Information Package

Program of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English 30%)

EEM226

ELECTROMAGNETIC I

Course Code
EEM226
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 1
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain problem solving ability.
  2. Determine the field vectors caused by charge and current distributions in electrostatic and magnetostatic problems.
  3. Know and use the laws constituting bases for the maxwell's Laws in their differential and integral forms.
  4. Calculate the stored electric and magnetic energies for given geometries.
  5. Calculate the capacitance and inductance values for given geometries.
  6. Comment on some natural phenomena based on theoretical knowledge.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesYes(MAT152)
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsFİZ 110, MAT 230
Course DescriptionThis course gives basic concepts of static fields. After a brief review of vector calculus, electrostatic field, potential, dielectrics and polarization, capacitance and capacitors, electrostatic force, pressure, energy, steady electric current, static magnetic fields, magnetic vector potential, magnetic materials and magnetization, inductance and inductors, magnetostatic force, and energy topics are covered.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Operations with vectors, Curvilinear coordinate systems
2nd Week Line, surface, and volume integrals
3rd Week Divergence, gradient, curl; related theorems and identities
4th Week Coulomb's law, charge systems and charge distributions
5th Week Gauss's law, potential
6th Week Conductors, dielectric materials and static electric field,Polarization and equivalent polarization charges
7th Week Flux density, dielectric constant, boundary conditions, capacitance
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Electrostatic energy and force
10th Week Current density and Ohm's law, continuity equation, Joule's law, resistance calculations
11th Week Fundamental magneto-static concepts, magnetic vector potential, Biot-Savart law
12th Week Magnetic dipole, equivalent currents, magnetic field intensity and relative permeability
13th Week Boundary conditions, inductance and inductors
14th Week Magnetic energy and force
Recommended or Required ReadingCheng, D.K. (1993) Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, Addison Wesley.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Quiz 2 20
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 2 4 8
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 1 17 17
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 6 12
Total Work Load181
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6.03
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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