BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani
Pilani Campus
INSTRUCTION DIVISION
FIRST SEMESTER 2012-2013
Course Handout (Part-II) 03.08.2012
In addition to part I (General handout for all courses appended to the timetable) this portion
gives further specific details regarding the course.
Course Number : PHY F212
Course Title : Electromagnetic Theory I
Instructor-in-Charge : Rakesh Choubisa
Instructors : Kaushar Vaidya, Rakesh Choubisa
Scope & Objective of the course:
Electromagnetic Theory I is the first of the two courses on Electromagnetic Theory to
be offered to Physics students. It is also a mandatory course for Chemistry students.
It deals with Electricity, Magnetism and Electromagnetic waves.
Text Book: “Introduction to Electrodynamics”, David J.Griffiths, Third Edition, Pearson
Education Inc., 1999.
Reference Book: “PHYSICS”, Vol. 2, David Halliday, Robert Resnick and Kenneth S. Krane,
Fifth edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
Course Plan:
Lecture Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Reference
Number Chapter/
Section
1-6 Vector Algebra Gradient, divergence and curl, Line, 1.2-1.6
surface and volume integrals,
Curvilinear co-ordinates, Dirac
Delta Function
7-11 Electrostatics Divergence and curl of electrostatic 2.1-2.4
fields, Electric potential, work and
energy in electrostatics
12 Conductors Conductors, induced charges, 2.5
Capacitors
13-14 Special techniques Multipole expansion 3.4
15-20 Electric fields in Polarization, bound charges, 4.1-4.4
matter electric displacement, Dielectrics
21-28 Magnetostatics Lorentz force law, Biot-Savart law, 5.1-5.4
Ampere’s law, Magnetic Vector
potential
29-33 Magnetic fields in Magnetization, the field of a 6.1-6.4
Matter magnetized object, Ampere’s law in
magnetized materials, Magnetic
susceptibility and permeability,
Ferromagnetism
34-37 Electrodynamics Electromotive force, Ohm’s law, 7.1-7.2
Electromagnetic Induction,
Faraday's law
38-40 Maxwell’s Maxwell’s equations, Boundary 7.3
Equations conditions
Evaluation Scheme:
EC Evaluation Duration Weightage Date, Time & Remarks
No. Component (%) Venue
1. Mid-Sem 90 Min. 33.3 4/10/12, 10-11:30 Closed Book
Test AM
3. Tutorial 20 Min. 26.7 Total 5 tests will
tests each be conducted.
(Each closed
book)
4. Comp. 3Hours 40 13/12/12, FN Closed/Open
Exam Book
Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the respective tutorials and lecture classes.
Notices: Notices and solutions of tests & Compre. will be displayed only on FDIII notice board.
Make-up Policy: Very strict to genuine cases only i.e. (i) Sickness leading to hospitalization,
(ii) Out of station with prior intimation & permission.
Instructor-in-Charge
PHY F212
