PHYS 3327

Advanced Electricity and Magnetism

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Focuses on advanced electro/magnetostatics, such as multipole expansion of the potential solutions to Laplace's Equation and boundary value problems, as well as time-dependent electrodynamics: Maxwell's Equations, electromagnetic waves, reflection and refraction, wave guides, and generation of electromagnetic radiation (retarded potential). As time permits, topics will be drawn from antennas, relativistic electrodynamics, four vectors, Lorentz, and transformation of fields based on the interest of the class. At the level of Classical Electromagnetic Radiation by Heald and Marion or the more advanced chapters of Introduction to Electrodynamics by Griffiths.

Distribution Requirements (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG), (PHS-AS, SMR-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Gain familiarity with advanced techniques in electrostatics.
• Understand the dynamical aspect of Maxwell’s equations and the role of electromagnetic fields in the conservation of energy and momentum.
• Understand plane waves as the building blocks for EM radiation and the frequency-dependent behavior of EM waves in a variety of materials and waveguides.
• Gain exposure to mechanisms for the generation of EM waves.
• Explore more deeply the relationship between Special Relativity and Maxwell’s Equations.

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