PHYS 7732 Electromagnetic Theory I
Topics include Maxwell equations in vacuum and media, potentials and gauges, energy and momentum conservation, wave propogation, waveguides, radiating systems, scattering, diffraction, metamedia, and photonic crystals.
Course overview
- Department
- Physics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.63 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.74 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Krzysztof Kempa | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Spring 2025 | Andrzej Herczynski | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Andrzej Herczynski | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 10+ hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2023 | Andrzej Herczynski | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Andrzej Herczynski | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 17 |