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Special Topics in Electricity and Magnetism
PHYSICS 233

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Description

Special topics in electricity and magnetism, beyond subjects usually covered in a one semester graduate course such as P232.   The course will start by reviewing the electrodynamics of continuous media and then move on to natural focusing and the fine structure of light, magnetohydrodynamics and the electromagnetic properties of superconductors.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Physics
Course Component Lecture
Subject Physics
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 11, 2025
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level Primarily for Graduate Students