Department of Physics

PHY 530: Electromagnetism I

Course Information

Please note that exact details of the course can vary

Professor: Gerhard Muller
Semester: Fall in alternate years
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: PHY510, PHY520 (readily waived by permission numbers).

Catalog Description: Electrostatics, including boundary value problem. Multipoles, electrostatics of macroscopic media, dielectrics. Magnetostatics. Time-varying fields, Maxwell equations, conservation laws. Plane electromagnetic waves, wave propagation. Wave guides, resonant cavities. Magnetic materials

Course Goals & Outcomes

Upon completion, successful students will be able to:

• Understand important topics of classical electromagnetism
• Further develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Conduct physics research on a better foundation

Course Description

This course meets 2 times per week for lecture.
Topics covered in this course include:

• Electrostatics
• Dielectrics
• Magnetism and magnetic materials
• Electrodynamics
• Relativity
• Optics
• Radiation

Contact Information: Gerhard Muller (gmuller@uri.edu)