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Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Theory
University of Galway - Direct Enroll Program
Galway, Ireland
Dates: early Jan 2026 - mid May 2026
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Theory
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: EE232
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 36
DESCRIPTION
This module is an introductory module in Electromagnetics which covers the following topics:
1. Review of Coordinate systems and vector notation.
2. Electrostatic Concepts: Charge. Coulomb's law and electrostatic forces. Electric field. Field due to point charge. Superposition of charges.
3. Electrostatic Calculations Derivation of field due to line and sheet charges. Calculation of field in more complex charge distributions through integration and superposition. Electric dipoles.
4. Electric Flux and Energy Gauss's Law. Application to field computations in symmetric structures. Divergence theorem. Electric flux and permittivity. Voltage. Conservative fields and gradient. Computation of voltage from field. Computation of field from voltage. Electric energy storage.
5. Capacitance and Dielectrics Capacitance. Calculation of capacitance for simple structures and design of simple capacitors. Stray capacitance and effect on practical circuits. Dielectric materials. Solution of field and capacitance problems involving inhomogeneous dielectrics.
6. Current, Conducting Materials, and Resistance: Current and current density. Continuity equation. Perfect conductors, good conductors, and semiconductors. Resistance. Computation of resistance.
7. Magnetic Fields and Forces Magnetic force and magnetic field. Biot Savart Law. Magnetic flux density, magnetic flux, and permeability.
8. Computations with Magnetic Fields Derivation of field due to line and sheet currents. Computation of magnetic field due to more complex current distributions. Ampere?s law with application to symmetric distributions. Computation of current from field. Stoke's theorem.
9. Time Varying Fields and Inductance Faraday?s law. Induced voltage. Effect of induced voltage on electronic circuits and noise pickup. Inductors and inductance. Computation of inductance for simple structures, and design of inductors. Mutual inductance.
10. Magnetic Circuits Magnetic materials, saturation and hysteresis. Analysis of magnetic circuits. Transformer design.
11. Maxwell's Equations Displacement current. Combination of equations studied into Maxwell's equation in point and integral form.
1. Review of Coordinate systems and vector notation.
2. Electrostatic Concepts: Charge. Coulomb's law and electrostatic forces. Electric field. Field due to point charge. Superposition of charges.
3. Electrostatic Calculations Derivation of field due to line and sheet charges. Calculation of field in more complex charge distributions through integration and superposition. Electric dipoles.
4. Electric Flux and Energy Gauss's Law. Application to field computations in symmetric structures. Divergence theorem. Electric flux and permittivity. Voltage. Conservative fields and gradient. Computation of voltage from field. Computation of field from voltage. Electric energy storage.
5. Capacitance and Dielectrics Capacitance. Calculation of capacitance for simple structures and design of simple capacitors. Stray capacitance and effect on practical circuits. Dielectric materials. Solution of field and capacitance problems involving inhomogeneous dielectrics.
6. Current, Conducting Materials, and Resistance: Current and current density. Continuity equation. Perfect conductors, good conductors, and semiconductors. Resistance. Computation of resistance.
7. Magnetic Fields and Forces Magnetic force and magnetic field. Biot Savart Law. Magnetic flux density, magnetic flux, and permeability.
8. Computations with Magnetic Fields Derivation of field due to line and sheet currents. Computation of magnetic field due to more complex current distributions. Ampere?s law with application to symmetric distributions. Computation of current from field. Stoke's theorem.
9. Time Varying Fields and Inductance Faraday?s law. Induced voltage. Effect of induced voltage on electronic circuits and noise pickup. Inductors and inductance. Computation of inductance for simple structures, and design of inductors. Mutual inductance.
10. Magnetic Circuits Magnetic materials, saturation and hysteresis. Analysis of magnetic circuits. Transformer design.
11. Maxwell's Equations Displacement current. Combination of equations studied into Maxwell's equation in point and integral form.