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PHYS-5406: 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: PHYS-5405

Required By: PHYS-5464, PHYS-5726, PHYS-6455, PHYS-6456

Corequisites: PHYS-5714

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.25 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.39%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Marvin Blecher201032.4%66.2%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.246
Kyungwha Park202128.3%56.8%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.175
Eric R Sharpe202450.2%43.3%5.3%0.0%1.3%0.0%3.365
Djordje Minic201630.6%63.5%4.5%0.0%1.5%0.0%3.244

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