PHY321 Electrodynamics

• Electrostatics
• Magnetostatics
• Electrodynamics
• Relativistic formulation
• Electromagnetic waves
• Wave optics

Lecture and exercises in English.

Main textbook:

• W. Nolting: "Grundkurs Theoretische Physik 3: Elektrodynamik"

For selected topics:

• J.D. Jackson: "Classical Electrodynamics"
• (R. Kroeger and R. Unbehauen: "Elektrodynamik")

It is highly recommended to read the "mathematical preparations" in Chapter 1 of Nolting's book.

Lecture notes:

• Hand-written (informal) lecture notes are available on OLAT.

In order to pass the module each of the following requirements must be met:

• 50% of the points of exercise sheets 1 to 13
• 33% of the points of exercise sheets 1 to 7 and 33% of the points of exercise sheet 8 to 13
• Pass the exam

Lecture  Lecture calendar

• Wednesday 08:00 - 09:45 Y35-F-32
• Friday 10:15 - 12:00 Y16-G-05

The following materials will be available on OLAT: script, slides, Zoom link for streaming, Zoom recordings.

Exercises  Tutorial calendar

• Friday 08:00 - 09:45
  • Group 1: Javier Lizana + Nudzeim Selimovic Y36-J-33
  • Group 2: Flavio Guadagni + Markus Loechner Y27-H-35/36

All problem sheets and related materials will be managed via OLAT.

• First exercise class on Fri Feb 25
  • Takes place in Y27-H-35/36 for everybody
  • Group assignments
  • Repetition of basic vector calculus (unmarked but important)
• Exercise sheets 1-13:
  • Available online on Thursday of week n at 12:00 (starting on Feb 24)
  • Hints on Friday of week n (starting Feb 25) in the exercise classes
  • Solution to be handed in via OLAT on Wednesday of week n+1 (starting Mar 2) at 15:00
  • Discussion of solutions on Friday of week n+1 (starting on Mar 4)
  • Solutions can be handed in in groups of two students

Investing a significant amount of time for solving the exercises during the semester is crucial for the understanding of the lecture and plays a very important role as a preparation for the written exam!

Date and place:  around the 2nd week of July (the date will be fixed soon)

Allowed collection of formulas:  3 handwritten double-sided A4 pages or 2 double-sided A4 pages in Latex. Only your personal Latex formulas are allowed, i.e. it is not allowed to include external PDF files of figures in a Latex document.

Allowed tools: standard pocket calculator without data storage and internet connection. No other electronic devices are allowed.

Date:  Early September

Format of the exam: