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PHYS-5405: Classical Electromagnetism

Description: Classical theory of electromagnetism and its applications. 5405: Electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwells equations and electromagnetic waves; wave guides, apertures, and antennae. 5406: Special relativity and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations; Lienard-Wiechert potentials, motion, radiation, and energy loss be charged particles; self-fields and radiative damping; magnetic monopoles and field theories. Consent required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: PHYS-5406

Corequisites: PHYS-5714

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.29 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.43%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Eric R Sharpe202346.4%46.2%7.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.383
Ian Shoemaker202473.3%26.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.651
Kyungwha Park202019.6%54.5%25.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.972

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W