Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LH Electromagnetism
School	Physics and Astronomy
Department	Physics & Astronomy
Module Code	03 35259
Module Lead	Prof Evgueni Goudzovski
Level	Honours Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	LI Differential Equations - (06 25670) LI Multivariable & Vector Analysis - (06 25667)
Co-requisites	LH Quantum Mechanics - (03 35258)
Restrictions	This module can be taken by any student with the appropriate pre-requisite.
Contact Hours	Lecture-24 hours Guided independent study-76 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	Electromagnetism deals with mankind's greatest advances in the understanding of electricity and magnetism thanks to pure research carried by the likes of Faraday, Ampere and Maxwell. According the Feynman, the most significant event of the 19th Century was Maxwell's four equations for electromagnetic fields published between 1855 and 1865. These four equations described the whole of electricity and magnetism and, for the first time, unified the electric and magnetic forces into one theory of electromagnetism. Maxwell also used these equations to show that light was an electromagnetic wave and accurately predicted the velocity of light. His equations also showed that electromagnetic waves were Lorentz invariant some forty years before Einstein.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Apply the laws of Gauss, Faraday and Ampere to problems involving charges and magnetic fields Have a firm grounding of Maxwell's equations and their origins Apply and solve Maxwell's equations to electromagnetic problems Show that electric and magnetic fields can travel as waves in free space and media Calculate the major laws of optics using electromagnetic theoryApply Maxwell's equations in order to derive the conductivity of conductors and plasmas Use Poynting's vector to calculate the power in an electromagnetic wave
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Coursework (20%); 1.5 hour Examination (80%)
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