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EI1320 Electromagnetic Theory 9.0 credits

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Classical electromagnetic field theory, in forms of the relations between electromagnetic fields, charges and currents.

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Termin

Information for Autumn 2026 CTFYS,CTMAT programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
24 Aug 2026 - 11 Jan 2027
Periods

Autumn 2026: P2 (3 hp), P1 (6 hp)

Pace of study

33%

Application code

10914

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

Course memo
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Number of places

Min: 1

Target group
Compulsory for the Degree Program in Engineering Physics (CTFYS).
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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus EI1320 (Spring 2026–)
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Content and learning outcomes

Course disposition

See the course memo.

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

Knowledge of mathematical methods in physics (especially partial differential equations), 4 credits, equivalent to completed course SI1200 or SF1693.

Knowledge of basic electromagnetism and wave theory at university level, 4 credits, equivalent to completed course SK1104/SH1017 or completed part LAB1 in SH1017.

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.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

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

Examination

  • TEN2 - Written Exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Written Exam, 6.0 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.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

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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

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

EECS/Electrical Engineering

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle

Supplementary information

In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see:
http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.