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Course: Physics III Level: Undergraduate Time: Currently not offered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus Past Exams Syllabus: (Electromagnetism and Electrodynamics) Vectors, Vector algebra, Vector Calculus (Physical meaning of gradient, divergence and curl); Gauss's divergence theorem; Theorems of gradients and curls. Electrostatics, Coulomb's law for discrete and continuous charge distribution; Gauss's theorem and its applications; Potential and field due to simple arrangements of electric charges; work and energy in electrostatics; Dilectrics, Polarization; Electric displacement; Capacitors (Paralleleplates); Electrical images. Magnetostatics: Magnetic field intensity (H), Magnetic induction (B), Biot-Savart's law; Ampere's law; comparison of electrostatics and magnetostatics. Electro-dynamics: Ohm's law, Electromotive force, Faraday's law of electro-magnetic induction; Lorentz force,Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic theory of light and wave optics. Electronics: Semi-conductors; pn junctions; transistors; zenor diode, IV characteristics. +5 experiments (10 hours) Reference Texts : 1. D. J. Giffths: Introduction to Electrodynamics 2. J. R. Reitz, F. J. Milford and W. Charisty: Foundations of Electromagnetic theory 10 3. D. Halliday and R. Resnick: Physics II Top of the page Past Exams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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