Syllabus 2019-2020
                                                           UNIT-I 
Waves in physical media, Wave equation and its solution, Types of waves, particle velocity, acceleration and energy in progressive waves. Longitudinal waves on a rod. Transverse waves on a string, characteristic impedance of a string, Waves in absorbing media. Reflection and Transmission of transverse waves on a string at discontinuity, Reflection and transmission of energy. Reflection and transmission of longitudinal waves at a boundary. Standing wave ratio, Impedance matching, Energy of vibrating string. Wave and group velocity.
                                                              UNIT-II 
Physical interpretation of Maxwell’s equations, E.M. waves and wave equation in a medium having finite permeability, permittivity and conductivity. Energy flow due to EM wave - Poynting vector, Impedance of a dielectric to EM waves. EM waves in a conducting medium and skin depth. Impedance and Refractive index of a dielectric and a conductor. Reflection and transmission of EM waves at a boundary of two dielectric media for normal and oblique incidence. Reflection of EM waves from the surface of a conductor at normal incidence.