Below are the slides I presented during the 2023/2024 academic year for the new version of the Year 1 Electromagnetism module at the University of York. The slides are grouped by topics, but this is not the order in which they were presented (it makes more sense, pedagogically to introduce the Maxwell equations along with their corresponding electrical applications: e.g. Maxwell-Faraday close to inductors).
Introduction to electromagnetism
Electrostatics 1 – The Coulomb force & the Electric Field
Electrostatics 2 – The superposition principle
Electrostatics 3 – Introducing Gauss’ Law
Electrostatics 4 – Using Gauss’ Law
Electrostatics 5 – Using Gauss’ Law versus the Superposition Principle
Electrostatics 6 – Work & Energy in Electrostatics
Electrostatics 7 – The electrostatic Potential
Module Review #1 – Electrostatics
Electrostatics 8 – Problem: Potential energy of a system of charges
Magnetostatics 1 – The Magnetic Field
Magnetostatics 2 – Calculating the magnetic field
Magnetostatics 3 – Magnetic field & single charges: the Lorentz force
Magnetostatics 4 – A “let’s slow down a bit” lecture
Magnetostatics 5 – Laplace force & Magnetic torque
Module Review #2
Maxwell’s equations 1 – The divergence of fields
Maxwell’s equations 2 – Divergence, fields, currents & charges
Maxwell’s equations 3 – Curl & Time
Maxwell’s equations 4 – Linearity, Locality, Symmetry & the Displacement Current
Maxwell’s equations 5 – Electromagnetic waves
Electrical circuits 1 – Electrical circuits & Kirchhoff’s laws
Electrical circuits 2 – Resistors
Electrical circuits 3 – Capacitors
Electrical circuits 4 – Dealing with electrical circuits #1
Electrical circuits 5 – Inductors
Electrical circuits 5b – Inductors (the end)
Electrical circuits 6 – Dealing with electrical circuits #2
Exam Support 1 – The Questions from Hell
Exam Support 2 – Module Review #3
Exam Support 3 – Typical Exam Question