Course Outcomes
Time-dependent Sources
Demonstrate the ability to calculate time-dependent electric fields using Faraday's law and the ability to calculate time-dependent magnetic fields using Maxwell's displacement current.
Energy Densities
Demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving electric and magnetic energy densities and the Maxwell stress tensor.
Electromagnetic Waves
Demonstrate the ability to use Maxwell's equations to solve problems involving electromagnetic waves in vacuum and in matter.
Retarded Time
Demonstrate the ability to use the concept of retarded time to compute radiation potentials.
Relativity
Demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving the special theory of relativity, including 4-vectors, form invariance, and the electromagnetic field tensor.