Overview
Electrostatic fields: Coulomb's law, electric field intensity, electric flux density, Gauss' law, energy and potential, capacitors, Poisson's and Laplace's equationsMagnetostatic fields: Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's circuital law, Stokes' theorem, magnetic flux density, magnetic force, boundary conditionsTime-varying fields: Faraday's law, displacement current, Maxwell's equationsApplications: transformers, wave propagation, transmission lines, rotating electric machines
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Develop a fundamental understanding of the theory of electromagnetic fields
- Introduce the theory and practice of common electromagnetic devices
- Develop problem solving skills, including computational skills
- Develop experimental skills
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Assumed knowledge
An introduction to electromagnetism such as can be obtained in ENGR1722 Engineering Physics and Materials or PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II.