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2020　Exercises in Electromagnetism

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Academic unit or major
Physics
Instructor(s)
Nishida Yusuke  Yoshimura Takato 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(H136)  Fri7-8(H136)  
Group
-
Course number
ZUB.E211
Credits
2
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

According to lectures, this exercise course presents how to use vector analysis for solving electromagnetic problems based on the Maxwell equations.
The aim of this course is to understand the meaning of the Maxwell equations through practical problems.

Student learning outcomes

This exercise course aims to solve practical problems by both theorems based on the Maxwell equation and vector analysis.

Keywords

electric field, magnetic field, Maxwell's equations

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Students solve practical problems according to class sessions. Explanations on the exercises are provided.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Vector analysis (Nabla, Direc delta) To understand basics of vector analysis.
Class 2 Surface intergal and Gauss's theorem To understand Gauss's theorem and to solve practical problems with it.
Class 3 Line integral and Stokes' theorem To understand Stokes' theorem and to solve practical problems with it.
Class 4 Maxwell's equastion I To understand basic topics of Maxwell's equations.
Class 5 Static electric fields To understand Gauss's law for electric fields and to solve practical problems with it.
Class 6 Multipole expansion To understand multipole expansion of electrostatic potentials.
Class 7 Laplace's equation and separation of variables To understand how to use separation of variable for Laplace's equation.
Class 8 Boundary value problems and method of images To understand how to use method of images for Poisson equation with boundary conditions.
Class 9 Static magnetic fields To understand Biot-Savart law and vector potentials.
Class 10 Maxwell's equations II To understand advanced topics of Maxwell's equations.
Class 11 Semi-static current and electromagnetic induction To solve problems related to semi-static current.
Class 12 Interaction between point charges and electromagnetic fields To understand Lorentz force and to solve problems involving the motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields.
Class 13 Conservation laws of energy and momentum To understand Poynting vectors and conservation laws of energy and momentum.
Class 14 Electromagnetic waves To solve problems involving electromagnetic waves.

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

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Problem sets will be distributed.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Shigenobu Sunagawa, "Theory of Electromangetism" (3rd ed., Kinokuniya, 1999)
Shigenobu Sunagawa, "Electromangetism" (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 1987)

Assessment criteria and methods

Evaluated based on presentation, reports, and final examination.

Related courses

  • LAS.P103 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
  • LAS.P104 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 2
  • ZUB.E216 ： Electromagnetism II

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

none

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