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: 7
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.Geometrical interpretation of Divergence, Curl, Gradient and these equations apply to fundamental problems of electrostatic and sampling them to real world
2.How to calculate the electric field due to point charge and to apply Gauss’s law
3.The electric field of continuous charge distributions can be calculated
4.The concepts of electric field and electrical potential should be explained
5.The potential which is created by localized charge distribution should be calculated
6.The fundamental properties of conductors should be learned such as behavior of a conductor in an electrical field
7.Laplace equation should be solved under different boundary conditions
8.The fundamental principles of electromagnetism should be known and applied to the problems
9.The potential at which ground surface by creating point charge should be calculated
10.The fundamental properties of dielectric concepts and also dielectric under the electric field should be learnt
11.The fundamental concepts, such as, Polarisability and permittivity should be learnt.
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 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Special techniques, the properties of Laplace’s equations
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
Week 15 - Theoretical
Special problems for linear dielectric, energy in dielectric systems, forces on dielectrics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment4%10
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1463126
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)175
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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