Classical Electromagnetism II

3 credits · Undergraduate

This is the second part of a two-semester course in classical electromagnetism. Topics include conservation laws in electrodynamics, electromagnetic wave equation, electromagnetic waves and their properties, wave polarization, electromagnetic waves in linear media and in conductors, wave guides, transmission lines, resonant cavities, electromagnetic potentials, electric dipole radiation, magnetic dipole radiation, multipole radiation, radiation by a single charge, relativity, relativistic electrodynamics, four vectors, and relativistic formulation of Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 310-3