SME
College · Science
Electromagnetic Theory
4 topics
Physics
Before this course
Topics
Electrostatics
Main lesson
The field of a charged disk, on its axis
Use this for “A disk of radius 10 cm carries 2 μC/m². Find the field on its axis 5 cm from its center, and compare it with a wide sheet’s field.”
The method of images: a charge above a grounded plane
Use this for “A 4 nC charge is held 2 cm above a large grounded metal plate. Find the force pulling it toward the plate, the induced charge per area just below it, and the total induced charge.”
The potential of an electric dipole, far away
Use this for “Charges of +3 nC and −3 nC sit 2 mm apart. Find the potential 5 cm from their center, 45° from the axis on the + side.”
Magnetostatics
Main lesson
Ampère’s law: B inside and outside a thick wire
Use this for “A wire of radius 3 mm carries 30 A spread evenly over its cross-section. Find B 2 mm and 6 mm from its axis.”
A toroid: the field inside its windings
Use this for “A toroid of 800 turns carries 1.5 A. Find the field 12 cm from its center, inside the windings.”
A coil in a uniform field: its moment, torque and energy
Use this for “A 120-turn coil of area 25 cm² carries 0.4 A in a 0.3 T field, its moment at 60° to the field. Find the torque and the energy.”
Maxwell's equations
Electromagnetic waves
Main lesson
A point source: intensity and field at a distance
Use this for “A 5 W radio transmitter sends its power evenly in all directions. Find the intensity and the electric field amplitude 300 m away.”
Reflection at normal incidence
Use this for “Light passes straight from water (n = 1.33) into diamond (n = 2.42). What fraction of its intensity is reflected, and what fraction goes through?”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.