OASYS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

Thuraiyur main road, Pulivalam village, Musiri TK., Tiruchirapalli - 621 006

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Academic Year 2024-25/ Even Sem

Programme B.E

Branch ECE

Year/Semester Second Year / IV sem

Course Code/Title EC3452 – ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS

Course structure Theory - CORE

LECTURE TUTORIALS CREDITS

3 0 3

Course Offered by [Link], AP/ECE

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To impart knowledge on the basics of static electric field and the associated laws
● To impart knowledge on the basics of static magnetic field and the associated laws
● To give insight into coupling between electric and magnetic fields through Faraday's law,
displacement current and Maxwell's equations
● To gain the behavior of the propagation of EM waves
● To study the significance of Time varying fields.
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SYLLABUS
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Thuraiyur main road, Pulivalam village, Musiri TK., Tiruchirapalli - 621 006

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Electromagnetic model, Units and constants, Review of vector algebra, Rectangular, cylindrical
and spherical coordinate systems, Line, surface and volume integrals, Gradient of a scalar field,
Divergence of a vector field, Divergence theorem, Curl of a vector field, Stoke's theorem, Null
identities, Helmholtz's theorem, Verify theorems for different path, surface and volume.
UNIT II ELECTROSTATICS 9
Electric field, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law and applications, Electric potential, Conductors in
static electric field, Dielectrics in static electric field, Electric flux density and dielectric constant,
Boundary conditions, Electrostatics boundary value problems, Capacitance, Parallel, cylindrical
and spherical capacitors, Electrostatic energy, Poisson's and Laplace's equations, Uniqueness of
electrostatic solutions, Current density and Ohm's law, Electromotive force and Kirchhoff's
voltage law, Equation of continuity and Kirchhoff's current law
UNIT III MAGNETOSTATICS 9
Lorentz force equation, Ampere's law, Vector magnetic potential, Biot-Savart law and
applications, Magnetic field intensity and idea of relative permeability, Calculation of magnetic
field intensity for various current distributions Magnetic circuits, Behaviour of magnetic
materials, Boundary conditions, Inductance and inductors, Magnetic energy, Magnetic forces and
torques
UNIT IV TIME-VARYING FIELDS AND MAXWELL's EQUATIONS 9
Faraday's law, Displacement current and Maxwell-Ampere law, Maxwell's equations, Potential
functions, Electromagnetic boundary conditions, Wave equations and solutions, Time-harmonic
fields, observing the Phenomenon of wave propagation with the aid of Maxwell's equations
UNIT V PLANE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 9
Plane waves in lossless media, Plane waves in lossy media (low-loss dielectrics and good
conductors), Group velocity, Electromagnetic power flow and Poynting vector, Normal incidence
at a plane conducting boundary, Normal incidence at a plane dielectric boundary. TEXT
BOOKS:
T1. D.K. Cheng, Field and wave electromagnetics, 2nd ed., Pearson (India), 2002
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T2. [Link] and S.V. Kulkarni, Principles of electromagnetics, 6th ed., Oxford (Asian
Edition), 2015

REFERENCE BOOKS:
R1. Edward C. Jordan & Keith G. Balmain, Electromagnetic waves and Radiating Systems,
Second Edition, Prentice-Hall Electrical Engineering Series, 2012.

R2. W.H. Hayt and J.A. Buck, Engineering electromagnetics, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill (India),

R3. B.M. Notaros, Electromagnetics, Pearson: New Jersey, 2011

COURSE OUTCOMES:
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO1: Relate the fundamentals of vector, coordinate system to electromagnetic concepts.

CO2: Analyze the characteristics of Electrostatic field
CO3: Interpret the concepts of Electric field in material space and solve the boundary
conditions
CO4: Explain the concepts and characteristics of Magneto Static field in material space and
solve boundary conditions.
CO5: Determine the significance of time varying fields
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Thuraiyur main road, Pulivalam village, Musiri TK., Tiruchirapalli - 621 006

