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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

Continuous 40% SIF2003 ELECTROMAGNETISM II (3
Assessment: CREDITS)

Revision on electricity and magnetism in
derivative forms. Coordinate systems:
SIF2002 ELECTROMAGNETISM I (3 cylindrical, rectangle and spherical
CREDITS) coordinates, Divergence theorem and
Stokes’ theorem, imaging method, Gauss
Electrostatics: electric charge and force, theorem in derivative form, divergence
Coulomb’s law, electric field, discrete and and curl of magnetic field, Laplace
continuous charge distributions, Gauss’ equation in 2 and 3 dimensions, boundary
law, electric potential and electric conditions and theorem of uniqueness,
potential energy, electric conductors, boundary conditions for D, E, B and H
induced charges, capacitance and vectors, Free and bounded charges, Field
capacitors. variation with time, Maxwell’s equations in
Electrostatics in matter: electric dipole, differential and integral forms, Solution to
dielectric polarization, electric field in Maxwell’s equations in free space,
dielectric, capacitance with dielectrics, Maxwell equations in matter, Scalar
energy density in electric fields. potential, vector potential and Gauge
Electric currents: electric charge transformation. Electromagnetic waves: In
conservation, Ohm’s law, electrical free space, polarization, reflection and
resistivity and conductivity, microscopic transmission in medium, Helmholtz’s
view of electric current, electric power. equation.
Magnetostatics: Lorentz's force on charges Electromagnetic wave propagation:
and currents in magnetic and electric field, Poynting theorem and Poynting vector,
Biot-Savart’s law, steady current, stable electromagnetic wave in conducting and
current magnetic field, Ampere’s law. nonconducting medium, frequency
Magnetostatics in matter: magnetization, dependence of permittivity and
diamagnetism, paramagnetism, conductivity, dispersion in nonconducting
ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism. medium, propagation of electromagnetic
Electrodynamics: Faraday’s law and Lenz’s wave in between conducting planes,
law, electromotive force (emf), guided rectangular wave and hollow.
electromagnetic induction, mutual
inductance, self-inductance, inductor, Assessment Method:
energy stored in magnetic field. Summative 60%
Maxwell’s equations: Maxwell’s Assessment:
displacement current, the general Continuous 40%
Maxwell’s equations in integral form and Assessment:
differential form, Maxwell’s equations in
vacuum and electromagnetic waves in SIF2005 STATISTICAL PHYSICS (3 CREDITS)
vacuum.
Summary of thermodynamics, Statistical
Assessment Method: thermodynamics, Boltzmann entropy,
Summative 60% Shannon entropy; application canonical
Assessment: ensemble approach with examples in
Continuous 40% paramagnetic solid, specific heat capacity,
Assessment: classical and quantum distribution,
Maxwell Boltzmann distribution and ideal

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