L28 - Magnetic Fields and Gauss’s Law for Magnetism#
ECE 343 · Spring 2027
Magnetic Fields and Gauss's Law for Magnetism
The Biot-Savart law, and why magnetic field lines always close.
Lesson 28 · Module 3: Magnetostatics · Maj Ellis · Dr. Neil Rogers
Learning Objectives
- I can use the Biot-Savart law to simple magnetostatic systems to find the magnetic field at an observation point.
- I can articulate the meaning of both the integral form and point form of Gauss's Law for magnetism.
Spring 2025 Slides
These are last year’s Beamer slides, posted as they were taught while this lesson is converted to the new format. The fill-in handout, where there is one, is the copy to print and bring to class.
Reading
Ellingson, Electromagnetics, Vol. 1, sections 7.1–7.3. · GR 2
Under Construction
This lesson is being converted to the new course format. The objectives and reading above are current; the notes, slides, and practice problems will replace the Spring 2025 material as they are finished.