetization, bound charges and currents
  • Time varying fields, Lenz’s law, Faraday’s law
  • Maxwell’s equations in vacuum, in materials, and boundary conditions