The course is the first contact of the student with the concepts of electromagnetism (E/M) and optics. The course aims at introducing students to the basic properties of electromagnetic fields in terms of both their static form and their dependence on their respective sources, charges and currents, as well as the E/M interactions when the fields are time dependent and charges or current carrying wires are moving in magnetic fields. At the same time, through the properties of the Electromagnetic Field, the students are familiarized with the use of analytical mathematical tools (integral and differential calculus), through the formulation of laws of the electromagnetic field (Maxwell’s laws), and through their applications to elementary Electrostatic- Electro-Induction problems and the introductory description of the E/M waves.
Finally a small part of the course is devoted to introducing students to geometric and wave optics.
- Electric Charge – Field: Electric Field Properties / Dielectric and Conductors / Induced Charge / Coulomb Law / Electric Field Lines / Motion of charge in Electric Field / Electric Dipole
- Electrostatic Field – Vector Description: Electric Field Flow / Gauss Law / Electric Fields in Conductors
- Electrostatic field – Scalar description: Electrostatic Energy and Potential / Equipotential surface / Poisson and Laplace Laws
- Capacity and Dielectrics: Capacitors and Capacity / Electrostatic Energy Storage / Dielectrics
- Current – Conductivity – Electric Power: Electricity and Current Density / Conductivity and Resistance / Metal Resistance and Ohm law / Power Sources / Energy and Power in Electrical Circuits
- Static Magnetic Field: Magnetism – Natural Magnets – Magnetic Dipole / Magnetic Field and Magnetic Flow / Generation of Magnetic Field by Electric Current / Gauss Law in Magnetism
- Magnetic Forces (Lorenz): Electric charge in magnetic field / Forces on current carrying wires in magnetic field / Strength and Torque in current carrying loop.
- Magnetic Fields: Magnetic field generated by steady currents (Biot / Savart) / magnetic field of current carrying linear conductors and circular loops / Force between Two Parallel current carrying wires
- Ampere Law: Ampere Law and applications (Magnetic field of current carrying conductors: linear, circular coil, solenoid and toroidal coil)
- Magnetic Fields in Matter: Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Susceptibility / Paramagnetism – Ferromagnetism – Diamagnetism / Electromagnets and solenoids
- Electromagnetic Induction: Induced emf / Faraday law, Lenz law – Self-Induction and Storage of Magnetostatic Energy / Induced emf of Moving Conductor in magnetic field / Inductive Electric Fields / Displacement Current and Maxwell’s Equations
- Geometric Optics: Reflection / Refraction (Snell’s Law) / Total Internal Reflection / Optical Spectrum / Optical Instruments / Spectroscopes
