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PHY350H1F
Electromagnetic Theory

Official description

This course builds upon the knowledge and tools developed in PHY250H1. Topics include: solving Poisson and Laplace equations via method of images and separation of variables, multipole expansion for electrostatics, atomic dipoles and polarizability, polarization in dielectrics, multipole expansion in magnetostatics, magnetic dipoles, magnetization in matter, Maxwell’s equations in matter, conservation laws in electrodynamics, and electromagnetic waves.

Prerequisite
MAT223H1/MAT240H1, MAT244H1/MAT267H1, MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1/MAT257Y1, PHY250H1
Co-requisite
n.a.
Recommended preparation
PHY254H1
Textbook
                            ['Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th ed by D.J. Griffiths (Pearson).']
                        
Breadth requirement
BR=5
Distribution requirement
DR=SCI
course title
PHY350H1F
session
fall
year of study
3rd year
time and location
24L: LEC0101: MW4 12T: R12/R2 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
Course URL
https://q.utoronto.ca
instructor