Electromagnetism

• Find the gradient of a scalar function, divergence of the curl of a vector function;
• Apply Gauss’s law of electrostatics to find electric field intensities due to symmetric charge distributions;
• Solve electrostatic problems involving forces on and energy stored in dielectric media in an electric field;
• Solve Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations;
• Explain electric conduction in metals, state and apply the equation of continuity;
• Derive expressions for the capacitances of cylindrical and spherical capacitors;
• Apply Biot-Sarvart’s law to find magnetic flux densities due to simple current distributions;
• Calculate magnetic force between current-carrying conductors of simple geometry;
• Solve magneto static problems involving magnetic scalar vector potentials;

Explain magnetization in terms of atomic magnetic dipoles, and relate magnetization, magnetic field intensity and magnetic flux density in linear and isotropic magnetic media