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EI1200 Electromagnetic Field Theory 7.5 credits

Elektromagnetisk fältteori

Electromagnetic field theory, part 1.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    B

  • Subject area

    Electrical Engineering
    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 CMIEL for programme students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P2 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    50592

  • Start date

    2012 week: 43

  • End date

    2013 week: 1

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Kista

  • Number of lectures

    37 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

    36 (preliminary)

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Gunnar Larson <glarson@kth.se>

  • Teacher

    Gunnar Larson

  • Target group

    Open for the Master of Science program in Microelectronics

  • Part of programme

Autumn 13 CELTE for programme students

Learning outcomes

The course gives an introduction to electromagnetic field theory, starting with the experimental laws and generalizing them in steps.

When the students have passed the course, they shall be able to

  • define electric and magnetic fields
  • calculate electric and magnetic fields from stationary and dynamic charge and current distributions
  • solve simple electrostatic boundary problems
  • describe simple models for electromagnetic interaction with media
  • be able to choose adequate models and solution methods for specific problems
  • solve problems anlytically and numerically

Course main content

Lectures

Electrostatics: Coulomb's law. Electric lines of force. Evaluation of electric field and potential in vacuum and in the presence of conducting and dielectric materials. Practical electrostatic problems. Energy and forces in electrostatic systems. Boundary-value problems. Method of images.
Direct current: Ohms and Joules laws. The continuity equation. Boundary-value problems.
Static magnetic fields:

Biot-Savarts and Ampére laws. Fields in magnetic materials. Magnetic curcuits.

Electromagnetic induction:

Faradays law. Mutual and self-induction. Transformation of electrical and magnetic fields between systems with uniform velocity. Energy and forces in static and quasi-stationary fields.

Exercises:

Problem solving related to the various parts of the course.

Eligibility

Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of 1st year course in mathematics.

Literature

Cheng: Field and Wave Electromagnetics. Addison-Wesley.

Petersson: Stationära fenomen (In Swedish)
Petersson: Elektromagnetism (In Swedish)

Examination

  • TENA - Examination, 7.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Two written control tests (KON1; 2 cr.), (KON2; 2 cr.)
One written examination (TEN1; 3,5 cr.)

Offered by

EES/Electromagnetic Engineering

Contact

Lars Jonsson

Examiner

Lars Jonsson <ljonsson@kth.se>

Add-on studies

EI1210 Wave Propagation and Antennas

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 08.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.