ELEC3104 Engineering Electromagnetics (University of Sydney): rated 4.5/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ELEC3104 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程电磁学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit introduces students to the broad spectrum of engineering electromagnetics and helps students to develop theoretical and analytical skills in the area of electrical and telecommunications engineering and develop understanding of the basic electromagnetic theory underpinning optical communications, wireless communications and electrical engineering.
ELEC3104 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Yeah it was awesome. I'm actually doing a Masters in Physics now because of how much I loved it. Electromagnetism has beautiful math."
On Reddit: "I do electrical engineering and the only time I needed anything beyond the basic Casio fx-82 AU plus I used in high school was when I took applied electromagnetics (ELEC3104), and that was purely so I could work with imaginary numbers. I upgraded to the Casio fx-100AU PLUS. A lo…"
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Q: Is ELEC3104 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC3104, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC3104 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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