Electrostatics and Magnetostatics:
Divergence and curl of electrostatic field; Laplace's and Poisson's equations for electrostatic potential, Electrostatic field and charge density. electrostatics problems in presence of dielectrics. Differential and integral calculus: Concept of gradient, operator, divergence and curl Line, surface and volume integrals, Gauss 'Divergence theorem, Stokes theorem, Equation of continuity, Divergence of magnetic induction, Biot savarts law. Magnetic vector potential, Amperes circuital law, Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, the basic equations of electromagnetism, generalization of amperes law, Maxwell's equations. Energy in an electromagnetic field; Flow of energy and Poynting vector with examples.

PHYSICAL OPTICS:
Interference: Division of wave front-Fresnel's biprism, Division of amplitude Newton's rings, Michelson interferometer, applications. Diffraction: Difference between Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Fraunhofer diffraction through a slit. Plane transmission diffraction grating, its dispersive and resolving powers. Polarization, quarter wave plate, half wave plate, Nicol prism, Polarimeter