This is a calculus-based course covering the basic laws and phenomena in Electricity and Magnetism.
1. Electric field and potential: The electric field E due to extended charge distributions; Integral and differential expressions relating the electric potential V to the E field; Potential due to a dipole and other extended charge distributions.
2. Gauss’ Law: Application to problems with spherical, cylindrical and rectangular symmetry.
3. Capacitance: Calculation of the capacitance of various capacitors; Energy stored in a capacitor; RC circuits; Time constant.
4. Magnetism: Magnetic force on current-carrying wire and its application to cases needing calculus treatment; Magnetic torque on a current loop; Magnetic moment of a current loop; The Hall-Effect; Biot-Savart Law and Ampere’s Law, and their application to long current-carrying wire, loop, and solenoid.
5. Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law; Electro-magnetic induction and its applications; Self Induction; Inductance; RL circuits.
6. Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Currents: LC Oscillation; Damped oscillation in an RLC circuit; Alternating current; Forced oscillation; RLC circuits; Power in AC circuits; the Transformer; Introduction to the Electromagnetic wave.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Required Textbook:
Halliday, Resnick, and Walker; “Fundamentals of Physics Extended”; 8th Edition, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-75801-3
Alternative text
Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca,Physics for Scientists and Engineers. 6th Edition, 2007. ISBN-10: 0716789647.
Internet Sources:
1. Introductory Electromagnetics: http://ecee.colorado.edu/~ecen3400/wbf.pdf
2. Online lectures: http://academicearth.org/courses/fundamentals-of-physics
3. Online tutorials: http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Physics/Education/Tutorials/
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