ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( PHYSICS 202 , 208 or 248 ) and ( MATH 234 , 321 or 376 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate the electric field, electric potential, and total energy directly from charge distributions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Calculate the static properties of currents, magnetic fields, and magnetic vector potentials. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply vector algebra and vector calculus to calculate electric and magnetic fields. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Calculate electric potential distributions using Laplace's equation, and apply method of images, separation of variables, and multipole expansions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Calculate the static electromagnetic response of continuous media. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate properties of electric and magnetic fields changing in time. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Use Maxwell's equations to calculate the properties of electromagnetic waves. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate the electric field, electric potential, and total energy directly from charge distributions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Calculate the static properties of currents, magnetic fields, and magnetic vector potentials. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply vector algebra and vector calculus to calculate electric and magnetic fields. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Calculate electric potential distributions using Laplace's equation, and apply method of images, separation of variables, and multipole expansions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Calculate the static electromagnetic response of continuous media. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate properties of electric and magnetic fields changing in time. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Use Maxwell's equations to calculate the properties of electromagnetic waves. Audience: Undergraduate