EI1320 Electromagnetic Theory 9.0 credits
Classical electromagnetic field theory, in forms of the relations between electromagnetic fields, charges and currents.
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Application
For course offering
Autumn 2024 CTFYS programme students
Application code
52124
Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
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Course contents
- electric quantities
- Coulomb's and Gauss' laws
- conducting and dielectric materials
- energy and force in electric systems
- capacitances
- method of images and boundary value problems
- magnetic quantities
- Biot-Savart's and Ampère's laws
- magnetic materials
- electromagnetic induction
- magnetic energy and force
- inductances
- Maxwell's equations
- conservation laws for energy and linear momentum
- complex representation of electromagnetic quantities
- the propagation of plane waves in materials and scattering against interfaces
- wave propagation in transmission lines and waveguides
- radiation from mobile charges and simple antennas
- transformation of electromagnetic quantities between inertial reference frames.
Intended learning outcomes
Having passed the course, the student should be able to:
- solve parts of problems from the major part of the course content by setting up a calculation model, choose appropriate method, make proper approximations and evaluate the result
in order to be able to use the electromagnetic laws to solve basic electromagnetic field problems analytically.
To obtain higher grades, the student should be able to
- with progression in both completeness and scope, solve problems from the whole course content.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed course equivalent to SI1200 Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Recommended prerequisites
Courses corresponding to CTFYS, year 1 and 2, in mathematics, including vector analysis and mathematical methods in physics; basic mechanics; basic electromagnetism, wave theory and circuit analysis from the course in classical physics.
Equipment
Literature
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- TEN1 - Written Exam, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- TEN2 - Written Exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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Education cycle
Add-on studies
EI2400 Applied Antenna Theory
EI2402 Electromagnetic Compatibility
EI2410 Field Theory for Guided Waves
EI2420 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
Contact
Supplementary information
In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see:
http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.