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Week Due |
exercises |
Lectures |
contact hours |
Topics List |
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6 |
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Vector Analysis: Definitions, Vector algebra, Gradient, Vector integration, Divergence, Curl, The vector differential operator, Further developments, Summary. |
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3 |
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9 |
9 |
Electrostatics: Electric charge, Coulomb's law, The electric field, The electrostatic potential, Conductors and insulators, Gauss's law, Application of Gauss's law, The electric dipole, Multiple expansion of electric fields, The Dirac delta function, Summary. |
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3 |
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9 |
9 |
Solution of Electrostatic Problems: Poisson's equation, Laplace's equation, Laplace's equation in one independent variable, Solutions to Laplace's equation in spherical coordinates Zonal harmonics, Conducting sphere in a uniform electric field, Cylindrical harmonics, Laplace's equation in rectangular coordinates, Laplace's equation in two dimensions. General solution, Electrostatic images, Point charge and conducting sphere, Line charges and line images, System of conductor's. Coefficients of potential, Solutions of Poisson's equation, Summary |
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3 |
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9 |
9 |
The Electrostatic Field in Dielectric Media: Polarization, Field outside of a dielectric medium, The electric field inside a dielectric, Gauss's law in a dielectric. The electric displacement, Electric susceptibility and dielectric constant, Point charge in a dielectric fluid, Boundary conditions on the field vectors, Boundary-value problems involving dielectrics, Dielectric sphere in a uniform electric field, Force on a point charge embedded in a dielectric, Summary. |
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3 |
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9 |
9 |
Electrostatic Energy: Potential energy of a group of point charges, Electrostatic energy of a Energy density of an electrostatic field, Energy of a system of charged conductors. Coefficients of potential, Coefficients of capacitance and induction, Capacitors, Forces and torques, Force on a charge distribution, Thermodynamic interpretation of electrostatic energy. |
Learning Resources
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Text Book |
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Reference's name |
publisher |
Release |
Author |
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Foundation of Electromagnetic Theory |
Addison-Wesley; Addison-Wesley |
4th Edition |
J.R.Reitz,F.J. Milford and R.W. Chirsty |
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Introduction to Electrodynamics |
NJ: Prentice Hall |
3rd Edition |
Griffiths, David J. |
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Electromagnetic fields and waves |
W H Freeman & CoW H Freeman & Co |
3rd Edition |
P. Lorrain and D.R. Corson,F.Lorrain |