COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS-I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5132 CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS-I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERPIL ŞAKIROĞLU

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

To provide a comprehensive knowledge on the fundamentals and basic concepts of electrodynamics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to calculate electric fields for various types of static charge distributions
2   Being able to find the electrostatic potential for a given boundary conditions
3   Being able to identify the electrostatics of macroscopic media
4   Being able to describe the fundamental concepts in electrostatics
5   Being able to formulate and solve problems in electromagnetism using appropriate mathematical techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and fundamental concepts - I
2 Introduction and fundamental concepts - II
3 Green's theorems - I
4 Green's theorems - II
5 Orthogonal functions and multipole expansion -I
6 Orthogonal functions and multipole expansion -II
7 The field equations for space filled with matter - I
8 Midterm
9 The field equations for space filled with matter - II
10 Simple dielectrics - I
11 Simple dielectrics - II
12 Electrostatic energy and forces in a dielectric
13 Magnetostatics
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Walter Greiner (1998), Classical electrodynamics, Springer-Verlag

Supplementary Book(s):
1. John D. Jackson (1962), Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd ed., John Wiley
2. David Griffiths (1999), Introduction to Electrodynamics 3rd ed., Prentice Hall

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussing
4. Assignement

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam and homeworks are taken as the in-semester achievements of student.
2. Final exam will be added to the success of the study of midterm and homeworks, thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 of the participation of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serpil.sakiroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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