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Electromagnetism and Optics
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
Electromagnetism and Optics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Physics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 18310
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Physics I, Physics II, Differential Equations
DESCRIPTION
1. Electrostatics in vacuum. Coulomb¿s law. Electric field. Differential and integral formulations of the equations of electrostatics. Electric dipole. Multipolar formalism.
2. Electrostatics in material media. Polarization vector. Polarization charge densities. Electric displacement vector D. Electric susceptibility and permitivity. Boundary conditions for D and E. Electric forces and electric energy.
3. Magnetostatics in vacuum. Electric current and current density. Magnetic induction vector B. Biot-Savart Law. Ampere¿s law. Differential and integral formulation of magnetostatics. Magnetic vector potential. Magnetic dipole. Magnetic scalar potential.
4. Magnetostatics in material media. Magnetization vector. Magnetization currents and magnetic poles. Magnetic intensity vector H. Magnetic susceptibility and permittivity. Boundary conditions for B and H. Magnetic forces and magnetic energy.
5. Electromagnetic fields. Faraday¿s law. Self- and mutual inductance. Displacement current. Maxwell equations. Poynting vector and Poynting¿s theorem. Electromagnetic moment and energy.
6. Electromagnetic waves. Plane waves. Paraxial aproximation and Geometrical Optics Reflection and refraction laws. Polarization of light. Fresnel coefficients. Propagation of waves in dielectric and conducting media.
7. Electromagnetism and the theory of special relativity. The electromagnetic tensor.
2. Electrostatics in material media. Polarization vector. Polarization charge densities. Electric displacement vector D. Electric susceptibility and permitivity. Boundary conditions for D and E. Electric forces and electric energy.
3. Magnetostatics in vacuum. Electric current and current density. Magnetic induction vector B. Biot-Savart Law. Ampere¿s law. Differential and integral formulation of magnetostatics. Magnetic vector potential. Magnetic dipole. Magnetic scalar potential.
4. Magnetostatics in material media. Magnetization vector. Magnetization currents and magnetic poles. Magnetic intensity vector H. Magnetic susceptibility and permittivity. Boundary conditions for B and H. Magnetic forces and magnetic energy.
5. Electromagnetic fields. Faraday¿s law. Self- and mutual inductance. Displacement current. Maxwell equations. Poynting vector and Poynting¿s theorem. Electromagnetic moment and energy.
6. Electromagnetic waves. Plane waves. Paraxial aproximation and Geometrical Optics Reflection and refraction laws. Polarization of light. Fresnel coefficients. Propagation of waves in dielectric and conducting media.
7. Electromagnetism and the theory of special relativity. The electromagnetic tensor.