Download PHYS 431: Electricity and Magnetism

DETAILEDCOURSEDESCRIPTION
CourseNumberPHYS431
CourseTitleElectricityandMagnetism
TargetaudienceThecourseisdesignedforseniorlevelphysicsmajors;however
otherengineeringandsciencemajorswiththecorrectpreparationarevery
welcome.Nb:thisisacoursethatismandatoryforallPhysicsMajors.Therefore,
thisisacoursewhoseaudienceiscomposedbystudentswhointendtopursue
graduatestudies,butalsobystudentswhowillwanttofindajobaftertheBSdegree.
Topicsofchoicemusttakethisfactintoconsideration.
PrerequisitesPHYS232orPHYS136orPHY138
CatalogdescriptionElectrostaticsandmagnetostaticsinvacuumandinmatter.
Time‐dependentelectricandmagneticfields.Maxwell’sEquations.Required
courseforallphysicsmajors.
(RE)Prerequisite(s):136or138or232.
Expectedpreviousknowledge
Concepts.
Abasicknowledgeofelectricityandmagnetismatthelevelof
physicsfreshmancourses(PHY232orPHY136‐138)is
expected
Skills
Familiaritywithcalculusandcalculusconcepts(vectors,vector,
differentialandintegralcalculus),linearalgebra(matrices,
determinantsetc.),differentialequations(ODE,PDE),vector
analysis(i.e.Div,Curl,Grad,DivandStokes’Theorems).
CourseObjectives

Gain deeper understanding of Electricity and Magnetism. Consolidate
the understanding of fundamental concepts in Electricity and Magnetism more
rigorouslyasneededforfurtherstudiesinphysics,engineeringandtechnology.
 Advance skills and capability for formulating and solving problems.
Expand and exercisethe students’ physical intuition and thinkingprocess through
theunderstandingofthetheoryandapplicationofthisknowledgetothesolutionof
practicalproblems.
 Increasemathematicalandcomputationalsophistication. Learn and apply
advanced mathematical techniques and methods of use to physicists in solving
problems. Develop some capabilities for numerical/computational methods, in
ordertoobtainsolutionstoproblemstoodifficultorimpossibletosolveanalytically.
SampleText“IntroductiontoElectrodynamics”,byDavidJ.Griffiths,Pearson
MinimumMaterialCovered
Electrostatics:Coulomb’slaw,Electrostaticfieldanditscomputation,Gauss’s
lawanddivergenceofE,Electrostaticpotential,conductors
Electrostaticsinmatter:Polarization,dipolefields,electricdisplacement,Gauss’s
lawindielectrics,lineardielectrics(susceptibility,permittivity,dielectric
constant)
Magnetostatics:Lorentzforce,Biot‐Savartlaw,divergenceandcurlofB,
magneticvectorpotential
Magnetostaticsinmatter:magnetization,torqueandforcesonamagneticdipole,
boundcurrents,theauxiliaryfieldH,Ampere’slawinmatteranditsdifferential
form,magneticsusceptibilityandpermeability
Electrodynamics:Electromotiveforce,Ohm’slaw,motionalemf,electromagnetic
induction,Farady‐Newmann‐Lenz’slaw,inductance
Maxwell’sequations