PHYS 442 - Electricity and Magnetism 3
Review of the origin of Maxwell's equations, conservation laws, potential formulation of Maxwell's equations and gauge choices, vacuum solutions of Maxwell's equations (free space, waveguides, dispersion), solution to Maxwell's equations for arbitrary sources (static and time-dependent problems), relativistic formulation of electrodynamics, macroscopic Maxwell's equations and plane waves in macroscopic media.
Prerequisites
PHYS342; PHYS364 or (AMATH351 and AMATH353)
Offerings
Fall 2025 [1259]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7651 | 71 / 100 | 14:30 - 15:20 | M,W,F | | |
| TST 201 | 7867 | 71 / 100 | | | | |
| TUT 101 | 7847 | 71 / 100 | 10:30 - 11:20 | M | | |
Fall 2023 [1239]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7464 | 65 / 100 | 12:30 - 13:20 | M,W,F | | |
| TST 201 | 8608 | 65 / 100 | 18:30 - 19:50 | T | | |
| TUT 101 | 7741 | 65 / 100 | 13:30 - 14:20 | F | | |
Fall 2022 [1229]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 8588 | 0 / 100 | | | | |
| LEC 002 | 8858 | 0 / 50 | | | | |
Fall 2021 [1219]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7618 | 61 / 100 | | | | Jim Martin |
| LEC 002 | 10450 | 27 / 50 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | PHY 145 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2020 [1209]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 041 | 7456 | 92 / 100 | | | | Raffi Budakian |
Fall 2019 [1199]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7306 | 83 / 80 | 08:30 - 09:20 | M,W,F | PHY 313 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2018 [1189]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7175 | 65 / 70 | 12:30 - 13:20 | M,W,F | MC 2038 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2017 [1179]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7271 | 46 / 70 | 08:30 - 09:20 | M,W,F | PHY 235 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2016 [1169]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7237 | 68 / 70 | 08:30 - 09:20 | M,W,F | PHY 313 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2015 [1159]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7442 | 49 / 70 | 16:00 - 17:20 | T,Th | PHY 313 | Chris O'Donovan |
Fall 2014 [1149]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7690 | 34 / 70 | 16:00 - 17:20 | T,F | PHY 313 | Chris O'Donovan |
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Useful: 46.88 %
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