Credit Hours: 3

Classes: BS Physics (5th Semester) & MSc Physics (1st Semester)

Introduction:

Electrodynamics is core subject of Physics. Electrodynamics is study of charges in motion that is due to electromagnetic forces which is fundanmental force in nature.Electrodynamics includes study of electrostatics, electricity, magnetostatics and optics. So it is vast field, its laws are equally valid in

• Classical mechanics,
• Relativistic mechanics,
• Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Field theory,
• Nuclear Physics and many others

In electrodynamics-I we'll study mathematical tools that are differential calculus, Integral Calculus, Electrostatics in free space, Technieques to solve the problems related to electrostatics, Electrostatics in media and electricity and remainaining part will be discussed in the next semester.

Recommended Books:

1. Introduction to Electrodynamics, David J. Griffiths, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, USA, (2012).
2. Field and Wave Electromagnetics, David K. Cheng, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, USA, (2004).
3. The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume II, Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands, Addison-Wesley, USA, (2011).
4. Classical Electromagnetic Theory, Jack Vanderlinde, 2nd Edition, Kluwer Academic, USA, (2004).
5. Electromagnetic Field Theory Fundamentals, by Bhag S. Guru and Hüseyin R. Hiziroğlu, 2nd Edition, Cambridge, UK, (2004).
6. Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory, John R. Reitz, Frederick J. Milford, and Robert W. Christy, 4th Edition, Pearson Addison-Wesley, USA, (2009).
7. Electromagnetic Fields and Energy, H. A. Haus and J. R. Melcher, 1st Edition, Prentice Hall, USA, (1989).
8. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Paul Lorrain and Dale R. Corson, 3rd Edition, W. H. Freeman, USA, (1988).
9. Classical Electrodynamics, John D. Jackson, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, USA, (1998).

Assessment Criteria:

Sessional:                    20 marks (Assignment, quiz, etc)

Mid Term exam:           30 marks

Final exam:                  50 marks

Time Table:

BS Physics :

Monday (11:00 am to 12.00 pm), Tueday (11:00 am to 12.00 pm), Wednessday(11:00 am to 12.00 pm)

MSc Physics

Monday (3:00 pm to 4.00 pm), Tueday (3:00 pm to 4:00pm), Wednessday(3:00 pm to 4.00 pm)