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Is it the mathematical sophistication? Or the lack of intuition that some grad students might have?
What is the best way to prepare for a course on Jackson's Electrodynamics? Many grad students haven't even taken a formal course in partial differential equations (and don't have much beyond their "mathematical methods in physics" course, so it's quite possible that mathematical sophistication is one of the main barriers to student understanding of it.
What is the best way to prepare for a course on Jackson's Electrodynamics? Many grad students haven't even taken a formal course in partial differential equations (and don't have much beyond their "mathematical methods in physics" course, so it's quite possible that mathematical sophistication is one of the main barriers to student understanding of it.