Electromagnetism

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Electromagnetism
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Overview

Grasp the basic concepts of electric charge, electric and magnetic fields, and their properties

Duration	12 weeks
Total fee	Free
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Explore Free Course
Credential	Certificate

Electromagnetism
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Highlights

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Electromagnetism
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Course details

Who should do this course?

For individuals who want to enhance their knowledge & skills in the field

More about this course

In this course students will learn and apply properties of electric and magnetic fields in the presence of static charge and current distributions
They will also understand, analyze, and apply Maxwell’s equations that govern the dynamics of electric and magnetic fields
The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only)

Electromagnetism
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Curriculum

Week 1 : Vector algebra, Introduction to vector calculus: gradient, divergence, and curl

Week 2 : Cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems, line, surface, and volume elements

Week 3 : Divergence theorem, Stokes theorem, and Dirac Delta function

Week 4 : Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law: differential and integral forms, application

Week 5 : Electric potential, Poisson and Laplace equation (no solution), Method of images, Energy of a charge distribution

Week 6 : Field and potential due to dipole, Polarization in a dielectric, Linear dielectrics, Force on dielectrics

Week 7 : Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, Electric currents: line, surface, and volume

currents and current densities, Electrical conductivity and Ohm’s law, Equation of continuity, Energy dissipation

Week 8 : Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart law, Divergence and curl of B, Differential and integral form of Ampere’s law

Week 9 : Vector potential, Magnetic dipoles, Magnetization in materials, Dia, para, and ferromagnetism

Week 10 : Electrodynamics, electromagnetic induction, motional emf and Faraday’s law

Week 11 : Inductance and energy in a magnetic field, the displacement currents, Maxwell’s equations

Week 12 : Electrodynamics within the framework of Maxwell’s equations and outlook

Electromagnetism
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Faculty details

Prof. Nirmal Ganguli

Dr. Ganguli finished his masters and PhD from IIT Bombay, carrying out a significant part of the research work at IACS, Kolkata. He moved to University of Twente, the Netherlands in 2011 and subsequently to Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany in 2015 for postdoctoral research. He is working as an Assistant Professor at IISER Bhopal since 2016. He has offered the following courses at IISER Bhopal: Electromagnetism, Electrodynamics and Special Theory of Relativity, Numerical Methods and Computing, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic Structure of Materials, Advanced Quantum Mechanics.