PHYS202
ELECTRODYNAMICS
- Department
- Physics
- Terms offered
- 22
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Designed to prepare students for graduate work in physics. Topics include boundary value problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics, electromagnetic-field equations and special relativity, electromagnetic waves, radiation theory, multipole fields, and mathematical methods of physics. Lectures are the same as PHYS 302 , but the assignments and evaluation are separate.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
1996 2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 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: 14% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 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: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 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: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 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. |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | 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, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM OFFCAM 20122011201020092008
- Wed, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM BP220 2007-1
- Fri, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM 2007-2
- Fri, 10:45 AM–12:15 PM BP220 2006-1
- Wed, 2:45 PM–4:15 PM BP220 2006-2
- Mon, Wed, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Sackler Science Center N217 200520042002200120001999 +1 more Also offered in Spring 1998
- Mon, Wed, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM BP357 2003
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 15 enrolled | 33075 |
| Spring 2016 | L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 20 enrolled | 30323 |
| Spring 2015 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 20 enrolled | 30323 |
| Spring 2014 | Padmanabhan Aravind | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 30323 |
| Spring 2013 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 30323 |
| Spring 2012 | L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 30323 |
| Spring 2011 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 38640 |
| Spring 2010 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 33843 |
| Spring 2009 | L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 33843 |
| Spring 2008 | Moataz H. Emam | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 33843 |
| Spring 2007 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 33843 |
| Spring 2006 | Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 33843 |
| Spring 2005 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 20 enrolled | 30113 |
| Spring 2004 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 30113 |
| Spring 2003 | Mark H. Hess | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 30436 |
| Spring 2002 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 30436 |
| Spring 2001 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 99 enrolled | 30436 |
| Spring 2000 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 99 | 30436 |
| Spring 1999 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 99 | 30436 |
| Spring 1998 | John A. Davies | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 30436 |
| Spring 1997 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 30436 |
| Spring 1996 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 20 | 30436 |