EL E 341 - Theory of Fields
2001 Catalog Data: ELE 341. THEORY OF FIELDS. Field concepts, vector algebra and calculus, Laplace's equations, wave equation, diffusion equation and their solutions; electric and magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite: MATH 264; Corequisite: ENGR 410. (3).
Textbook: Field and Wave Electromagnetics 2nd Edition by D.K. Cheng, Addison-Wesley, 1992
References: Engineering Electromagnetics (Six Edition) by Hayt, W.K. and J.A. Buck, 2001, McGraw-Hill, and John Wiley & Sons, 1975, Engineering Electromagnetic Fields andWaves by C. T. A. Johnk, C.R. Paul, K.W. Whites, and S.A. Nasar, Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields(Third Ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1998
Coordinator: Dr. Alexander B. Yakovlev, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Goals: To provide an introduction to electromagnetic field theory. The primary objective is to establish the basic ideas which support advanced field courses. Emphasis is on fundamentals of electrostatics and magnetostatics and on techniques of engineering analysis.
Prerequisites by Topic:
1. General Physics - electrical (PHYS 212)
2. Vector Analysis (MATH 264)
Corequisite: 1. Vector Analysis (ENGR 410)
Topics:
1. Review of vector calculus; cartesian, cylindrical and spherical geometries; metrics; Stokes Theorem, the Divergence Theorem (2 classes)
2. Coulomb's Law; 'Gauss' Law; electric field and flux from discrete charges and charge distributions (6 classes)
3. Electric scalar potential from discrete and distributed charges; permittivity; polarization vector; conductors (6 classes)
4. Boundary conditions at interfaces; capacitance; stored energy in electrostatic fields (4 classes)
5. Images (1 class)
6. Poisson's and Laplace's equations, boundary value problems (3 classes)
7. Current and current density; Ohm's law; Kirchoff's law (2 classes)
8. Boundary conditions for current density; EMF equation of continuity; resistance (3 classes)
9. Postulates of magnetostatics; vector magnetic potential; Biot-Savart Law (4 classes)
10. Magnetic Field Intensity, permeability; magnetic circuits; boundary conditions for magnetostatic field (3 classes)
11. Inductance; magnetostatic energy (2 classes)
12. Maxwell's equations (1 classes)
13. Tests and solutions (5 classes)
Computer Usage: Computer assignments vary from year to year and range from one to two simple assignments, such as calculating voltage from discrete charges.
Estimated ABET Category Content: Engineering Science: 3 credits or 100%