PHY321 Electrodynamics
Contact
| Lecture: | Prof. Dr. Gino Isidori | Y36 J82 |
| Exercises: |
Y36 K84 Y36 J42 Y36 J38 Y36 J38 |
Main topics
- Electrostatics
- Magnetostatics
- Electrodynamics
- Relativistic formulation
- Electromagnetic waves
Organisation
Lectures:
Exercise classes:
- Friday 08:00 - 09:45 Y27-H-35/36
- First exercise class: Friday, 27.02.2026
- Publication of the exercises: Wednesday (one week in advance, in this web page)
- Return of the exercises by the students: At the latest on the following Wednesday at midnight. The solutions are to be submitted via email to gloria.bertolotti@physik.uzh.ch.
- Rule for the admission to the final exam: At least 40% of all the assignments must be returned and be evaluated with grade 4 or above.
Final exam
- Type: The exam will be a written test (duration 3 hrs.).
- Exam date: Thursday, July 2 (2026), at 9:00
- Collection of useful formluae (PDF, 2 MB) (sheet available at the exam)
Lecture notes
| Date | Subject | Notes | Recording |
| 18.02.26 | 1. Introduction | Notes 1 (PDF, 3 MB) | |
| 20.02.26 | 2. Electrostatics | Notes 2 (PDF, 3 MB) | |
| 25.02.26 | 2. Electrostatics | Notes 3 (PDF, 4 MB) | |
| 27.02.26 | 2. Electrostatics | Notes 4 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 04.03.2026 | 3. Laplace operator & Poisson Eq. | Notes 5 (PDF, 2 MB) | |
| 06.03.2026 | 3. Laplace operator & Poisson Eq. | Notes 6 (PDF, 3 MB) | |
| 11.03.2026 | 4. Magnetostatics | Notes 7 (PDF, 4 MB) | part I |
| 13.03.2026 | 4. Magnetostatics | Notes 8 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 18.03.2026 | 5. Electrodynamics | Notes 9 (PDF, 4 MB) | part I, part II |
| 20.03.2026 | 5. Electrodynamics | Notes 10 (PDF, 4 MB) | part I, part II |
| 25.03.2026 | 5. Electrodynamics | Notes 11 (PDF, 2 MB) | part I & II |
| 27.03.2026 | 6. Conservation Laws | Notes 12 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 01.04.2026 | 6. Conservation Laws | Notes 13 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 15.04.2026 | 7. Potential formulation | Notes 14 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, partII |
| 17.04.2026 | 7. Potential formulation | Notes 15 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 22.04.2026 | 8. Electromangetic Radiation | Notes 16 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 24.04.2026 | 8. Electromangetic Radiation | Notes 17 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 29.04.2026 | 9. Electromagnetism and Relativity | Notes 18 (PDF, 5 MB) | |
| 06.05.2026 | 9. Electromagnetism and Relativity | Notes 19 (PDF, 3 MB) | part I, part II |
| 08.05.2026 | 9. Electromagnetism and Relativity | Notes 20 (PDF, 3 MB) | |
| 12.05.2026 | 10. Electromagnetism in Matter | Notes 21 (PDF, 4 MB) | |
| 20.05.2026 | 10. Electromagnetism in Matter | Notes 22 (PDF, 4 MB) | |
| 22.05.2026 |
10. Electromagnetism in Matter 11. EM waves in matter |
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| 27.05.2026 | 11. EM waves in matter | Notes 25 (PDF, 2 MB) |
Exercise Sheets
| Series | Given on | To hand in | Solutions |
| Series-1 (PDF, 388 KB) | 20.02.26 | 27.02.26 | Solutions-1 (PDF, 455 KB) |
| Series-2 (PDF, 194 KB) | 25.02.26 | 04.03.26 | Solutions-2 (PDF, 252 KB) |
| Series-3 (PDF, 199 KB) | 04.03.26 | 11.03.26 |
Solutions-3 (PDF, 346 KB) (updated 18.03.) |
| Series-4 (PDF, 249 KB) | 11.03.26 | 18.03.26 | Solutions-4 (PDF, 298 KB) |
| Series-5 (PDF, 288 KB) | 18.03.26 | 25.03.26 | Solutions-5 (PDF, 376 KB) |
| Series-6 (PDF, 183 KB) | 25.03.26 | 15.04.26 | Solutions-6 (PDF, 211 KB) |
| Series-7 (PDF, 202 KB) | 15.04.26 | 22.04.26 | Solutions-7 (PDF, 291 KB) |
| Series-8 (PDF, 203 KB) | 22.04.26 | 06.05.26 | Solutions-8 (PDF, 248 KB) |
| Series-9 (PDF, 215 KB) | 06.05.26 | 13.05.26 | Solutions-9 (PDF, 277 KB) |
| Series-10 (PDF, 516 KB) | 13.05.26 | 20.05.26 | Solutions-10 (PDF, 587 KB) |
| Series-11 (PDF, 385 KB) | 20.05.26 | 27.05.26 |
Recommended Literature
Main textbook:
- D.J. Griffiths: "Introduction to Electrodynamics"
- J.D. Jackson: "Classical Electrodynamics"
- D. Tong: "Electromagnetism" (lectures notes)