Course outline

I. Maxwell equations and boundary condition IA. Displacement current & the Ampere-Maxwell equation IB. Boundary conditions in vacuum and matter IC. Gauge freedom ID. Energy & momentum in fields - Solar sails II. Electromagnetic waves IIA. In vacuum (planar and spherical) IIB. In matter - Transparency & opacity (Classical & QM) IIC. Reflection & refraction IID. Evanescent waves - Analogy to tunneling, NSOM IIE. Dispersion - Group & phase velocity, casuality