PHYS161
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Also listed under 3 other titles
- ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISIM
- THEORETICAL PHYS II
- THEORETICAL PHYS I
- Department
- Physics
- Terms offered
- 30
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Continuation of PHYS 160 . Topics include electro- and magnetostatics and electrodynamics through Maxwell's quations and relativity. Develops useful mathematical methods.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1995 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 58% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 66% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Department faculty is about 15% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Sackler Science Center S122 20262008
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM BP217 2025
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM BP220 201220072006
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM BP220 20112004
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM BP217 20102005
- Mon, Wed, 2:30 PM–4:00 PM BP357 20032002
- Fri, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM BP357 2001-12000-1
- Tue, 3:00 PM–4:30 PM BP357 2001-22000-2
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 30069 |
| Spring 2025 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 20 enrolled | 30069 |
| Spring 2024 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 20 enrolled | 30069 |
| Spring 2023 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 30069 |
| Spring 2022 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 30069 |
| Spring 2021 | Michael Boyer | Online | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2020 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2019 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2018 | Michael Boyer | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2017 | Steven K. Brierley | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2016 | Arshad Kudrolli | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2015 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2014 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 20 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2013 | Charles C. Agosta | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 15 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2012 | Arshad Kudrolli | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 15 enrolled | 30321 |
| Spring 2011 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 15 enrolled | 38638 |
| Spring 2010 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 15 enrolled | 37513 |
| Spring 2008 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 15 enrolled | 33840 |
| Spring 2007 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 15 | 33840 |
| Spring 2006 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 15 enrolled | 33840 |
| Spring 2005 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 15 enrolled | 30619 |
| Spring 2004 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 15 enrolled | 30619 |
| Spring 2003 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 15 enrolled | 36465 |
| Spring 2002 | Arshad Kudrolli | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 15 enrolled | 36465 |
| Spring 2001 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 99 enrolled | 31779 |
| Spring 2000 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 99 enrolled | 31779 |
| Spring 1999 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 99 enrolled | 31779 |
| Spring 1998 | Arshad Kudrolli | Lecture | 1 | 4 of 20 enrolled | 31779 |
| Spring 1997 | Chris P. Landee | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 20 enrolled | 31779 |
| Fall 1995 | Roger P. Kohin | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 999 enrolled | 20368 |