Electromagnetic Field Theory

Unit I

Coordinate Systems and Transformation: Basics of Vectors: Addition, subtraction and multiplications; Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical transformation. Vector calculus: Differential length, area and volume, line surface and volume integrals, Del operator, Gradient, Divergence of a vector, Divergence theorem, Curl of a vector, Stokes’s theorem, Laplacian of a scalar.

Unit II

Electrostatic fields: Coulombs law and field intensity, Electric field due to charge distribution, Electric flux density, Gausses’ Law- Maxwell’s equation, Electric dipole and flux line, Energy density in electrostatic fields, Electric field in material space: Properties of materials, convection and conduction currents, conductors, polarization in dielectrics, Dielectric- constants, Continuity equation and relaxation time, boundary conditions, Electrostatic boundary value problems: Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations., Methods of Images.

Unit III

Magneto statics : Magneto-static fields, Biot - Savart’s Law, Ampere’s circuit law, Maxwell’s equation, Application of ampere’s law, Magnetic flux density- Maxwell’s equation, Maxwell’s equation for static fields, magnetic scalar and vector potential.

Unit IV

Magnetic forces: Materials and devices, Forces due to magnetic field, Magnetic torque and moment, a magnetic dipole. Magnetization in materials, Magnetic boundary conditions, Inductors and inductances, Magnetic energy.

Unit V

• MNO Sadiku, “Elements of Electromagnetic’, Oxford University Press. Reference Books:
• WH Hayt and JA Buck, “Engineering Electromagnetic”, McGraw- Hill Education.