Electromagnetic Fields and Waves

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. state and explain the various electromagnetic laws; 2. derive and explain Maxwell’s equation in rectangular coordinates; and 3. explain wave propagation mechanism in conductors and unbounded dielectric media.

Review of electromagnetic laws in integral form, Gauss’s Law, Ampere’s and Faraday’s Laws; Electrostatic fields due to distribution of charge, magnetic fields in and around current carrying conductors, time-varying magnetic and electric fields; conduction and displacement current; Maxwell’s equation (in rectangular co-ordinates and vector-calculus notation): derivation of Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic potential and waves; Poynting vector; boundary conditions; wave propagation in good conductors, skin effect; plane waves in unbounded dielectric media.