17EC36 Engineering Electromagnetics syllabus for EC



A d v e r t i s e m e n t

Module-1 Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity and Flux density 10 hours

Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity and Flux density Experimental law of Coulomb, Electric field intensity, Field due to continuous volume charge distribution, Field of a line charge, Electric flux density. L1, L2, L3

Module-2 Gauss’s law and Divergence 10 hours

Gauss’s law and Divergence Gauss‘ law, Divergence. Maxwell‘s First equation (Electrostatics), Vector Operator ▼ and divergence theorem.

Energy, Potential and Conductors Energy expended in moving a point charge in an electric field, The line integral, Definition of potential difference and potential, The potential field of point charge, Current and Current density, Continuity of current. L1, L2, L3

Module-3 Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations 10 hours

Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations Derivation of Poisson‘s and Laplace‘s Equations, Uniqueness theorem, Examples of the solution of Laplace‘s equation.

Steady Magnetic Field Biot-Savart Law, Ampere‘s circuital law, Curl, Stokes‘ theorem, Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density, Scalar and Vector Magnetic Potentials. L1, L2, L3

Module-4 Magnetic Forces 10 hours

Magnetic Forces Force on a moving charge, differential current elements, Force between differential current elements.

Magnetic Materials Magnetisation and permeability, Magnetic boundary conditions, Magnetic circuit, Potential Energy and forces on magnetic materials. L1, L2, L3

Module-5 Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations 10 hours

Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations Faraday‘s law, displacement current, Maxwell‘s equations in point form, Maxwell‘s equations in integral form.

Uniform Plane Wave Wave propagation in free space and good conductors. Poynting‘s theorem and wave power, Skin Effect. L1, L2, L3

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023