Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Evaluation form	Weighting	Duration	Examination aids	Grade deviation
Written examination	100/100	4	C

Course content

Electrostatics, method of images, multipoles, electric fields in matter. Magnetostatics and magnetic fields in matter. Electromagnetic force and induction. Maxwell's equations. Conservation laws for charge, energy, momentum and angular momentum. Electromagnetic waves. Transfer matrix theory for thin films. Electromagnetic fields in waveguides. Potential theory and Gauge transformations. Radiation from dipoles and charges in motion. Theory of relativity.

Learning outcome

The course gives the student an introduction to the modelling and understanding of electromagnetic fields.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and problem solving. A re-sit examination may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Project

Specific conditions

Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester, or that compulsory activities are approved in a previous semester.

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic courses in Mathematics and Physics.

Required previous knowledge

No

Course materials

Book: D.J. Griffiths: Introduction to Electrodynamics, Prentice Hall.
Lecture notes: to be distributed.

Credit reductions

Course code	Reduction	From	To
SIF4060	7.5

Contact information: timeplan@adm.ntnu.no

Examination arrangement: Written examination

Term	Evaluation form	Weighting	Examination aids	Date	Time	Room *
Fall	Written examination	100/100	C	2012.10.12	09:00	E4 , E6 , Møterom 1A

* Exams are available 3 days in advance.
If more than one room is given, you will find your room at Studentweb.