TFY4240 : Electromagnetic Theory (2026)

General info

Instructor

Lectures	Mon. 10:15-12:00 (RFB-R8)
	Tue. 08:15-10:00 (GE-G1)
Exercises	Tue. 12:15-14:00 (SB1-S1)

Content

Electrostatics, method of images, multipoles, electric fields in matter. Magnetostatics and magnetic fields in matter. Electromagnetic force and induction. Maxwell's equations. Conservation laws for charge, energy, momentum and angular momentum. Electromagnetic waves. Transfer matrix theory for thin films. Electromagnetic fields in waveguides. Potential theory and Gauge transformations. Radiation from dipoles and charges in motion. Theory of relativity.

Text Book

The recommended textbook for this class is :

David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall International, 1999. (alternative 4th edition)

Syllabus

A tentative syllabus is:

Chapter 2--11 of Griffiths
All material covered by the lectures (as given by the Lecture Notes)

Here is (finally) the list containing the material that I expect you to be able to derive (or remember).

Weekly Progress Report

Below you find the last page (handwritten notes) covered in lectures by the end of a given week:

Week 02: Page 3.9
Week 03: No lectures
Week 04: No lectures

Grading

Written exam (4h) : 100%
Semester assignments : Compulsory

Exam

Exam : To be given
Attachment : Here is the information sheet that will be attached to the exam set

Semester assignments

There will be a semetser assignemnt, and more information will be appear later.

Messages

Jan 04 : The first lecture will be on Mon. 05 Jan.
Jan 12 : No lecture today or during week 3 and 4 (due to trip to Paris). Execises will be held as usual.

Reference Group

To be formed.