PHYC 3100

Electrodynamics

Lec 01 selected

Topics include electrostatics and magnestostatics, boundary value problems, fields in matter, time-dependent phenomena, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, radiation and special relativity.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2025 syllabus by Ted Monchesky. Winter 2027 is taught by Maassen J., so details may differ. Open the PDF

Grading

17%First midterm
17%Second midterm
2%Tutorials
30%Assignments
34%Exam

Textbooks

  • Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th edition, D. J. Griffiths
  • Electromagnetism, G. Pollack and D. Stump (optional)
  • Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, 3rd edition, M. A. Heald and J. B. Marion (optional)
  • Lectures on Physics, Vol. II, R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, and M. Sands (optional)
  • Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd edition, J. D. Jackson (optional)
  • Modern Electrodynamics, A. Zangwill (optional)

Course rules

Missed midterm
There is no make-up test; Method 2 is automatically used if you miss a midterm.
Late work
Assignments lose 10% per day and receive no credit after solutions are provided.
Tutorial absences
One tutorial absence is allowed without explanation; further absences require an absence declaration form.
Collaboration
Students may work together, but submitted assignments and calculations must be their own.

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