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10014 Classical Electromagnetism
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2-semester course. 1. part of 10014/10015. No examination until after 10015. Part of the introductory 4-semester programme in Applied Physics,
Danish title: Klassisk elektromagnetisme
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Language: Danish
Credit points: (10) |
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| Type: | Open University
Language: Danish |
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Previous course: 10007/10008, C1507/C1508
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No credit points with: C1101/10013/C1513/C1803/C1533/45030/C4053/48000/C1507/C1508/10007/10008
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Prerequisite: 10002/10010/10032.01010/01011.01020/01021.01030/01031.01012/01013/01014
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Recommended semester: 3 th and 4 th semester
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Scope and form: Lectures and exercises
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Examination: Approval of 4 sets of home work and a written exam (13-scale)
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Remarks: The topics circuit theory and transmission lines are not part of the requirements for the exam, but are covered by 2 + 2 sets of mandatory home work
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Department: Department of Physics
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Aim: To obtain a working knowledge of basic electromagnetic theory and its applications in a number of areas including introductory circuit theory. As a supplementary aim to illustrate available mathematical methods.
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Contents: Circuit theory: Charge and current, the potential V, sources, resistors, capacitors and inductors, Kirchhoff's laws, alternating current, phasors, transients, resonance. Electrostatics: The electric field E, the scalar potential V, dielectrics and the D-field, Gauss's law, energy and forces. Electric current: Extended currents, Ohm's law, Joule heat. Magnetostatics: The flux density B, Biot&Savart's law, Guass's law for B, the vector potential A, magnetic materials and the H-field, Ampère's law, magnetic circuits. Energy and forces. Induction: Faraday's law, inductances. Waves: Wave equations, superposition, reflection and transmission. Transmission lines: Wave propagation, characteristic impedance, reflections, and standing waves. The Maxwell equations: The displacement current, energy flow, the wave equations. Electromagnetic waves: Plane waves. Reflection and transmission. Sources: The retarded potentials, radiation. Electromagnetism and special relativity.
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