Details of PH1201 (Spring 2023)
| Level: 1 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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| PH1201 | Electricity and Magnetism | Partha Mitra |
| Preamble |
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| This is a basic course on physics. Along with PH1101 this is supposed to serve as an introduction to and overview of basic physics. This will start off at a level appropriate for students who have passed out of highschool. The emphasis will be more on providing the students with a flavour of the subject than on an in-depth exposition. |
| Syllabus |
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| Basics of Electricity and Magnetism: Recapitulation of Coulomb and Biot-Savart laws; Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday's laws - both differential and integral versions; Uniqueness theorem(s); Method of images and other simple boundary value problems.
Partial differential equations, separation of variables in simple cases. Introduction to Maxwells equations; Wave equation. Line-, surface- and volume-integrals, Stokes theorem, Gauss theorem; Differential operators in spherical and cylindrical coordinates. |
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Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS ( Physical Sciences ) | 2 | Core |
| 9 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |