Physics 314 and 315 constitute a two-semester sequence in advanced electricity and magnetism using the tools of vector calculus. Students will use Coulomb's Law, Gauss's Law, Laplace's Equation, Multipole Expansion, The Biot-Savart Law, Ampère's Law with the method of images and separation of variables, as well as electrodynamics and Maxwell's Equations. The goal is to explore the basic theories of electrostatics, magnetostatics and electrodynamics in vacuum and in matter. The course objective is for students to develop the skills of applying advanced mathematics to solve physics problems.
Prerequisites for this course include introductory, calculus-based physics and differential equations.