COURSE PLAN

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Text/
Lecture Page Mode of
Topics Reference
Series No. Teaching
Book
No.
1 Electromagnetic model T1 3-8 BB
2 Units and constants T1 8-10 BB
3 Review of vector algebra T1 12-19 BB
Rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinate
4 T1 20-36 BB
systems,
5 Line, surface and volume integrals T1 37-41 BB
Gradient of a scalar field, Divergence of a vector
6 T1 42-49 BB
field,
7 Divergence theorem T1 50-53 BB
8 Curl of a vector field T1 54-57 BB
9 Stoke's theorem T1 58-60 BB
10 Null identities T1 61-62 BB
11 Helmholtz's theorem T1 63-65 BB
Verify theorems for different path, surface and
12 T1 67-71 BB
volume
13 Tutorial Motional EMF
In cylindrical coordinate system, the
potential produced by a uniform ring
charge is given
by ψ=f(r,z)ψ=f(r,z) , where f is a
14 GAP ANALYSIS(from GATE question paper) continuous function of r and z.
Let E⃗E be the resulting electric

of ▽×E⃗▽×E
field. Then the magnitude
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UNIT II ELECTROSTATICS
Text/
Lecture Page Mode of
Topics Reference
Series No. Teaching
Book
No.
15 Electric field, Coulomb's law T1 74-86 BB
16 Gauss's law and applications T1 87-91 BB
17 Electric potential T1 92-99 BB
18 Electric flux density and dielectric constant, T1 109-115 BB
Boundary conditions, Electrostatics boundary
19 T1 116-120 BB
value problems
Capacitance, Parallel, cylindrical and spherical
20 T1 121-132 BB
capacitors
21 Electrostatic energy T1 133-142 BB
22 Poisson's and Laplace's equations T1 152-156 BB
23 Uniqueness of electrostatic solutions T1 157 BB
Current density and Ohm's law, Electromotive
24 T1 199-207 BB
force and Kirchhoff's voltage law
Equation of continuity and Kirchhoff's current
25 T1 208-209 BB
law
ASSIGNMENT 1
1. UNIT I: Discuss Helmholtz theorem with example.
2. UNIT II: Compare Electro static energy with Magneto static energy.

UNIT III MAGNETOSTATICS

Text/
Lecture Page Mode of
Topics to be covered Reference
Series No. Teaching
Book
No.
25 Lorentz force equation T1 225 BB
26 Ampere's law T1 226-231 BB
27 Vector magnetic potential T1 232-233 BB
28 Biot-Savart law and applications T1 234-238 BB
Magnetic field intensity and idea of relative 249-250
29 T1 BB
permeability
30 Calculation of magnetic field intensity for various T1 234-238 BB
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current distributions
31 Magnetic circuits T1 251-256 BB
32 Behavior of magnetic materials T1 257-261 BB
33 Boundary conditions T1 262-265 BB
34 Inductance and inductors T1 266-276 BB
277-293
35 Magnetic energy, Magnetic forces and torques T1 BB

Tutorial EM waves and polarization

Content beyond the syllabus: Magnetic Effects Of
[Link]
36 Electric Current Marathon
v=W149p_Wx5Ms

UNIT IV TIME-VARYING FIELDS AND MAXWELL's EQUATIONS

Text/
Lecture Page Mode of
Topics to be covered Reference
Series No. Teaching
Book
No.
37 Faraday's law T1 307 BB
38 Displacement current T1 308-310 BB
39 Maxwell-Ampere law T1 310-320 BB
40 Maxwell's equations T1 321-325 BB
41 Potential functions T1 326-328 BB
42 Electromagnetic boundary conditions T1 329-331 BB
43 Wave equations and solutions T1 332-334 BB
44 Time-harmonic fields T1 335-342 BB
Observing the Phenomenon of wave propagation 343-345
45 T1 BB
with the aid of Maxwell's equations
Tutorial Real concept of EMF

UNIT V PLANE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Text/
Lecture Page Mode of
Topics to be covered Reference
Series No. Teaching
Book
No.
46 Plane waves in lossless media T1 355-366 BB
47 Plane waves in lossy media (low-loss dielectrics T1 367-374 BB
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and good conductors)

48 Group velocity T1 375-378 BB
49 Electromagnetic power flow T1 379-385 BB
50 Poynting vector T1 379-382 BB
51 Normal incidence at a plane conducting boundary, T1 386-396 BB
52 Normal incidence at a plane dielectric boundary. T1 397-400 BB
Content beyond the syllabus: Ferro [Link]
53 magnetism. v=a_inCA9GvhA

ASSIGNMENT 2 :
1. UNIT IV: Explain the operation performed in potential functions.
2. UNIT V: Derive the expression followed in pointing theorem.

FACULTY INCHARGE HOD /ECE DIRECTOR IQAC PRINCIPAL