PHYC30016 Electrodynamics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHYC30016 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Physics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 电动力学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Physics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject provides an introduction to electrodynamics and a wide range of applications including communications, superconductors, plasmas, novel materials, photonics and astrophysics. Topics include: revision of Maxwell’s equations, strategies for solving boundary value problems .
PHYC30016 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.3/5).
On Reddit: "PHYC30016 Electrodynamics is the hardest subject I can speak for in undergrad "hard sciences". Gets scaled like crazy though. Theoretical Physics 2 is a good 2nd year WAM eliminator."
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Q: Is PHYC30016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYC30016, and when is it offered?
A: PHYC30016 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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