L 4 C 4
Teachers Continuous Evaluation: 40 marks. Term-End Semester Examination: 60 marks.
Course outcomes
- Explain electric fields, potentials, and electrostatic phenomena using fundamental laws and principles
- Analyze magnetic fields, magnetic materials, and magnetostatic systems using appropriate physical models.
- Apply electromagnetic induction principles and explain the physical significance of Maxwell's equations.
- Describe fundamental electromagnetic phenomena and relate electromagnetic concepts to engineering applications.
Unit I
Electric charge and Coulomb's law, Electric field and electric flux, Superposition principle, Electric field due to continuous charge distributions, Gauss's law and its applications, Electrostatic potential and potential energy, Relation between electric field and potential, Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium, Capacitance and capacitors, Energy stored in electric fields. Electrostatics in dielectric media: Polarization, Bound charges, Electric displacement vector, Dielectric constant and susceptibility, Boundary conditions at dielectric interfaces, Energy in dielectric systems.
Unit II
Magnetic fields and magnetic forces, Lorentz force, Motion of charged particles in magnetic fields, Biot–Savart law, Ampere's law and applications, Magnetic vector potential (introductory concept), Magnetic dipole and magnetic moment. Magnetization, Bound currents, Auxiliary magnetic field (H), Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Magnetic materials: diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic materials, Magnetic circuits and engineering applications.