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Electrodynamics (FVV301b)
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ELECTRODYNAMICS
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Revision of vector algebra and vector calculus
Electrostatics:
Coulomb's law
the electric field
the divergence and curl of the electric field
Gauss's law
electric potential
work and energy in electrostatics
properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium
multipole expansion of the electrostatic potential
Electric fields in matter:
polarization
the field of a polarized object
electric displacement
linear dielectrics
Magnetostatics:
Lorentz force law
Biot-Savart law
the divergence and curl of the magnetic field
Electromagnetic induction:
Faraday's law
inductance
energy in magnetic fields
Maxwell's equations:
the Maxwell-Ampère law
interpretation of Maxwell's equations
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Prof André Venter
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Tel: +27 41 504 2579/4584
andre.venter@mandela.ac.za
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