UNIT I ELECTROSTATICS – I

Sources and effects of electromagnetic fields – Coordinate Systems – Vector fields – Gradient,

Divergence, Curl – theorems and applications – Coulomb‟s Law – Electric field intensity – Field due

to discrete and continuous charges – Gauss‟s law and applications.

UNIT II ELECTROSTATICS – II

Electric potential – Electric field and Equipotential plots, Uniform and Non-Uniform field,

Utilization factor – Electric field in free space, conductors, dielectrics - Dielectric polarization –

Dielectric strength - Electric field in multiple dielectrics – Boundary conditions, Poisson‟s and

Laplace‟s equations, Capacitance, Energy density, Applications.

UNIT III MAGNETOSTATICS

Lorentz force, magnetic field intensity (H) – Biot–Savart‟s Law – Ampere‟s Circuit Law – H

due to straight conductors, circular loop, infinite sheet of current, Magnetic flux density (B) – B in

free space, conductor, magnetic materials – Magnetization, Magnetic field in multiple media –

Boundary conditions, scalar and vector potential, Poisson‟s Equation, Magnetic force, Torque,

Inductance, Energy density, Applications.

UNIT IV ELECTRODYNAMIC FIELDS

Magnetic Circuits – Faraday‟s law – Transformer and motional EMF – Displacement current

– Maxwell‟s equations (differential and integral form) – Relation between field theory and circuit theory – Applications.

UNIT V ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Electromagnetic wave generation and equations – Wave parameters; velocity, intrinsic impedance, propagation constant – Waves in free space, lossy and lossless dielectrics, conductors-skin depth - Poynting vector – Plane wave reflection and refraction – Standing Wave – Applications.