PHYS 5940 - Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory

Goals: To develop an understanding of the classical theory of electric and magnetic fields.

Content: Vector analysis, discrete and continuous charge distributions, Gauss’s law, boundary conditions, the equations of Laplace and Poisson, dielectric and magnetic materials, Maxwell’s equations.

Taught: Alternate years.

Prerequisites: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3720.

Credits: 4