After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• understand the fundamentals of electrodynamics and apply them to engineering problems
• select suitable approximations and models for a given field problem and formulate the problem mathematically
• analytically solve simple boundary value problems occuring in electrostatics and magnetostatics
  
• use numerical methods for solving field problems and implement them in simple cases.

This course covers the fundamentals of classical electrodynamics and its application to engineering problems.

Subjects covered:

• Vector calculus: differential operators, integral theorems, curvilinear coordinate systems, Helmholtz theorem
• Electrostatics: Poisson equation, scalar potential, multipole expansion, Green's function, method of image charges, separation of variables
• Magnetostatics: vector potential, Biot-Savart law, magnetic moment
• Fields in materials: boundary conditions, polarization, magnetization
• Quasi-stationary fields: induction, skin effect, relaxation of charges
• Properties of electromagnetic fields: energy and momentum of fields, Poynting's theorem
• Electromagnetic waves: electrodynamic potentials, gauge transformations, Hertzian dipole, plane waves, Helmholtz equation
• Introduction to numerical simulation of field problems

This course is divided into two main components: lectures and exercises.

The course material will be delivered through interactive lectures, complemented by selected calculation examples and simulations.

In the exercises, students will tackle weekly homework assignments. These will then be collaboratively discussed in small groups using the blackboard.

Furthermore, we offer a weekly plenary session where students can inquire about the current assignment and discuss topics from the ongoing lecture.

The briefing for this course will take place on Monday 4.3. at 9:15 in the EI9 lecture hall.

Please send your inquiries by e-mail to edyn@iue.tuwien.ac.at

The final grade will be based on two written exams, the number of homework problems solved, and the quality of blackboard presentations in the exercise.

Knowledge about the courses Electrical Engineering 1&2 and Mathematics 1&2&3 is required.

In order to be able to register for this course, you must have already positively completed the following courses:

• all courses within the StEOP
• Mathematics 2 UE and Electrical Engineering 2 UE