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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: 20

Average GPA: 3.18 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.76%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Djordje Minic201533.5%48.7%17.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.144
Eric R Sharpe202349.5%42.7%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.385
Marvin Blecher200736.8%44.3%19.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.144
Kyungwha Park202027.0%53.3%19.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.077

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