Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electromagnetic Theory I
Course Code: FİZ403
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Electrostatic and special technique of potential and the behavior of dielectric material when it is placed in an electric field will be investigated.

Course Content

Vector analysis and coordinate systems. Electrostatics: electric field, Gauss law, electric potential, work and energy, conductors. Potential calculation techniques: Laplace equation, separation of variables method, multipole expansion. Dielectrics: polarization and electric field of polarized object. Displacement vector, linear dielectrics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Apply the fundamental concepts of vector analysis (gradient, divergence, and curl) to the solution of electromagnetic problems.
2.Calculate electric fields and potentials generated by point charges and continuous charge distributions using Coulomb’s law and Gauss’s law.
3.Analyze electrostatic energy, electric potential, and the behavior of conductors from both physical and mathematical perspectives.
4.Determine potential distributions in electrostatic systems by solving Laplace’s equation under appropriate boundary conditions.
5.Apply analytical solution techniques, including the method of images, separation of variables, and multipole expansion, to electrostatic problems.
6.Analyze electric field distributions in dielectric materials using the concepts of polarization, bound charge, and electric displacement.
7.Interpret the fundamental properties of linear dielectrics and the relationships among their characteristic material parameters.
8.Solve and evaluate physical problems involving electrostatic and dielectric systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Introduction to Electrodynamics, D.J.Griffiths, 2003
2.Electricity and Magnetism, Edward M. Purcell, 2011
3.Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, 1998
4.The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II, Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, 2011
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Vector algebra, differential calculus
Week 2 - Theoretical
The fundamental theorem for gradients, divergences , curls, curvilinear coordinates, Dirac Delta functions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Electric field , Coulomb’s law and continuous charge distributions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Divergence and Curl of electrostatic field and applications of Gauss’s law
Week 5 - Theoretical
Electric potential
Week 6 - Theoretical
Work and energy, conductors
Week 7 - Theoretical
Special techniques, the properties of Laplace’s equations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Subject Repetition (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
The method of images charge, induced surface charge, other image problems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Separation of variables, cartesian and spherical coordinates
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dielectrics media, polarization, dielectrics, induced dipoles, polar molecules
Week 12 - Theoretical
The electric field of a Polarized object, bound charges, the electric field inside a dielectric
Week 13 - Theoretical
Electric displacement vector, Gauss’s law in the presence of dielectrics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Linear dielectrics, susceptibility, permittivity, dielectric constant, Special problems for linear dielectric, energy in dielectric systems, forces on dielectrics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures14%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment15510
Midterm Examination142244
Final Examination152254
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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