ELECTRODYNAMICS I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( PHYSICS 202 , 208 , or 248 ) and ( MATH 234 or 376 ) or member of Engineering Guest Students. Not open to students with credit in E C E 220 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply concepts from single-variable and vector calculus to solve electrodynamics problems Audience: Undergraduate 2. Calculate static electric and magnetic fields from charge and current distributions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use concepts of electric and magnetic fields to calculate forces, work, and energy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use boundary conditions on electric and magnetic fields to compute field changes at interfaces between materials Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop expressions for macroscopic electric circuit lumped parameters such as inductance and capacitance by applying principles of electric and magnetic fields Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply bounce diagrams to calculate time and space distribution of currents and voltages on transmission lines Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply concepts from single-variable and vector calculus to solve electrodynamics problems Audience: Undergraduate 2. Calculate static electric and magnetic fields from charge and current distributions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use concepts of electric and magnetic fields to calculate forces, work, and energy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use boundary conditions on electric and magnetic fields to compute field changes at interfaces between materials Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop expressions for macroscopic electric circuit lumped parameters such as inductance and capacitance by applying principles of electric and magnetic fields Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply bounce diagrams to calculate time and space distribution of currents and voltages on transmission lines Audience: Undergraduate