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Electromagnetism I (Spring 2026)
General: (The webpage of the course is updated gradually) - Last Update 13 June 2026
This is a B.Sc. course, which will be held in Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology.
Class Time: Saturday and Monday 10:30 - 12:00
Place: Partovi Hall
Office Hours: Saturday 14:00 - 15:00, Monday 14:00 - 15:00 or by appointment - Email: baghram@sharif.edu
Registered students:
About the Course:
This is an introductory course on Electromagnetism one of the main courses of Physics department for B.Sc. students.
The main course book is: Introduction to Electrodynamics Textbook by David J. Griffiths, Cambridge University Press; 5th edition (2023)
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Teacher Assitants:
Zahra Amiri email address: zahra.amiri@physics.sharif.edu
Sohrab Maleki email address: sohrab.maleki@physics.sharif.edu
Grading:
Mid-term 1: 4 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Midterm I: Start: Thursday 14 May/ 24 Ordibehesht 10:30 - End: Saturday: 16 May / 26 Ordibehesht 10:30
Mid-term 2: 5 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Midterm II: Saturday - 23 Khordad 1405 - 13 June 2026
Assignments: 4 See The TAs announcement (YOU CAN HAVE 7 DAY DELAYS IN TOTAL)
Final Exam : 6 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE Monday - 29 Tir 1405 - 20 July 2026 @ 8:00
Essay ( Lecture Note ): 1 point -
Monday - 8 Tir 1405 - 29 June 2026 @ 23:59Class Activity: 1 point
Total grade: 20+
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Send your Notes, Essays to sh.baghram2@gmail.com PLEASE NOTE 2 in gmail address
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FINAL GRADE: YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Suggested Reading:
1) Classical Electrodynamics by John David Jackson, Wiley; 3rd edition (August 14, 1998).
2) Classical Electrodynamics by Julian Schwinger, Lester L. Deraad Jr., Kimball A. Milton, Wu-yang Tsai, Joyce Norton, CRC Press (1998).
3) Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory by John R. Reitz, Frederick J. Milford, Robert W. Christy Addison-Wesley; 4th edition (May 19, 2008).
4) Modern Electrodynamics by Andrew Zangwill (2012).
5) Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell, David J. Morin, Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition (2013).
6) Electricity and Magnetism by Dr. Munir H. Nayfeh, Dr. Morton K. Brussel, Dover Publications; (March 18, 2015).
7) Introduction to Electromagnetism: From Coulomb to Maxwel by Martin J N Sibley, CRC Press; 2nd edition (March 23, 2021).
8) Advanced Classical Electromagnetism Book by Robert Wald, Princeton University Press (2022).
Lecture Notes and Presentations:
Old Notes
Time Line of Lectures:
Lecture 1: ( Saturday - 2 Esfand 1404 - 21 Feb 2026 )
An introduction to the course and regulations and the importance of electrodynamics.
Lecture 2: ( Monday - 4 Esfand 1404 - 23 Feb 2026 )
Vector analysis. The concept of scalar, vector and tensor. Dot and cross product.
