Information Package / Course Catalogue
Classical Electrodynamics
Course Code: FZK508
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To teach the fundamentals of classical electrodynamics and its applications

Course Content

The basic laws of electrostatic, image method, boundary-value problems, Green's function and its applications, Multiple expansion, the macroscopic electrostatics, dielectrics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Yelda KADIOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn and apply the basic laws of electrostatic problems
2.To solve problems with image method
3.To solve boundary value problems
4.To understand Green function and to use it in problem solution
5.To solve problems involving the dielectric medium
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson
2.Classical Electromagnetic radiation, Jerry B. Marion
3.Introductions to electrodynamics, D.J.Griffits
4.Classical Electrodynamics, W. Greiner
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Coulomb’s law, Electric field
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 1.2
Week 2 - Theoretical
Gauss’s law and scalar potential
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Week 3 - Theoretical
Poisson’s and Laplace’s equation
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 1.6, 1.7
Week 4 - Theoretical
İmage method
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 2.1-2.8
Week 5 - Theoretical
Boundary-value problems in rectangular coordinates
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 2.9, 2.10
Week 6 - Theoretical
Boundary value problems in spherical coordinates
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson,Bölüm 3.1-3.5
Week 7 - Theoretical
Boundary value problems in cylindrical coordinates
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 3.6, 3.7
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Green functions
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 1.8-1.11, Section 3.8
Week 10 - Theoretical
Application of Green functions in spherical coordinates
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson,Section 3.9
Week 11 - Theoretical
Application of Green functions in cylindrical coordinates
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson,Section 3.10-3.12
Week 12 - Theoretical
Multipol expansion
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 4.1, 4.2
Week 13 - Theoretical
Macroscopic electrostatic
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 4.3
Week 14 - Theoretical
Boundary value problems in dielectric media
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Classical Electrodynamics, John David Jackson, Section 4.4, 4.5
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%60
Quiz2%5
Attending Lectures14%10
Assignment8%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1463126
Assignment55235
Quiz35221
Midterm Examination19211
Final Examination19211
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)204
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-3
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026