National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : PH1004 : Electromagnetic and Quantum Physics { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Jyoti Prakash Kar

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Module 1: (5 hours)
Vector Analysis: Gradient, divergence, curl, vector rules, line, surface and volume integration, The fundamental theorem on gradient, Gauss divergence theorem, and Stoke's theorem. Spherical and cylindrical coordinates, Dirac delta Function.

Module 2: (8 hours)
Electrostatics: Gauss law in electrostatics, divergence and curl of static electric field, conductors. Boundary conditions on electric field. Polarization, electric field of a polarized object, Gauss’s law in the presence of dielectrics. Susceptibility, permittivity, and dielectric constant.

Module 3: ( 9 hours)
Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart's law and Ampere's law, divergence and curl of static magnetic field. Boundary conditions on magnetic fields. Magnetization. Field of a magnetized object. Auxiliary field. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability.

Module 4: ( 5 hours)
Electrodynamics: Electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s law, Maxwell's equations in vacuum and media.

Module 5: ( 9 hours)
Electromagnetic waves: Electromagnetic waves in vacuum and media. Reflection and transmission at normal and oblique incidence. Absorption and dispersion. Electromagnetic waves in conductors.

Course Objective

1 .

The application of vector analysis for electromagnetic theory.

2 .

The basics of electrostatics and electric field of a polarized object.

3 .

The fundamentals of magnetostatics.

4 .

The concepts of electrodynamics and Maxwell's equations.

5. The origin of electromagnetic waves and their behavior in vacuum and media.

Course Outcome

1 .

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
CO1: Apply vector analysis techniques to solve problems in electromagnetic theory.

CO2: Gain a fundamental understanding of electrostatics.

CO3: Get a basic understanding and applications of magnetostatics.

CO4: Apply Maxwell's equations to study electromagnetic fields.

CO5: Acquire knowledge about electromagnetic waves, including their nature, propagation, and applications.

Essential Reading

1 .

D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, HillPearson Education India Learning Private Limited , 4th Edition (2015)

2 .

E. M. Purcell and D. J. Morin, Electricity and Magnetism, Cambridge University Press , 3rd Edition (2013).

Supplementary Reading

1 .

A. Kip, Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism, McGraw-Hill Inc. , 2nd Edition (1968).

2 .

J. D. Jackson, Classical electrodynamics, Wiley , 3rd Edition (2007).