Spring 2027

Electrodynamics I

Electrodynamics I introduces potential theory, static and dynamic electromagnetic fields, Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, wave propagation, and transmission lines.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Irena Knezevic

Homework was described as very heavy, and exams were not easy. A student advised doing homework and understanding each question.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Calculate static electric and magnetic fields from charge and current distributions

  • Use concepts of electric and magnetic fields to calculate forces, work, and energy

  • Develop expressions for macroscopic electric circuit lumped parameters such as inductance and capacitance by applying principles of electric and magnetic fields

  • Use boundary conditions on electric and magnetic fields to compute field changes at material discontinuities

  • Apply bounce diagrams to calculate time and space distribution of currents and voltages on transmission lines

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(PHYSICS 202, 208, or 248) andE C E 219, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ECE 220 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERIC TERVO is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IRENA KNEZEVIC is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN BOOSKE is recorded teaching in Spring 2008. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MIKHAIL KATS is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NADER BEHDAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NATHAN STRACHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM N. HITCHON is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Irena Knezevic, Mikhail Kats

The course covered compacted electrodynamics content, and one student found the pace hard to follow. Another described lectures as in-depth and well-paced.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.41 GPA, 64.8% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.17 GPA, 49.4% A/AB (n=83 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=169 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Irena Knezevic

Homework was described as very heavy, and exams were not easy. A student advised doing homework and understanding each question.

Past student reviews · William Nick Hitchon, Nathan Strachen

One student was frustrated by video background noise, and another described buggy quizzes with duration and variable issues.

Topics

  • Potential theory and static/dynamic electric and magnetic fields
  • Macroscopic theory of materials, Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, and wave equation
  • Introduction to transmission lines

Skills

  • Calculate static electric and magnetic fields from charge and current distributions
  • Use concepts of electric and magnetic fields to calculate forces, work, and energy
  • Use boundary conditions on electric and magnetic fields to compute field changes at material discontinuities
  • Apply bounce diagrams to calculate time and space distribution of currents and voltages on transmission lines

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 3 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.26 GPA average error.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1238 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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