EE 141: Electromagnetic Field Theory

Fall Semester 2016

TTh 1:152:30 PM (Votey 254) & Th 12:151:05 PM (Delehanty 219)
Kurt E. Oughstun
Professor of Engineering & Mathematics
355 Votey Hall
keoughst@uvm.edu
Catalog Description: Fundamentals of electromagnetic field theory and applications: vector analysis, electric and magnetic fields, potential theory, boundary conditions and boundary value problems, dielectric and magnetic material properties,
conductance, capacitance, and inductance, Maxwell-Lorentz theory. (4 credit hours)
Prerequisites: Physics 125, Math 271, EE 4.
Required Text: K. E. Oughstun, Electric & Magnetic Field Theory (UVM, 2015).
Required Text: Paul G. Huray, Maxwells Equations, (IEEE Press/Wiley, 2010).
Course Outline:
T 8/30 Course Introduction, Review of Phasor Analysis
Read Chapter 1 of text.
Th 9/1 Topic 1: Electrostatic Fields: Coulombs law, Electric Field Intensity &
Gauss Law
Read 2.12.2 of text.
F 9/2 Topic 1(continued): Gauss law; Electrostatic Potential & Work
Read Appendix A of text.
Do Problem 2.1 in text.
T 9/6 Topic 2: Vector Analysis
Th 9/8 Topic 2: Vector Analysis; the gradient operator
Do Problems 1 & 2 in notes.
Th 9/8 Topic 2 (continued): The Divergence () and Curl () Operators;
Divergence Theorem; Stokes Theorem
Do Problems 37 in notes.

T 9/13 Topic 2 (continued): The Laplacian (2 ) & CurlCurl ( ) Operators

Do Problem 8 in notes.
Th 9/15 Topic 3: Helmholtz Theorem.
Read Appendix B of text.
Th 9/15 Topic 4: Poissons & Laplaces Equations
Read 2.3 of text.
Do Problems 910 in notes.
T 9/20 Exam #1 on Topics 13 (10%)
Th 9/22 Topic 4 (continued): Boundary Conditions & Uniqueness
Th 9/22 Topic 4 (continued): Greens Functions, The Method of Images
Read Appendix C of text.
Do problems 2.22.5 in text.
T 9/27 Topic 5: Electrostatic Field Problems: Planar Symmetry & Method of Images
Read Appendix D.1.
Do Problems 1113 in notes.
Th 9/29 Topic 5 (continued): Boundary Value Problems in 2-D Angular Regions
Read Appendix D.2.
Th 9/29 Topic 6: Electrostatic Field Problems: Cylindrical Symmetry
Read Appendix D.3.
Exam #2: Take Home Exam Problem 1 in the notes (due Thursday
10/6) (10%)
T 10/4 Topic 6 (continued): Boundary Value Problems in Cylindrical Coordinates
Do problem 14 in notes.
Th 10/6 Topic 7: Electrostatic Field Problems: Spherical Symmetry
Read Appendix D.4.
Do Problems 1516 in notes.
Th 10/6 Topic 7 (continued): Boundary Value Problems in Spherical Coordinates
Exam #3: Take Home Exam Problem 2 in the notes (due Thursday10/13) (10%)
T 10/11 Topic 7 (continued): Boundary Value Problems in Spherical Coordinates
Th 10/13 Topic 8: Average Electrostatic Potential over a Sphere
Th 10/13 Exam #4 on Topics 47 (10%)
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T 10/18 Topic 9: Static Electric Dipole, Quadrupole & Multipoles

Read 2.5 in text.
Th 10/20 Topic 10: Electrostatic Field due to an Arbitrary Charge Distribution
Read 2.6 in text.
Th 10/20 Topic 10 (continued): Average Field inside a Sphere
T 10/25 Topic 11: Macroscopic Electrostatics in Dielectric Materials
Read 2.7 in text.
Th 10/27 Topic 12: pn Semiconductor Junction
Th 10/27 Topic 13: Electrostatic Boundary Conditions
Do Problem 17 in the notes.
T 11/1 Topic 14: Electrostatic Energy
Read 2.8 in text.
Th 11/3 Topic 15: Capacitance
Do Problems 1820 in the notes.
Th 11/3 Topic 15 (continued): Capacitance & Energy of Multi-Conductor Systems
T 11/8 Exam #5 on Topics 915 (10%)
Th 11/10 Topic 16: Conductors: Conductivity & Resistance
Read 2.9 and Chapter 3 in text.
Th 11/10 Topic 17: Conservation of Charge
T 11/15 Topic 18: Magnetic Field of Steady Currents (Magnetostatics)
Read 4.14.3 in text.
Th 11/17 Topic 18 (continued): Law of Biot and Savart & Amperes Circuital Law
Th 11/17 Topic 18 (continued): Magnetic Vector Potential and Scalar Potential
Read 4.4 in text.
11/2111/25 Thanksgiving Recess
T 11/29 Exam #6 on Topics 1618 (10%)
Th 12/1 Topic 19: Magnetic Media
Read 4.6 in text.
Th 12/1 Topic 20: Faradays law & Inductance
Read 4.7 in text.
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T 12/6 Topic 21: Magnetic Energy

Read 4.8 in text.
Th 12/8 Topic 22: Distributed Resistance & Inductance of Cylindrical Conductors
Read 5.1 in text.
Th 12/8 Topic 22 (continued): Distributed Resistance & Inductance of Cylindrical
Conductors
FINAL EXAM, T 12/13 h Final Exam, 4:307:15 PM i Topics 122 (40%)
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