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ECE1003 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY 3 0 0 0 3

Prerequisite: PHY1001 - Engineering Physics

Course Objectives:
 Analyze the electric field intensity due to point, line, surface, volume charges
 Define potential, gradient and solve capacitance problems
 Relate the magnetic field intensity and current, force and torque and the Maxwell’s
equations in point form and integral form.
 Develop the Boundary conditions between two different medium in electric and magnetic
field
 Understand the uniform plane wave propagation from the time varying electric and
magnetic fields

Expected Course Outcome:

The students will be able to
1. Derive the electric flux density from the Gauss’s law and define potential and potential
gradient
2. Describe the current and current density from ohm’s law
3. Solve the capacitance problem using Poisson’s equations and Laplace’s equations and the
boundary conditions from two different media of different dielectrics.
4. Solve the different problems on forces and torques on a closed circuit.
5. Explain the time varying electric and magnetic fields and plane wave propagation

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 2,5,9

Module:1 Vector Analysis: 5 hours SLO: 2

Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems – Divergence, gradient, curl, and
Laplacian – Divergence and Stokes' theorems.

Module:2 Electrostatics: 8 hours SLO: 2

Coulomb's Law, Electric field intensity – Field due to continuous line, surface, and volume
charges - Electric flux density – Gauss Law – Energy expended in moving a charge in an electric
field- Potential & potential gradient – Electric Dipole

Module:3 Electrostatic boundary conditions: 6 hours SLO: 2

Current and Current Density, Resistance–. Dipole moment –Polarization- Properties & boundary
conditions of metallic conductors, semiconductors and dielectrics, Laplace and Poison’s equations

Module:4 Electrostatic boundary value problems: 4 hours SLO: 5

Capacitance – Uniqueness Theorem- Method of images.

Module:5 Magnetostatics: 8 hours SLO: 5

Biot-Savart’s law, Magnetic field intensity – Ampere’s circuital law – Magnetic flux and flux
density – Magnetic scalar and vector potentials.

Module:6 Magnetostatic Force and boundary conditions: 6 hours SLO: 9

Force on a moving charge (Lorentz force), force on a differential current element, and force
between differential current elements – Boundary conditions –- Inductance and mutual inductance.

Module:7 Time-varying Electromagnetic field 6 hours SLO: 9

Faraday’s law – Lenz’s law - Displacement current – Maxwell’s equations in point and integral
forms. Plane waves in free space, dielectrics, and conductors – Power and Poynting vector – Wave
polarization: linear, elliptic, and circular polarizations

Module:8 Contemporary Issues 2 hours

Total Lecture Hours: 45 hours

Text Books:
1. William Hayt and John Buck, “Engineering Electromagnetics”, 2012, 8/e, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, India.
2. Mathew O Sadiku, “Elements of Electromagnetics”, 2014, Oxford University press, 6/e, New
York, USA.

Reference Books:
1. D K Cheng, “Field and wave Electromagnetics”, 2013, 2/e revised, illustrated, Pearson
Education, Noida, India.
2. David.J.Griffiths,“ Introduction to Electrodynamics”,2014, 4th edition, Pearson Education,
Noida, India.
3. Constantine A. Balanis, “Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics”, 2012, 2nd edition, Wiley,
New Jersey, USA.

Mode of Evaluation: Continuous Assessment Test –I (CAT-I), Continuous Assessment Test –II
(CAT-II), Digital Assignments/ Quiz / Completion of MOOC, Final Assessment Test (FAT).