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- After completing this course, the student should understand the structure and central concepts of classical electromagnetic theory, building on the knowledge gained in Electromagnetism 1. This includes an understanding of bound current, H-field, magnetic properties of linear media, Faraday's and Ampère's laws, the complete Maxwell's equations in differential form, potential of the time-dependent electromagnetic field, energy of the electromagnetic field, Poynting's theorem.
- The student should be able to apply the above knowledge, the formalism and methods to solve problems in electromagnetism.
- The student should be familiar with the features and properties of electromagnetic waves, and should be able to apply this knowledge to simple problems dealing with refraction and interference of electromagnetic waves in a variety of materials.
- The student should know the covariant formulation of classical electromagnetic theory, and be able to use this knowledge to (Lorentz) transform electromagnetic fields and potentials between different inertial frames (special relativity).
- The student should be able to apply simple programming methods to computationally solve problems involving electromagnetic fields and potentials.
The level of the problems is defined by the book (Griffiths) used with the course. |
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 This course will be taught in English |
• Divergence and curl of the electric and magnetic fields, Faraday's and Ampere's laws, complete Maxwell's equations in differential form • potentials (time dependent case), gauge freedom • Bound and free currents, H-field, magnetic susceptibility and permeability • Energy of the electromagnetic field, Poynting's theorem • Electromagnetic waves, refraction, interference • Special relativity: transformation of the fields, field tensor, relativistic formulation of Maxwell's equations |
• Electricity and Magnetism 2B; Electromagnetism 1; Theory of Special Relativity |
Necessary: • D.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3th or 4th edition, Prentice Hall or Addison Wesley or Pearson (4th edition, ISBN 13: 978-0-321-84781-2). |
• 16 hours lecture • 16 hours problem session • 52 hours individual study period Extra information teaching methods: Lecture; tutorial (including 2 hours computer/programming tutorial) |
| | Verplicht materiaalBoekD.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3th or 4th edition, Prentice Hall or Addison Wesley or Pearson |
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| Toetsen TentamenWeging |  | 1 |
Gelegenheden |  | Blok KW3, Blok KW4 |
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