Physics 3033

Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I

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Syllabus

　

Course Description

The course PHYS-3033, Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I, provides a more mathematical approach than the first year courses on the same topic. It is a required core course in the undergraduate education and followed by an elective course: PHYS-3034, Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism II. The electromagnetic phenomena covered and the mathematical tools introduced are important in a wide range of technological areas. The course starts with a review on the important mathematical concepts such as vector calculus. In the following, these concepts are applied to electrostatics in vacuum and in matter. In the third chapter, special techniques for solving electrostatic problems such as the Laplace’s equation are discussed. In the second half of the course, we are having a close look on the relation between currents and magnetic fields and the effect of magnetic fields in matter. We discuss the phenomena of magnetism in the framework of the concepts of bound currents and finally introduce in detail the Maxwell Equations in vacuum and in matter. In the end, we have a brief look on electromagnetic waves.

　

Instructor

Dr. LORTZ, Rolf Walter

Office:	Rm 4478
Office Hours:	Appointment by email
Telephone:	7491
E-mail:	lortz@ust.hk

　

IAs

Name	Phone	Office	E-mail	Office Hours
Kwok King Wai Kevin (Tutorial 1)	3469 2264	4469	kwkwokaa@ust.hk	By appointment per email
Lau Kai Ming (Tutorial 2)	2358 7528	4468	minglau@ust.hk	By appointment per email
Ng Ka Ho Tony (Tutorial 3)	2358 7528	4468	tonykhng@ust.hk	By appointment per email

Schedule
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Lectures	Wednesday, Friday 3:00 - 4:20 pm	LORTZ, Rolf Walter Rm 2464, Lift 25/26
Tutorial session 1 Tutorial session 2 Tutorial session 3	Tuesday 6:00-6:50 pm	Rm: 6602 (Lift 31/32) Rm: 6573 (Lift 29/30) Rm: 6591 (Lift 31/32)

Textbook:

Introduction to Electrodynamics (4th Ed.) by David J. Griffiths

Course Reserve available at the Reserve Counter of the Library on a 2 hour loan basis

　

Grading Scheme:

Assignments	10%
Quizzes	10%
Midterm	35%
Final Examination	45%

　

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:

Define electric and magnetic fields and apply the Coulomb’s law, Gauss’ law, Biot-Savart law and Faraday’s law to calculate the electric fields of static charge distributions and the magnetic fields originating from flowing currents.
Describe the vector nature of electric and magnetic fields and their relation to a scalar and a vector potential, respectively, solve the Laplace’s equation for different boundary conditions and perform multipole expansion of the electromagnetic potentials.
Explain the interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter using the concepts of relative permittivity and permeability, polarization and magnetization, the fields D, H, E and B, bound charges and bound currents define the boundary conditions on fields at interfaces between media.
Apply the Maxwell’s equations to formulate the relation between time-varying electric and magnetic fields based on Faraday’s law and the Ampere-Maxwell Law and apply the concepts of Maxwell's displacement current, the continuity equation, inductance and electromagnetic waves.

　

Wepage of the instructor: http://physics.ust.hk/lortz/

　

For problems or questions regarding this web please contact Rolf Lortz.
Last revised on 21 August 2012.