COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1: Coulombs law Divergence of electric field Gauss law Curl of electric field Stokes theorem Electrostatic potential
Week 2: Laplaces equation for electrostatic potential Laplaces equation in other fields Uniqueness of solution of Laplaces equation Poisson equation and uniqueness of its solution Method of images for planar surfaces Work and energy in electrostatics
Week 3: Conductors and capacitors Reciprocity theorem Polarization and bound charges Linear dielectrics Electric displacement Fields in dielectrics
Week 4: Magnetic field due to a magnet Magnetic field due to a steady current Divergence and curl of magnetic field Amperes law The vector potential Magnetization and bound currents
Week 5: Magnetic fields in matter Magnetic field in matter Faradays law Induced electric field Energy in magnetic field Displacement current
Week 6: Maxwells equations Work done by electromagnetic field Poyntings theorem Momentum in electromagnetic field Angular momentum in electromagnetic field Electromagnetic waves: the wave equation
Week 7: Wave equation Plane electromagnetic waves Energy carried by electromagnetic waves Pressure due to electromagnetic waves Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves
Week 8: Review and Problem Solving
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