This course is one of the best I’ve taken so far in UQ. I really enjoyed seeing how the complexity of Maxwell’s theory connects to real-world applications. The two lecturers clearly put a lot of time into the materials. There are some typos, but it’s not a big deal as they fixed it quickly. I find some textbooks are using different Fourier conventions, so better be careful as this course uses a so called Engineering convention. ┐(´д`)┌ Really annoying but it is fine once I figure it out. The Ed discussion board has been very helpful. I also liked the oral assessments weekly which kept me engaged. It is a heavy course but if you put in the time, you’ll learn heaps. The summary slides in the final week were handy. It helps me to determine what to do the next year.

Anonymous, Semester 2, 2025

I did not like how this subject was taught. A lot of theory and maths required, and the concepts surrounding the fields and waves themselves weren't really explained. I understand this course is difficult to be taught through practicals, but little effort is made by the course coordinator. The same slides from years are being used, and the tutorials are carbon copies from the past 10 years. Not too tricky to get a 6 or 7 if you put in the effort as the tutorials are free marks, but the course wasn't quite intellectually stimulating.

Anonymous, Semester 2, 2023