Lecture --: ( Saturday - 9 Esfand 1404 - 28 Feb 2026)
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Lecture --: ( Monday - 11 Esfand 1404 - 2 March 2026 )
NO CLASS DUE TO WAR
Lecture --: ( Saturday - 16 Esfand 1404 - 7 March 2026 )
NO CLASS DUE TO WAR
Lecture --: ( Monday - 18 Esfand 1404 - 9 March 2026 )
NO CLASS DUE TO WAR
Lecture --: ( Saturday - 23 Esfand 1404 - 14 March 2026 )
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Lecture --: ( Monday - 25 Esfand 1404 - 16 March 2026 )
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NOWRUZ 1405
Lecture 3: ( Saturday - 15 Farvardin 1405 - 4 April 2026)
Differential Calculus: Concept of Gradient - Divergence - Curl: Lecture Note 1
Lecture 4: ( Monday - 17 Farvardin 1405 - 6 April 2026 )
Integral on Curves, surfaces and volumes, fundamental theory of calculus, curvlinear coordiante: Lecture Note 2
Lecture 5: ( Saturday - 22 Farvardin 1405 - 11 April 2026)
Curvilinear coordinate, Dirac delta function, Helmholtz
theorem: Lecture Note 3
Lecture 6: ( Monday - 24 Farvardin 1405 - 13 April 2026)
The basics of electrostatics, field lines and Gauss law- CHAPTER 2: Lecture Note 4
Lecture 7: ( Saturday - 29 Farvardin 1405 - 18 April 2026 )
Application of Gauss law and the concept of Electrical Potential: Lecture Note 5
Lecture 8: ( Monday - 31 Farvardin 1405 - 20 April 2026)
Poisson and Laplace equation, boundary conditions. Lecture Note 6
Lecture 9: ( Saturday - 5 Ordibehesht 1405 - 25 April 2026)
Electrostatic Energy and its relation to assembly work. Lecture Note 7
Lecture 10: ( Monday - 7 Ordibehesht 1405 - 27 April 2026)
Conductors and Electrical energy of sphere with constant homogenous charge density. Lecture Note 8
Lecture 11: ( Saturday - 12 Ordibehesht 1405 - 2 May 2026)
Capacitors. Lecture Note 9
Lecture 12: ( Monday - 14 Ordibehesht 1405 - 4 May 2026)
CHAPTER 3 Potentials: Uniqueness theorem. Lecture Note 10
Lecture 13: ( Saturday - 19 Ordibehesht 1405 - 9 May 2026 )
Lecture 14: ( Monday - 21 Ordibehesht 1405 - 11 May 2026)
Lecture 15: ( Saturday - 26 Ordibehesht 1405 - 16 May 2026 )
Midterm I: Start: Thursday 14 May/ 24 Ordibehesht 10:30 - End: Saturday: 16 May / 26 Ordibehesht 10:30
Lecture 16: ( Monday - 28 Ordibehesht 1405 - 18 May 2026 )
Lecture 17: ( Saturday - 2 Khordad 1405 - 23 May 2026 )
Lecture 18: ( Monday - 4 Khordad 1405 - 25 May 2026 )
Lecture 19: ( Saturday - 9 Khordad 1405 - 30 May 2026 )
Lecture 20: ( Monday - 11 Khordad 1405 - 1 June 2026 )
Lecture 21: ( Saturday - 16 Khordad 1405 - 6 June 2026)
Lecture 22: ( Monday - 18 Khordad 1405 - 8 June 2026)
Lecture 23: ( Saturday - 23 Khordad 1405 - 13 June 2026)
Midterm II
Lecture 24: ( Monday - 25 Khordad 1405 - 15 June 2026)
Lecture 25: ( Saturday - 30 Khordad 1405 - 20 June 2026)
Lecture 26: ( Monday - 1 Tir 1405 - 22 June 2026)
Lecture 27: ( Saturday - 6 Tir 1405 - 27 June 2026)
Lecture 28: ( Monday - 8 Tir 1405 - 29 June 2026)
Assignments:
You have the opportunity to use 7 days in total to send homeworks after deadlines.
0) Problem Set 0 due to Monday
1) Problem Set 1 due to Monday
2) Problem Set 2 due to Monday
3) Problem Set 3 due to Monday
4) Problem Set 4 due to Monday
5) Problem Set 5 due to Monday
6) Problem Set 6 due to Monday
Essays and Projects:
Useful Links and Further Reading:
1) Lecture notes on Vector calculus by Prof. David Tong.
2) Lectures notes on Electromagnetism by Prof. David Tong.
3) Notes by Roger Briley
4) Notes by Piaras Kelly
5) INTRODUCTION TO VECTORS AND TENSORS - Ray M. Bowen, and C.-C. Wang
6) Video forms part of a course on Electromagnetism by Prof Robert de Mello Koch held at AIMS South Africa in 2013.
7) Lectures on EMI - Fall 2021 Videos