Official Syllabus

BHP301Electricity & Magnetism

B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics — Semester III · L-4 T-2 P-0, Credits: 6 (Theory + Practical component)

Reproduced from the official Scheme of Instruction & Syllabi published by Invertis University (invertisuniversity.ac.in) for this course.

Unit 1 — Electrostatics (13 contact hrs)

Electric field, electric field lines, electric flux, Gauss's law with applications to spherical, cylindrical and planar charge distributions
Conservative nature of the electrostatic field, electrostatic potential
Laplace's and Poisson's equations, the Uniqueness theorem
Potential and electric field of a dipole; force and torque on a dipole in an external field
Capacitance of a system of charged conductors; capacitors and energy stored in a capacitor

Unit 2 — Dielectric Properties of Matter (10 contact hrs)

Electric field in matter: polarization P, electric displacement D
Relation between D, E and P; Gauss's law in the presence of dielectrics
Boundary conditions on D and E at a dielectric interface
Parallel plate capacitor completely and partially filled with dielectric
Energy in the presence of dielectrics

Unit 3 — Magnetostatics (12 contact hrs)

Magnetic field B, Lorentz force law, force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
Biot–Savart law and its simple applications, Ampere's circuital law and its applications
Vector potential; force and torque on a magnetic dipole
Magnetic properties of matter: magnetization M, magnetic intensity H
Magnetic susceptibility and permeability; classification of materials: dia-, para- and ferro-magnetic

Unit 4 — Electromagnetic Induction & AC Circuits (13 contact hrs)

Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz's law
Self and mutual inductance; energy stored in a magnetic field
Alternating currents: representation of sinusoidal waveforms, peak and RMS values, phasor representation
AC circuits: reactance and impedance of R, L, C, RL, RC and RLC series/parallel circuits, resonance
Power in AC circuits: real, reactive and apparent power, power factor

Unit 5 — Network Theorems & Introduction to Maxwell's Equations (12 contact hrs)

Network theorems: Kirchhoff's laws, Thevenin's theorem, Norton's theorem
Superposition theorem, Maximum Power Transfer theorem
Displacement current, equation of continuity
Maxwell's equations in integral and differential form
Introduction to electromagnetic waves in vacuum; Poynting vector