All lecture content sans the assignment(s) and important announcmenets will be hosted on the lectures Github Page which you can find it here.
Welcome to the lecture materials for use in M.Sc - Electrodynamics where our focus will be on the topics of:
- Advanced Mathematical Concepts
- Vector Calculus
- Separation of Variables
- Method of Images
- Magnetic and Electric Materials
- Ferromagnetism
- Dielectric Materials
- Electromagnetic waves
- Transmission and Dispersion
- Maxwell's Equations
- Derivation and explanation
The details of the lecture are given below.
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Program Name | M.Sc Smart Technologies |
| Module Name | Elektrodynamik |
| Semester | 1 |
| Room | Lecture Room |
| Assessment(s) | Final Exam (100 %) |
| Lecturer | Daniel McGuiness |
| Software | Python |
| Hardware | - |
| SWS Total | 2 |
| Total Units | 30 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| Lecture Type | ILV |
The exam will consists of topics discussed in the lecture. You will be given the necessary functions and definitions needed to solve the questions and NO custom documents and/or formula sheets will be allowed. You are allowed to bring a calculator to the exam.
The exam will take 90 mins and will focus on more numerical aspects of electrodynamics.
As it currently is, the lecture covers topic from concept of electrodynamics (i.e., camera, display) to methods to mathematcally model them.
The structure of the lecture is shown below.
| TOPIC | DESCRIPTION | SESSION |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | A general Introduction to the lecture | 1 |
| The Point of Electromagnetism | The historical evolution of electromagnetism and modern physics | 1 |
| Vector Calculus | Concepts of gradients, curl and divergence | 2-3 |
| Electrostatics | How charges are modelled and understanding boundary conditions | 4 |
| Advanced Mathematical Methods | Separation of variables, Method of images, … | 5 |
| Electric Properties of Materials | Polarisation, Dielectric materials | 6 |
| Magnetostatics | Understanding magnetic fields when time does not play a factor | 6 |
| Magnetic Properties of Materials | Ferromagnetism, Hysteresis curves, … | 7 |
| Electromagnetism | Electromagnetic Induction, EMF, Maxwell's Equation | 7 |
| Conservation of Energy | Defining the Poynting Vector, conservation of momentum, … | 8 |
| Electromagnetic Waves | Definition of a Wave, propagation, dispersion, | 8-9 |
The Code supplement is a Github webpage dedicated to hosting all the relevant code used in the lecture as it is not feasible to fit all the content of the code to the slides and it is easier to share this way.
Visit the Code Supplement Website
The following materials are recommend reading for the coure but by no means are they mandatory.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER |
|---|---|---|
| A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics | Maggiore, Michele | Oxford University Press (2023) |
| Introduction to Electrodynamics (4th Edition) | Griffiths, David J. | Cambridge University Press (2023) |
| Field and Wave Electromagnetics | Cheng, David Keun | Pearson Education India (1989) |
–DTMc