Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ICE 417 — Electromagnetic Fields & Waves

2 units · ICE department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

Review of Vector Algebra and Calculus: Scalar product and vector product, coordinate systems, gradient, curl, divergence operations. Static electric field: Coulomb’s law and Electric Field. Gauss’ law and Divergence of Electric Flux Density. Work, Potential, Potential Gradient and Energy in Electrostatic Field. Current and Current Density, Conductor, Dielectrics, Boundary Conditions, Capacitance. Laplace’s and Poisson’s Equations. Steady-state magnetic field: Steady Magnetic Field. Biot-Savart Law. Ampere’s Law. Curl of H, Stoke’s Theorem. Magnetic Boundary Conditions. Magnetic Material and Boundary Conditions. Magnetic Flux Density. Vector Magnetic Potential. Inductance. Time varying fields: Faraday’s Law. Displacement Current Density. Maxwell’s Equations in Differential and Integral Form. Retarded Potential. Propagation: Plane Wave in Free Space. Perfect Dielectric. Lossy Dielectrics. Good Conductors. Loss Tangent and Skin Effect. Poynting Theorem. Power Density. Polarization of Plane Wave. Reflection: Reflection from perfect conductors. Refection from perfect dielectrics. 500 Level

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ICE 417.

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