Engineering Electromagnetics Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Electronics and Communication /Telecommunication Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15EC36 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 4 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
- Define and Describe Coluomb’s law and electric field intensity.
- Define and Explain electric flux density, Gauss’s law and divergence.
- Describe energy and potential along with concepts of current and conductors.
- Describe Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, and Uniqueness Theorem.
- Define and Describe basic concepts of Magnetostatics by studying the various laws, Stoke’s Theorem and scalar and vector magnetic flux density.
- Explain Magnetic Forces, Materials and Inductance.
- Describe the concepts of time varying fields and Develop Maxwell’s equations in Point and Integral Forms.
- Describe and Compare different Types of Wave Propagation.
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field Intensity and Flux density Experimental law of Coulomb, Electric field intensity, Field due to continuous volume charge distribution, Field of a line charge, Electric flux density. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| Download iStudy App (No Ads, No PDFs) for complete VTU syllabus, results, timetables and all other updates. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations Derivation of Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, Uniqueness theorem, Examples of the solution of Laplace’s equation. Steady Magnetic Field Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s circuital law, Curl, Stokes’ theorem, Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density, Scalar and Vector Magnetic Potentials. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Magnetic Forces Force on a moving charge, differential current elements, Force between differential current elements. Magnetic Materials Magnetisation and permeability, Magnetic boundary conditions, Magnetic circuit, Potential Energy and forces on magnetic materials. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations Farday’s law, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations in point form, Maxwell’s equations in integral form. Uniform Plane Wave Wave propagation in free space and good conductors. Poynting’s theorem and wave power, Skin Effect. | 10 Hours | L1, L2,L3 |
Course outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge and solve problems related to
Basic Concepts of Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves.
Basic Concepts to Solve Complex Problems in Electric Fields, Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves.
Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations.
Wave propagation in free space and dielectrics. - Analyze
Different Charge and Current Configurations to derive Electromagnetic Field Equations.
Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations, Uniqueness theorem, and solution of Laplace’s equation.
Time-varying fields, Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation in free space and dielectrics. - Interpretation of
Gradient, Divergence and Curl Operators.
Maxwell’s Equations in differential and integral forms.
Wave propagation in free space and dielectrics. - Apply the knowledge gained in the design of Electric and Electronic Circuits, Electrical Machines and Antenna’s and Communication Systems.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)
- Engineering Knowledge
- Problem Analysis
- Design / development of solutions (partly)
Question paper pattern
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consisting of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Book:
- W.H. Hayt and J.A. Buck, “Engineering Electromagnetics”, 7th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN-978-0-07-061223-5.
Reference Books:
- John Krauss and Daniel A Fleisch, “ Electromagnetics with applications”, Mc Graw- Hill.
- N. Narayana Rao, “Fundamentals of Electromagnetics for Engineering”, Pearson.
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Electronics & Communication and Telecommunication Engineering Group.
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