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FIELD THEORY AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Code: MATH283

Credits: 7.5

Semester: Semester 1

(This module is for those EEE students who have not studied at XJTLU).

Maxwell’s equations elegantly describe the physical laws governing such things as electrodynamics. Related problems may be posed in terms of vector calculus, or in terms of differential equations. In this module, we revise vector calculus and field theory in three dimensions, using Stokes’ theorem and Gauss’ theorem to solve explicit physical problems; we evaluate path, surface and volume integrals, and derive general electrodynamic laws. We also consider both the ordinary and partial differential equations arising from real world problems related to Maxwell’s equations, and solve them using Fourier series methods.