Core Courses

The idea of 'field' first emerged in the human mind while exploring the nature of charged objects and magnets. the individual ideas of galvanism, electricity, and magnetism merged into a single theory through numerous experiments and critical reasonings by the scholars of the nineteenth century. Maturing over more than two centuries, the classical theory of electromagnetism portrays fundamental interactions between fields and charged matters and help enhance our understanding of Nature. The course, 'PHY 820: Advanced Classical Electromagnetism', offered by CP includes all the aspects of this elegant field theory from static fields to dynamic fields. Followers will learn and feel the physics of electromagnetism which is found almost everywhere, whether it is the reflection on the soap bubble or the cosmic microwave background. The participants will walk through the coursework including regular homework, midterm examinations, and final examinations only to strengthen their understanding of the features of the enriched subject.

    Type: Onsite
    Lectures: Saturday at 8:00AM (BST/UTC+6:00)
    Duration: 4:00 Hours
    Span: 96 Lectures, 96 Homeworks, 8 Midterm Examinations, and 4 Final Examinations
    Length: 24 Months
    Prerequisites: Prelusive Natural Philosophy
    Credits: 12.0

For more than two centuries, Newton's theory of gravity was prevalent in describing the interaction between two bodies due to their masses. But after the publication of Einstein's Special Relativity in 1905, the inadequacy of Newton's theory was apparent. Einstein resolved the problem in 1915 discovering the fundamental nature of gravitational interaction between masses. The discovery was a milestone marking the beginning of a new era of physics and the birth of ‘the Theory of General Relativity' which is the most appropriate theory of gravity so far. Many of its accurate predictions, later confirmed experimentally as well as mathematical rigor has made this theory an essential tool for understanding the nature more precisely. The course 'PHY 840: Advanced General Relativity' will allow the learners to perceive the mathematics of spacetime and the way this theory describes and predicts many cosmological phenomena. The participants will walk-through the coursework including regular homework, midterm examinations, and final examinations only to strengthen their understanding of the features of the enriched subject.