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TPHY302L Electricity and Magnetism L T P C
3 1 0 4
Pre-requisite NIL Syllabus version
1.0
Course Objectives
1. An ability to understand electricity and magnetism.
2. The broad education necessary to understand electrostatic and magnetostatic
environment.
3. A knowledge of concepts like polarization, magnetization and electromagnetic
induction.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to
1. Use vector analysis to understand the mathematical physics of electric and magnetic
forces, fields, potentials, and their divergence and curls.
2. Explain the concepts about the static behaviour of charges and electric fields inside
matter.
3. Explain magnetic fields and vector potentials from stationary currents flowing through
straight line segments and loops.
4. Describe magnetism at atomic level and compute magnetic fields within and outside
a magnetic material.
5. Calculate energy in electric and magnetic fields in different geometries of current
carrying loops.
6. ribe the graphical relationship of
R-C-L.
Module:1 Mathematical preliminary 6 hours
Gradient of a scalar - Divergence or dot product of a vector and Curl or cross product of a
vector-Closed Line integrals-Surface integrals and volume integrals - Their (Grad., Div.,
Curl., and integrals) physical interpretation with examples using Electric filed (E) and
Magnetic field (B)-Vector identities- Triple products, Product rules and second derivatives. -
Stokes and Divergence theorems.
Module:2 Electric Field and Potential 8 hours
Electric field-Electric field lines - Electric flux-
distributions with spherical-cylindrical and planar symmetry - Conservative nature of
Electrostatic Field-Electrostatic Potential- and Poisson equations-The Uniqueness
Theorem-Potential and Electric Field of a dipole - Force and Torque on a dipole -
Electrostatic energy of the system of charges-Electrostatic energy of a charged sphere-
Conductors in an electrostatic Field-Surface charge and force on a conductor.
Module:3 Electric Field in matter 9 hours
Polarization (P)-Polarization Charges-Electrical Susceptibility and Dielectric Constant-
Capacitor (parallel plate, spherical, cylindrical) filled with dielectric-Displacement vector (D) -
Relations between E, P and D- - Capacitors with dielectric
materials.
Module:4 Magnetostatics 5 hours
Magnetic force between current elements and definition of Magnetic Field (B)-Biot-
Law and its simple applications: straight wire and circular loop-Current Loop as a Magnetic
Dipole and its Dipole Moment (Analogy with Electric Dipole) -
application to: Solenoid - Toroid- Properties of B: curl and divergence- Vector Potential.
Magnetic Force on: point charge - current carrying wire - between current Elements-Torque
on a current loop in a uniform Magnetic Field.
Module:5 Magnetic Properties of Matter 5 hours
Electron spin and magnetic moment-Magnetic Susceptibility and permeability- Magnetic field
in matter-Free currents and the field H-Ferromagnetism-Magnetic hysteresis.
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Module:6 Electromagnetic Induction 5 hours
- Law-Self-Inductance-Mutual Inductance-Reciprocity Theorem-Energy
stored in a Magnetic Field-Concept of eddy current and its applications
Module:7 Transient current 5 hours
-Complex Reactance and Impedance-Series LCR
Circuit: Oscillations, Dissipation, Quality Factor, Driven Oscillations and Resonance
Module:8 Contemporary issues 2 hours
GATE, CSIR problems related to the 15 hours
Tutorial subject will be solved in the tutorial
session.
Problem sets to improve the
understanding of the concepts
discussed in the class will be solved.
Total Lecture hours: 60 hours
Text Book(s) :
1. Edward M. Purcell and David J. Morin, Electricity and Magnetism, 2013, 3rd Edition,
Cambridge University Press, UK
and Magnetism, 2011, 12 th Edition, Pearson Education India.
Reference Books
1. D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 2020, 4 th Edition, Pearson Education India.
2. Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics, 2006, 6 th Edition,
Oxford University Press, UK
Mode of Evaluation: CAT , Quiz, Digital Assignment, FAT
Recommended by Board of Studies 09-02-2022
Approved by Academic Council No. 65 Date 17-03-2022
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