Individual course details
Study programme Theoretical and experimental physics, Applied and Computer Physics
Chosen research area (module)  
Nature and level of studies Undergraduate studies
Name of the course Electromagnetism
Professor (lectures) Prof. Milorad Kuraica
Professor/associate (examples/practical) Svetislav Mijatović
Professor/associate (additional)  
ECTS 9 Status (required/elective)  required
Access requirements Molecular physics and thermodynamics, Mathematics 1
Aims of the course Adopting the basic concepts of electromagnetism, necessary for describing all electromagnetic phenomena. Understanding the basic laws of electromagnetism - the Coulomb's law of electrostatics, Amper's law of magnetostatics, the laws of stationary and nonstationary currents, and the law of electromagnetic induction within electrodynamics. Understanding the formation of basic equations of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, as well as the Maxwell equations of electrodynamics.
Learning outcomes Students are trained to independently solve the basic problems of electromagnetism and acquire the  necessary basics for understanding the more complex physical phenomena and the laws of electromagnetism in vacuum and substances.
Contents of the course
Lectures 1. Electrostatic field in a vacuum (1.1 Coulomb's law, field functions, 1.2 field equations, 1.3 field energy, electrostatic dipole). 2. Electrostatic field in dielectrics (2.1 polarization, bonded charges, 2.2 field equations, energy). 3. Electrostatic field of conductors, capacitors. 4. Stationary electrical current. 5. Magnetostatic field in vacuum (5.1 Amper's force, field strength, Lorentz's force, 5.2 field equations, vector potential, magnetostatic dipole). 6. Magnetostatic fields of diamagnetics and paramagnetics (magnetization of magnetics, magnetization currents, field equations). 7. Magnetostatic field of ferromagnetics (macroscopic properties, permanent magnet), 8. Quasistationary electromagnetic field (8.1 phenomena of electromagnetic induction, inductance, self-induction and mutual induction, 8.2 electromagnetic field energy, 8.3 oscillatory circuits). 9. Non-stationary electromagnetic field, Maxwell's equations.
Examples/ practical classes Computational exercises are following the lectures.
Recommended books
1 N. N. Nedeljković i , Увод у Електромагнетизам: I Електростатика,  Студентски трг, Београд (1995)
2 Н.Н. Недељковић и Љ.Д. Недељковић, Увод у Електромагнетизам: II и III: Магнетостатика и Електродинамика, скрипта (PDF, word)
3 J. E. Tamm, Fundamentals of the Theory of Electricity, Mir Publishers, Moscow
4 Purcell E.M., Morin D.J.-Electricity and Magnetism-Cambridge University Press (2013)
5 И.Е.Иродов, Задаци из опште физике, Завод за удџбенике, Подгорица 2000
Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures Examples&practicals   Student project Additional
4 3      
Teaching and learning methods Lectures, computational exercises, consultations, demonstrations
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework mark examination mark
coursework 10 written examination 30
practicals   oral examination 40
papers 20    
presentations