Electromagnetic theory
Master
In Maynard (USA)
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Master
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Maynard (USA)
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Electromagnetic Theory covers the basic principles of electromagnetism: experimental basis, electrostatics, magnetic fields of steady currents, motional e.m.f. and electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations, propagation and radiation of electromagnetic waves, electric and magnetic properties of matter, and conservation laws. This is a graduate level subject which uses appropriate mathematics but whose emphasis is on physical phenomena and principles.
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- Electromagnetism
Course programme
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Recitations: 1 session / week, 1.5 hours / session
The aim of the course is two-fold. First, we shall discuss topics of E&M theory with emphasis on the relativistic effects and wave physics. Second, we shall try to provide a setting for reviewing the basic concepts of E&M that should be useful for the students preparing to take General Exam, Part I.
Electromagnetism II (8.07)
Schwinger, Julian, L. L. DeRaad Jr., K. A. Milton, W-Y Tsai. Classical Electrodynamics. Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Book Group, 1998. ISBN: 9780738200569.
Jackson, J. D. Classical Electrodynamics. New York: Wiley, 1998. ISBN: 9780471309321.
Landau, L. D., and E. M. Lifshitz. Classical Theory of Fields. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1975. ISBN: 9780080181769.
There will be problem sets assigned weekly, 12 in total, due on Wednesdays. The final exam will be closed book.
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Electromagnetic theory