Course syllabus

Elektromagnetisk fältteori
Electromagnetic Fields

ESS050, 9 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2016/17
Decided by: Education Board A
Date of Decision: 2016-04-05

General Information

Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: E3
Elective for: D4-dpd
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Vector analysis, electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction and general time-dependence. Examples of what is treated in the course are divergence, curl, electric fields in vacuum and in materials, capacitors, system of conductors, the image method, Biot-Savart law, energy, force, inductance, the law of induction, Maxwell’s equations, plane waves and antennas.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Compulsory written test and written examination.

Parts
Code: 0103. Name: Written examination.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination. Contents: Vector analysis and electromagnetic field theory.
Code: 0203. Name: Control examination.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Written examination. Contents: Vector analysis and electromagnetic field theory.

Admission

Required prior knowledge: FMAA01 or FMAA05 Calculus in one variable, FMA420 Linear algebra and FMA430 Calculus in several variables.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: ETE055, ETEF01, FMFF01

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Buon Kiong Lau, buon_kiong.lau@eit.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.eit.lth.se/course/ess050
Further information: The course is part of a coherent track of courses in the Electrical Engineering programme. See the web page for the EE programme for a full description.