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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Electromagnetism programme by Swayam is an undergraduate course of twelve weeks. In this, students will learn, apply, and analyse how Maxwell’s equations govern electric and magnetic fields’ dynamics. This comprehensive curriculum falls under the ‘Physics’ domain and covers critical topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, a magnetic field’s energies, dielectrics forces, spherical coordinate systems, and Faraday's law.

The Electromagnetism training also helps course-takers familiarise with vector calculus, Stoke’s theorem, Divergence theorem, and Dirac Delta function. Students will study the motion of charged particles in magnetic and electric fields, and gain fluency about the equation of continuity. With merely a prior knowledge in Calculus, aspirants can gain admission into this programme and start learning these concepts.

Moreover, the Electromagnetism certification course is an undergraduate-level one, and it is targeted at first-year B.Sc. students. This core programme offers a holistic syllabus and is free to learn from. However, candidates can achieve a digitally-verifiable certificate for this course by appearing for the proctored exam and completing the course.

The Highlights

Free course
Online training
Ongoing, core programme
Undergraduate-level learning
IISER Bhopal’s faculty
Completion certificate
Twelve-week studying
Assignments
Proctored Exam at Swayam’s test centres

Programme Offerings

Core programme
Lectures
12-week course
online programme
completion certificate
assignments
Physics course
Final Proctored Test

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IISER Bhopal

The Electromagnetism certification is a free course on Swayam. However, students have to pay to register and pass the proctored exam, conducted at the designated exam centres, to receive their certificates. The free structure for this course is provided below.

Electromagnetism course fee structure

Online programme	Fees
Electromagnetism course material	Free
Electromagnetism final exam fee	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Students joining the Electromagnetism online course must have prior knowledge of Calculus.

Moreover, learners can earn the Electromagnetism certification by clearing Swayam’s proctored examination, after registering for it. Students must secure 30/75 in it, and score 10/25 in their curriculum assignments to receive the certificate.

What you will learn

Knowledge of physics

Completing the entire curriculum of the Electromagnetism training will teach you the following:

Introduction to vector algebra, vector calculus
Spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems
Stokes Theorem, Divergence Theorem
Electrostatics, electric potential and energy of a charge distribution
Energy dissipation and electrical conductivity (Ohm’s law)
Magnetostatics and magnetic dipoles
Electromagnetic conduction and electrodynamics
Maxwell’s equations

Who it is for

The Electromagnetism certification course is intended for first-year B.Sc. students.

Admission Details

Step 1. Reach the ‘Electromagnetism’ course page on the official Swayam website with this link- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ph05/preview.

Step 2. As it is an ongoing course, register on the Swayam website to get notified about programme commencement and join on the date mentioned. If you’re already a Swayam account user, use those credentials to sign in and enrol.

Application Details

Candidates for the Electromagnetism training have to log in or register on the Swayam website to join the course on the said date. Candidates can register by providing their full name, email address, and password, or through their Facebook/Google/Microsoft profile.

The Syllabus

Vector algebra
Introduction to vector calculus: gradient, divergence, and curl

Cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems
line
surface and volume elements

Divergence theorem
Stokes theorem
Dirac Delta function

Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law
Gauss’s law: differential and integral forms, application

Electric potential
Poisson and Laplace equation (no solution)
Method of images
Energy of a charge distribution

Field and potential due to dipole
Polarization in a dielectric
Linear dielectrics
Force on dielectrics

Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields
Electric currents: line, surface, and volume
currents and current densities
Electrical conductivity and Ohm’s law
Equation of continuity
Energy dissipation

Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart law
Divergence and curl of B
Differential and integral form of Ampere’s law

Vector potential
Magnetic dipoles
Magnetization in materials
Dia
para and ferromagnetism

Electrodynamics
electromagnetic induction
motional emf and Faraday’s law

Inductance and energy in a magnetic field
the displacement currents
Maxwell’s equations

Electrodynamics within the framework of Maxwell’s equations and outlook

Evaluation process

Students studying the Electromagnetism programme need to pay for the final proctored exam and appear for this test at the designated test centres. The evaluation is based on the average assignment score- 25% of the average of best eight assignments (out of total 12-course assignments), exam score- 75% of the proctored certification test marks (out of 100), and final score= exam score+ average assignment score.

Students will only be eligible for the course certificate if their test score is >=30/75 and average assignment score is >=10/25. If either of the criteria is not met, the student will not receive the certificate.