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Students are expected to know electrodynamics at the PHYS 504 level before they take this course. Only students who have done well in PHYS 504 should take this course. Also, students should know mathematical methods of physics.
Grading:
Students turning in less than 70% of homeworks will automatically earn
an F grade. For other students, the course score will be calculated as
follows:
Homework: 20%, Test 1: 20%, Test 2: 20%, Final Exam: 40%.
In this course we focus on basic concepts of electrodynamics: electrostatics, multipoles, dielectrics, magnetostatics, Maxwell Equations, electromagnetic waves and waveguides. Thus, we cover most of Chapters 1-8 in the textbook by Jackson.
In the next semester's continuation of this course, i.e., in PHYS 704, we will study a relativistic formulation and also applications of Maxwell's equations to radiation, diffraction and charged particles.