ELECTRO MAGNETIC THEORY

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Course Code: EED 2102
Course Title: Electromagnetic Theory
Programme: B.Tech – Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Regulation 2021)
Credits: 3 (L: 2, T: 1, P: 0)
Total Hours: 45

👨‍🏫 Course Teacher

  • Name: Dr. P. Elangovan

  • Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  • Institute: B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

  • Role in Course: Course Coordinator & Teacher

🎯 Course Objectives (COB)

  1. Introduce mathematical concepts of electromagnetic vector fields.

  2. Provide knowledge of electrostatics, electric potential, and applications.

  3. Explain magnetostatics, flux density, and magnetic potentials.

  4. Impart knowledge of Faraday’s law, EMF, and Maxwell’s equations.

  5. Deliver concepts of electromagnetic waves and Poynting vector.

📚 Course Modules

  • Module I: Coordinate systems and vector calculus (gradient, divergence, curl, Laplacian).

  • Module II: Electrostatic fields (Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, potential, capacitance, boundary conditions).

  • Module III: Magnetostatic fields (Biot-Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, flux density, torque, dipole, inductance).

  • Module IV: Electromagnetic induction (Faraday’s law, motional EMF, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations).

  • Module V: Electromagnetic wave propagation (plane waves in different media, Poynting theorem, reflection).

🎓 Course Outcomes (CO)

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • CO1: Relate vector calculus and coordinate systems in electromagnetic theory.

  • CO2: Apply laws of electrostatics to solve boundary value problems.

  • CO3: Explain fundamental concepts of magnetostatics.

  • CO4: Apply Maxwell’s equations in electromagnetic field problems.

  • CO5: Correlate wave propagation concepts in different media.

📖 Textbooks

  1. Matthew N.O. Sadiku & S.V. Kulkarni, Principles of Electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, 2015.

  2. William Hayt, Engineering Electromagnetics, McGraw Hill, 2006.

  3. Kraus & Fleish, Electromagnetics with Applications, McGraw Hill, 2010.

References: Zahn Markus (2003), John D. Kraus (2017), Edminister (2010), S.P. Ghosh & Lipika Datta (2012), K.A. Gangadhar (2015), NPTEL Online Course.

🌍 Sustainability Alignment (SDGs)

  • SDG 3 – Good Health & Well-being: Knowledge enables designing safe electrical systems supporting well-being.

  • SDG 5 – Gender Equality: Promotes interdisciplinary knowledge to overcome workplace barriers.

  • SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth: Equips students with employable skills for global opportunities.