2019 Electromagnetism I

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Academic unit or major
Physics
Instructor(s)
Nishida Yusuke 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue3-4(H136)  Fri3-4(H136)  
Group
-
Course number
ZUB.E202
Credits
2
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2019/4/3
Lecture notes updated
2019/4/5
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Electromagnetism has electric and magnetic fields as its basic fields and its study covers the generation of fields, the electric charges received from the field, electric currents and their movements. Field equations are differential equations of the field including differentials of time and space, and mathematical methods of vector calculus is heavily used to work with them mathematically. This course uses vector calculus and its logic carefully so that students will learn the comprehensive system of electromagnetism. In the exercises portion, students will solve problems related to units to cement their understanding.
The aim of this course is for students to understand the basics of electromagnetism.

Student learning outcomes

Students will be able to calculate the electromagnetic phenomena learned in the Fundamentals of Electromagnetism using vector calculus of the electromagnetic field and to understand the system of Maxwell's study of electromagnetism and the essential structure of its theory.

Keywords

electric field, magnetic field, Maxwell equations

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This course explains concepts using blackboards.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Gauss's theorem, Stokes's theorem Understand vector analysis
Class 2 Maxwell's equations Understand basic topics of Maxwell's equations
Class 3 Electromagnetic potentials and gauge transformation Understand basic topics of Maxwell's equations
Class 4 Coulomb's law Understand phenomena related to static electric field
Class 5 Multipole expansion Understand phenomena related to static electric field
Class 6 Energy of static electric field Understand phenomena related to static electric field
Class 7 Boundary problems and method of images Understand phenomena related to static electric field
Class 8 Biot-Savart law Understand phenomena related to static magnetic field
Class 9 Multipole expansion Understand phenomena related to static magnetic field
Class 10 Energy of static magnetic field Understand phenomena related to static magnetic field
Class 11 Semi-static current and electromagnetic induction Understand phenomena related to static magnetic field
Class 12 Interaction between point charges and electromagnetic fields Understand advanced topics of Maxwell's equations
Class 13 Conservation law of energy Understand advanced topics of Maxwell's equations
Class 14 Conservation law of momentum Understand advanced topics of Maxwell's equations
Class 15 Electromagnetic wave Understand advanced topics of Maxwell's equations

Textbook(s)

Lecture notes will be distributed via OCW-i.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Shigenobu Sunagawa, "Theory of Electromangetism" (3rd ed., Kinokuniya, 1999)

Assessment criteria and methods

Evaluated based on final examination.

Related courses

  • ZUB.E211 : Exercises in Electromagnetism
  • ZUB.E216 : Electromagnetism II

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

None.

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