Estb. 1882

University of the Punjab

MATH-411 Electromagnetic Theory-I

Electrostatic Fields  Coulomb’s law, the electric field intensity and potential
 Gauss’s law and deductions, Poisson and Laplace equations
 Conductors and condensers
 Dipoles, the linear quadrupole
 Potential energy of a charge distribution, Dielectrics
 The polarization and the displacement vectors
 General solutions of Laplace’s equation
 Solutions of Laplace’s equation in spherical coordinates
 Legendre’s equation, Legendre’s polynomials
Magnetostatic Fields
 The Magnetostatic law of force
 The magnetic induction
 The Lorentz force on a point charge moving in a magnetic field
 The divergence of the magnetic field
 The vector potential
 The conservation of charge and the equation of continuity
 The Lorentz condition
 The curl of the magnetic field
 Ampere’s law and the scalar potential
Steady and Slowly Varying Currents
 Electric current, linear conductors
 Conductivity, resistance
 Kirchhoff’s laws
 Current density vector
 Magnetic field of straight and circular current
 Magnetic flux, vector potential
 Forces on a circuit in magnetic field
Credit hours/ Marks:- 3

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