Advanced Electrodynamics

Maxwell equations. Time dependent charge and current distributions. Multipole expansion. Potentials and Gauges. Conservation Laws. Electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic waves in media. Electrodynamics and relativity. Liénard-Wiechert potentials and fields. Synchrotron radiation. Classical and relativistic motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields.

Assessment is based on a midterm exam (on the first part of the course materials) and a final written exam (on the second part of the course materials). There is also an option to take a final exam on all the course material (for students missing the mid-term or scoring a bad mark there). Closed book exams.

If a student chooses to do the final exam on the second part of the material, the exam grade E is calculated according to

E = 0.50 M + 0.50 F,

where M is the grade for the midterm and F is the result of the final exam.

The exam grade E for a student who has decided to do the final exam on all the material is just the result of that final exam F:

E = F.

A retake exam is scheduled in the spring, that covers all the material of the course, i.e. it is a 'full' exam.

Exercises are an important part of the course. A bonus can be received based on the homework exercises (max 0.7). The bonus based on the problems keeps its validity for the retake following the semester in which the course was taught. The score for the problems is reset to 0 for the next issues of this course.