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Electrodynamics

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Course ID:	1102-305C
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.205 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0533) Physics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Electrodynamics
Name in Polish:	Electrodynamics
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	(in Polish) Fizyka, ścieżka standardowa; przedmioty dla III roku Astronomy (1st level); obligatory courses on 3rd year Astronomy, individual path; 3rd year courses Courses in English Physics (1st level); obligatory courses on 3rd year
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	8.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Prerequisites (description):	- Physics I-III - Mathematics I-III or equivalent. More specifically students are suppose to know - Static electromagnetism in vacuum (Coulomb/Gauss, Biot-Savart/Ampere, and their simple solutions) - Relativistic mechanics (proper time, time dilation, Lorentz contraction) - Vector analysis (gradient, divergence, rotation and Gauss, Stokes) - Waves (phase velocity, wave equation, and Fourier modes) Homeworks and extra tutorials will be provided to make sure that students are familiar with them.
Short description:	Introduction to basic concepts and mathematical tools of electrodynamics, in particular electromagnetic waves and Maxwell equations. We first discuss microscopic electromagnetic fields in vacuum, and then apply them to macroscopic phenomena in matter.
Full description:	- Electromagnetic force, Maxwell equations and charge conservation (differential/integration forms, symmetries) - Characteristic phenomena (static electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, displacement current) - Energy and momentum of electromagnetic fields (Poynting vector, Maxwell tensor) - Potential formulation (gauge uncertainty, causality, Lienard-Wiechert potential) - Electromagnetic waves and radiation (plane/spherical wave, metallic wave guide, Larmor formula) - Relativity (Lorentz transformation, covariant formulation) - Electrodynamics in matter (polarization/magnetization, refraction index, reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves) Main lecture and tutorial are complementary, in the sense that their stress is sometimes different: lecture discusses Maxwell theory and its connection to simple phenomena, while tutorial discusses practical electrodynamic phenomena. Students are highly encouraged to attend both.
Bibliography:	- D. J. Griffiths "Introduction to electrodynamics" - J. D. Jackson "Classical electrodynamics"
Learning outcomes:	Students will be able to apply Maxwell equations to characteristic electromagnetic phenomena in vacuum and also in matter. Students will be able to explain an interplay between electric and magnetic fields, in particular, for different observers.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	There will be two written midterm, final written and oral exams. The midterms are based on tutorials, the final written is based on half lecture and half tutorial, and the oral exam is based on lecture. The final mark is based on the total score.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU CW W TH CW FR WYK
Type of class:	Classes, 60 hours, 20 places more information Lecture, 45 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators:	Ayuki Kamada
Group instructors:	Gayatri -, Marwan Alam, Bruno Cury Camargo, Igor De Souza Lana Antoniazzi, Juan Garnica-Aguirre, Prithivraj Govindaraj, Danish Hamza, Ayuki Kamada, Sandra Kannachanpurakkal Sajeev Kumar, Deeksha Kanti, Souradeep Purkayastha, Subrata Rakshit
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU CW W TH CW FR WYK
Type of class:	Classes, 60 hours, 20 places more information Lecture, 45 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators:	Ayuki Kamada
Group instructors:	(unknown)
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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