PHYS 436 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Description
Physics 435 and 436 presents a systematic development of electrodynamics, including Maxwell's equations, electrostatics and magnetostatics, boundary value problems, fields in matter, and electromagnetic waves. The second semester (PHYS 436) covers electromagnetic waves, conservation laws, potentials and gauge invariance, radiation, and relativistic electrodynamics.
Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours / 3 graduate hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 435
Note: Math 241 (vector calculus) is much more important in E&M than in mechanics.
Class Scheduling Requirement: Register for the lecture and one of the discussion sections (D0/D1/D2).
Discussions
The purpose of the discussion is not just to make you work another problem, but to get you in the habit of discussing physics with other people. In practice, this is a major component of how science gets done. The expectation is that you will work the problems as a group during your discussion section, and submit a single physical solution set reflecting your collaborations at the end of the section. Grading is pass-fail per each discussion problem, and is based on whether there is clearly written, relevant material present for the problem.
Class Schedule Information
Type |
CreditHours |
Times |
Days |
Location |
Instructor |
| LEC | 3 | 09:00-09:50 | MWF | 144 Loomis Lab | Suk Bum Chung |
| DIS (D0) | 0 | 16:00-16:50 | T | 204 Transportation Bldg | Jason Kyle Elhaderi |
| DIS (D1) | 0 | 17:00-17:50 | T | 2025 Campus Instructional Facility | Jason Kyle Elhaderi |
| DIS (D2) | 0 | 18:00-18:50 | T | 0018 Campus Instructional Facility | Jason Kyle Elhaderi |