Rev No 1 Course Outline

Credit Hours : 3-1 Page 1 of 2 pages

Dated: 14.07.08 EE 315

Electromagnetic Field Theory

Text Books:- Field and Wave Electromagnetic by David K Cheng (2nd Edition)

Reference Books:-

1. Engineering Electromagnetics by William H Hayt (2nd Edition)

2. Electronic Communication Systems by George Kennedy (2nd Edition)

3. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems by Balma.

Course Description:-

This is the first course in Electromagnetics (EM), which covers the fundamentals of EM fields.
The course has been designed to provide students with a secure and sufficient background for
understanding and analyzing electromagnetic phenomena, as well as prepare them for more advanced
subjects in EM theory. The course has been divided into four parts. In the first part, after developing an EM
model, vector calculus has been reviewed. The second part deals with the static electric fields covering
Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, and their application; Poisson’s and Laplaces’s equations; Ohm’s law,
Kirchoff’s voltage and current laws. Part three is concerned with the steady magnetic field (magnostatics),
covering Biot-Savart law and applications; magnetic dipole; magnetic materials; magnetic forces and
torques. Part four covers the time-varying fields including Faraday’s law of EM induction; Maxwell’s
equations; EM boundary conditions; wave equations; time harmonic fields etc. The application of the
Maxwell’s equations to wave propagation, transmission lines, wave-guides and antennas shall be covered in
the next course on Electromagnetics.

Pre-requisite:- Circuit Analysis

Grading Policy:-

In Semester Evaluation: 30%

Final Evaluation: 70%

LIST OF LAB EXPERIMENT

Lab # 1 : To Plot I-H curve for steel by the deflection Magnetometer method and hence to calculate
the energy loss.
Lab # 2 : To determine the angle of dip & hence the intensity of earth’s magnetic Field by earth
Inductor.
Lab # 3 : To determine the Field strength between the pole pieces of an Electromagnet using a
search coil & standard Flux.
Lab # 4 : To calibrate a volt meter by a potentiometer.
Lab # 5 : To calibrate an ammeter by a potentiometer
Lab # 6 : To determine the current sensitivity & charge sensitivity of a moving coil ballistic
Galvanometer.
Lab # 7 : To compare the capacitance’s of two capacitors by a ballistic galvanometer.
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Week Wise Breakdown

Week Content Section

Introduction and Electromagnetic Model:
1 Basic quantities, SI units and Universal const 1, 2
Review of vector analysis – vector add, sub, and multiplication (dot & cross product)

2 Orthogonal Coordinates – Cartesian, Cylindrical & spherical -//-

Integrals containing vector functions
3 Gradient, Divergence, Divergence Theorem -//-

Curl, Stokes Theorem

4 Null Identities, Helmholtz theorem
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Static Electric Fields:
5 Electrostatics in free space, Fundamental Postulates of ES
3, 4
Coulomb’s Law, Electric field due to system of discrete charges and due to continuous
6 distribution of charges
-//-

7 Boundary Conditions for Electrostatic Fields -//-

8 Capacitance and Capacitors, Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations -//-
Steady Electric Currents:
9 Current Density and Ohm’s Law
5
10 Electromotive Force and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law -//-
11 Boundary Conditions for Current Density -//-
12 Resistance Calculations -//-
Static Magnetic Fields:
13 Fundamental Postulates of Magnetostatics in Free Space 6
Scalar & vector Magnetic Potential
The Biot-Savart Law and Applications
14 The Magnetic Dipole,Magnetic Field Intensity and Relative Permeability
-//-
Magnetic Circuits, Behavior of Magnetic Materials
15 Magnetic Energy & Boundary Conditions for Magnetostatic Fields
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16 End Semester Exam