2020 Electromagnetism (EPS course)

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Instructor(s)
Okuzumi Satoshi 
Class Format
Lecture / Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon5-8(H112)  Thr5-8(H112)  
Group
-
Course number
EPS.B212
Credits
4
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course will provides the fundamentals of electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction, and electromagnetic waves.

The concepts of electromagnetism is essential to study earth and planetary sciences. The aim of this course is to understand various electromagnetic phenomena using Maxwell's Equations.

Student learning outcomes

Upon completion, students will be able to
1) explain the physical meaning of the equations for electromagnetic fields written in differential forms
2) derive the distribution of electric and magnetic fields under given distributions of the charge and electric current
3) calculate the propagation and of electromagnetic waves using Maxwell's equations
4) explain the concepts of macroscopic electromagnetics and apply them to specific problems

Keywords

electric field, electrostatic potential, Gauss's law, Poisson's equation, electric dipole, magnetic field, vector potential, Ampere's law, magnetic dipole, electromagnetic induction, displacement current, electromagnetic energy, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave, dielectric and magnetic materials

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Each class consists of a quiz, a lecture, and exercises.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Mathematical methods for electromagnetism (vector calculus etc.) Understand the divergence and rotation of a vector field, and conservation laws in differential forms
Class 2 Electrostatics (1): basic equations Understand the concepts of electric field and electrostatic potential, and Gauss's law
Class 3 Electrostatics (2): electric dipole, electrostatic energy Understand the electrostatic energy of a collection of charged particles.
Class 4 Electrostatics (3): Dielectrics Understand the concepts of polarization and dielectric permittivity
Class 5 Magnetostatics (1): basic equations Understand the concepts of magnetic field, Ampere's law, and vector potential
Class 6 Magnetostatics (2): magnetic dipole, Lorentz force Understand the correspondence between a magnetic dipole and a closed current
Class 7 Magnetostatics (3): magnetic dipole, Lorentz force Understand the concepts of magnetization and magnetic permeability
Class 8 Time-varying electromagnetic fields (1): electromagnetic induction Understand the concepts of electromagnetic induction and Faraday's law
Class 9 Time-varying electromagnetic fields (2): displacement current, electromagnetic energy Understand Maxwell-Ampere's law and the concept of electromagnetic energy
Class 10 Electromagnetic waves (1): propagation in vacuum Understand how electromagnetic waves are derived from Maxwell's equations
Class 11 Electromagnetic waves (2): propagation in conductors Understand Ohm's law and the skin effect
Class 12 Electromagnetic waves (3): radiation Understand electromagnetic potentials and retarded potentials
Class 13 Electromagnetic waves (4): Electromagnetic waves in matter Understand the propagation, reflection, and transmission of electromagnetic waves in matter
Class 14 Review Review this course

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Lecture notes will be provided.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Richard Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. 2, ISBN 0-8053-9045-6

Assessment criteria and methods

Based on weekly quizzes, in-class problem solutions, and the final exam.

Related courses

  • LAS.P103 : Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
  • LAS.P104 : Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 2
  • EPS.B201 : Mathematics for Physics A (EPS course)
  • EPS.B203 : Mechanics (EPS course)
  • EPS.B210 : Mathematics for Physics B (EPS course)
  • EPS.B331 : Quantum Mechanics (EPS course)
  • EPS.A333 : Planetary Astronomy
  • EPS.A335 : Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students are assumed to have completed Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1 and 2, and Mathematics for Physics A (EPS course).

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