>>14334706Depends on what you mean exactly.
Basic ideas (physics): -existence of a electric force (analog to gravitational force) and thus electric charges, electric field and a potential.
-existence of a magnetic force which is generated by moving electrical charges,which is non conservative, acts on electric charges and has a vector potential that corresponds to a magnetic field
-dielectric media
Basic ideas (math): PDEs with boundary conditions, Vector calculus and Stokes theorem
Big ideas (physics): -Magnetism and Electric forces are unified into Electromagnetism via Maxwells equations
- the electromagnetic potential obeys wave equations and light is identified as a electromagnetic wave
-gauge symmetry
-special relativity
Big ideas (math): -differential forms and differential geometry
- gauge theory
>how the subject fits into the overall physical landscapeClassical Electrodynamics is a classical field theory, as are general relativity and fluiddynamics. Comparisons to gravity are apt (both EM and Gravity are fundamental forces of nature), and classical electrodynamics lies somewhere between newtonian gravity and gr is terms of complexity and similarity.
