Fall 2025 - PHYS 421 D100
Electromagnetic Waves (3)
Class Number: 4993
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 6, 2025
Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Eundeok Mun
emun@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 321 (no substitution); PHYS 255 or ENSC 380; both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of PHYS 321: properties of electromagnetic waves and their interaction with matter. Transmission lines and waveguides; antennas, radiation and scattering; propagation of electromagnetic waves in free space and in matter; reflection and refraction at boundaries; polarization, interference and diffraction. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Outline (times are approximate)
Week 1 Review of time-varying fields and Maxwell's equations
Week 2,3 Conservation laws: charge, energy, momentum
Week 4,5,6,7 Electromagnetic waves
Week 8,9 Waveguides, transmission lines
Week 10,11 Potentials and fields of charges in motion
Week 12,13 Radiation and antennas
Grading
- Homework, quizzes and tutorials 20%
- Midterms (2x20) 40%
- Final Exam 40%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
RequiredText:
Intro to Electrodynamics 4th edition
Author:Griffiths
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.