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Credit points: 9.0
Coordinator: Dr A Roberts
Prerequisite: Physics 640-225 or 640-245; Mathematics 618-231 and 232
Contact: 21 lectures and seven 1-hour tutorials (two hours a week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
By the completion of this course the student should:
- have a thorough comprehension of classical electrodynamics based on Maxwell's equations;
- be able to apply this understanding to the solution of problems involving the calculation of fields (boundary value problems), the motion of charged particles, and the production and behaviour of electromagnetic waves.
Content:
Electrodynamics in vacuo: in terms of both fields and potentials; its relativistic covariance. Electrodynamics in material media: dielectric, magnetic, conducting. Calculation of fields, boundary value problems: motion of particles in electromagnetic fields; production, propagation and interaction of electromagnetic waves.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 229)
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