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Electromagnetism I (Spring 2026) 


General: (The webpage of the course is updated gradually)  - Last Update 19 February 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

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Grading:

Mid-term 1: 4 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE   

Monday  - 24 Farvardin 1405 -  13 April 2026 @ 10:30 - 12:30

Mid-term 2:  5 points  YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE

Monday   - 28 Ordibehesht 1405  -  18 May 2026 @ 10:30 - 12:30

Assignments: 4      See The TAs announcement  (YOU CAN HAVE 7 DAY DELAYS IN TOTAL)

Final Exam :  6  points    YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE 

Essay ( Lecture Note ): 1 point -  Monday  -  25 Khordad 1405 -  15 June 2026 @ 23:59

Class Activity: 1 point

Total grade: 20+1

 

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:

Note 1

Note 2

Note 3

Note 4

Note 14 Aban 1401

Note 16 Aban 1401

Note 7 Azar 1401

Note 26 Azar 1401

Note 10 Day 1401


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 )

 

Lecture  3: (  Saturday  - 9 Esfand 1404 -  28 Feb 2026)

 

Lecture  4: ( Monday  - 11 Esfand 1404 -  2 March 2026 )

 

Lecture  5: ( Saturday  - 16 Esfand 1404 -  7 March 2026 )

 

Lecture  6: ( Monday - 18 Esfand 1404 -   9 March 2026 )

 

Lecture  7: ( Saturday  - 23 Esfand 1404 -  14 March 2026 )

 

Lecture  8: ( Monday  - 25 Esfand 1404 -  16 March 2026 )

 

NOWRUZ 1405

Lecture  9:  ( Saturday   - 15 Farvardin 1405 -  4 April 2026)

 

Lecture  10:  ( Monday  - 17 Farvardin 1405 -  6 April 2026 ) 

 

Lecture  11:  ( Saturday  - 22 Farvardin 1405 -  11 April 2026)

 

Lecture  12:  (  Monday   - 24 Farvardin 1405 -  13 April 2026)

MIDTERM I

Lecture  13:  ( Saturday  - 29 Farvardin 1405 -  18 April 2026 )   

 

Lecture  14:  ( Monday  - 31 Farvardin 1405 -  20 April 2026)

 

Lecture  15:   ( Saturday  - 5 Ordibehesht 1405 -  25 April 2026)

 

Lecture  16:   ( Monday  - 7 Ordibehesht 1405  -  27 April 2026)   

 

Lecture  17:   ( Saturday  - 12 Ordibehesht 1405  - 2 May 2026)

 

Lecture  18:   ( Monday   -  14 Ordibehesht 1405 -  4 May 2026)

 

Lecture  19:   ( Saturday -  19 Ordibehesht 1405  -  9 May 2026 )

 

Lecture  20:   ( Monday  -  21 Ordibehesht 1405 -  11 May 2026)

 

Lecture  21:    ( Saturday  -  26 Ordibehesht 1405  -  16 May 2026 ) 

 

Lecture  22:    ( Monday   - 28 Ordibehesht 1405  -  18 May 2026  ) 

MIDTERM II

Lecture  23:    ( Saturday  - 2 Khordad 1405 -  23 May 2026 )

 

Lecture  24:    ( Monday  - 4 Khordad 1405 -  25 May 2026  )

 

Lecture  25:    ( Saturday   -  9 Khordad 1405 -  30 May 2026 )

 

Lecture  26:    ( Monday  -  11 Khordad 1405 -  1 June 2026 )

 

Lecture  27:    ( Saturday  -  16 Khordad 1405 -  6 June 2026)

 

Lecture  28:    ( Monday   - 18 Khordad 1405 -  8 June 2026)

 

Lecture  29:    ( Saturday  -  23 Khordad 1405 - 13 June 2026)

 

Lecture  30:    ( Monday  -  25 Khordad 1405 -  15 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