Course Number: Phys 5710 and Phys 5720
Course Name: Electricity and Magnetism I & II
Credits: Both 3 Cr
Instructor: Kirill Tuchin tuchin@iastate.edu
PreReq Phys 5710: Graduate standing or instructor permission Phys 5720: Credit in Phys 5710
Course Descriptions
Two-semester sequence that covers the fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism. Topics covered include:
Phys 5710 (E&M I - Fall)
- Electrostatics
- Magnetostatics
- Boundary value problems
- Maxwell's equations
- Wave phenomena in macroscopic media
- Wave guides
Phys 5720 (E&M II - Spring)
- Special theory of relativity
- Least action and motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields
- Radiation
- Collisions between charged particles
- Multipole fields
- Radiation damping.