PHYS505 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I
| Course Code: | 2300505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ALTAN BAYKAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The time-independent version of the Maxwell equations and a (detailed) discussion of their consequences will be worked out in detail.
Course Content
Electrostatics and magnetostatics; associated boundary-value problems and their solutions: introduction to Maxwell's equations and their simple consequences.
Course Learning Outcomes
Maxwell equations in Gaussian units, boundary conditions between media interfaces, electrostatics, boundary value problems in electrostatics, multipoles and dielectrics, magnetostatics, boundary value problems in magnetostatics, Green functions for the wave equation, Poynting’s theorem will be discussed in detail. Time-permitting, plane waves in a nonconducting medium, linear and circular polarization, reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves at a plane interface between dielectrics will also be studied in detail.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution