Syllabus

This course covers the following subjects: Vectors Calculus, Static Electric Fields, Solution of Electrostatic Problems; Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, Boundary value problems in Cartesian Coordinates, Steady Electric Currents; Ohm’s law, Equation of Continuity and Kirchhoff’s law, Power Dissipation, Static Magnetic Fields, Time-Varying Fields, and Maxwell’s Equations.

Course Content:

1. Vector Analysis;

2. Gradient of Scalar Fields, Divergence of vector fields, Helmholtz’s Theorem.

3. Static Electric Fields;  Postulates of Electrostatics, Coulomb’s  law, Gauss’s law and applications,

4. Capacitance and Capacitors, Electrostatic Energy and Forces.

5. Solution of Electrostatic Problems: Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations.

6. Solution of Electrostatic Problems: Boundary Value Problems in Cartesian Coordinates.

7. Exam week

8. Steady Electric Currents; Current Density, Ohm’s Law, Boundary Condition for Current Density,

9. Equation of Continuity and Kirchhoff’s Law, Power Dissipation.

10. Static Magnetic Fields: Postulates of Magnetostatics, Vector Magnetic Potential,

11. Biot-Savart Law.

12. Inductance and Inductors.

13. Magnetic Energy, Magnetic Forces, and Torques.

14. Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s Equations; Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction, Maxwell’s Equations.

Textbook: Åžener G., Temel Mühendislik ElektromanyetiÄŸi, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2023. ISBN: 978-625-397-500-5.

Grading Policy: %60 quizzes + %40 final exam

70% lecture attendance is compulsory to pass this course.