Graduate Students should do all assigned problems, including bold-faced ones. Undergraduates may leave out the bold-faced problems, but are welcome to do them for extra credit.
| Date | Reading and Homework Assignment |
|---|---|
| Wed., Jan. 17, 2007 |
Reading: Vectors. Vector Identities. Homework: Griffiths 1.8, 1.9, 1.10. Due on Jan. 24, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Jan. 19, 2007 |
Reading: Vectors. Vector Identities.
Fields. Gradients. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Homework: Griffiths 1.12, 1.13 Due on Jan. 24, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Jan. 22, 2007 |
Reading: Divergence. Curl. Gauss's
Law. Stokes theorem. First derivatives of products of fields. Spherical Polar
coordinates. Homework: Griffiths 1.22, 1.32 Those who did these already should now do the first lecture's homework. Due on Jan. 31, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Jan. 24, 2007 |
Reading: Second derivatives of fields. The Dirac Delta Function, The Helmholtz theorem, etc. Homework: Griffiths 1.60, 1.61, 1.62 Due on Jan. 31, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Jan. 26, 2007 |
Reading: Coulomb's Law. Superposition. Gauss's
Law. Divergence, Curl of the Electric Field. Homework: Griffiths 2.7 , 2.8 (do not use Gauss's Law for 2.7, 2.8), 2.11 , 2.12. Due on Jan. 31, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Jan. 29, 2007 |
Reading: The Electric Potential. Poisson's & Laplace's
equations. The potential for a given charge distribution. Homework: Griffiths 2.25 Due on Feb. 7, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Jan. 31, 2007 |
Reading: Surface discontinuities in E. Work and Energy in
Electrostatics. Conductors. Homework: Griffiths 2.31, 2.32 Due on Feb. 7, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Feb. 2, 2007 |
Reading: Induced charges and
cavities. Capacitors. Introduction to Laplace's Equation. Homework: Griffiths 2.35, 2.39 Due on Feb. 7, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Feb. 5, 2007 |
Reading: Solutions of Laplace's equation: general
properties. The method of images. Homework: Griffiths 3.7 Due on Feb. 14, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Feb. 7, 2007 |
Reading: Solving the Laplace equation using separation of variables Homework: 3.15, 3.14 Due on Feb. 14, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Feb. 9, 2007 |
Class Test #1. Covers Chapters 1 and 2. |
| Mon., Feb. 12, 2007 |
Reading: Separation of variables, contd. Homework: Griffiths 3.18 Due on Feb. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Feb. 14, 2007 |
Reading: The Multipole expansion. Homework: Griffiths 3.28, 3.49 Due on Feb. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Feb. 16, 2007 |
Reading: Polarization. Homework: Griffiths 4.9, 4.10 Due on Feb. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Feb. 19, 2007 |
Reading: Bound charges, D, Boundary conditions Homework: Griffiths 4.15, 4.33 Due on Feb. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Feb. 21, 2007 |
Reading: Linear Dielectrics Homework: Griffiths 4.32, this problem: We showed that the second term in the energy density (D · E)/2 is due to ρb. Is there a contribution from σb? If so, where is it? If not, shouldn't we include it? Due on Feb. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Feb. 23, 2007 |
Reading: Magnetostatics: The Lorentz Force Law.
Currents and Current densities. Homework: Griffiths 5.4, 5.5, 4.37. Due on Feb. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Feb. 26, 2007 |
Reading: The Law of Biot and Savart. Divergence and Curl of
B. Homework: Griffiths 5.13. Due on Mar. 7, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Feb. 28, 2007 |
Reading: The Magnetic Vector Potential. Homework: Griffiths 5.25, 5.29. Due on Mar. 7, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Mar. 2, 2007 |
Class Test #2. Covers Chapters 3, 4. |
| Mon., Mar. 5, 2007 |
Reading: Multipole expansion of A. Homework: Griffiths 5.60, 5.61 Due on Mar. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Mar. 7, 2007 |
Reading: Magnetization Homework: Magnetization / Polarization problem Due on Mar. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Mar. 9, 2007 |
Reading: H, magnetic media. Homework: Griffiths 6.24 Due on Mar. 21, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon-Fri., Mar. 12-16, 2007 | SPRING BREAK |
| Mon., Mar. 19, 2007 |
Reading: Electromotive Force, Electromagnetic Induction, Integral form of Faraday's Law. Lenz's law. Homework: Griffiths 7.1, 7.8 Due on Mar. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Mar. 21, 2007 |
Reading: Differential form of Faraday's
Law. Inductance. Energy in Magnetic Fields. Homework: Griffiths 7.47, 7.52 Due on Mar. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Mar. 23, 2007 |
Reading: Maxwell's equations. Homework: Griffiths 7.33, 7.58 Due on Mar. 28, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Mar. 26, 2007 |
Reading: Conservation of Electromagnetic Energy. The Poynting
Vector. Homework: Griffiths 8.2, 8.15(a). Due on Apr. 4, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Mar. 28, 2007 |
Reading: The Maxwell Electromagnetic Stress Tensor. Homework: Griffiths 8.5, 8.15(b). Due on Apr. 4, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Mar. 30, 2007 |
Reading: 1-dimensional Waves (transverse waves on a string). Homework: Griffiths 9.2, this problem: Obtain the 1-dimensional wave equation we derived in class, but this time using a variational principle. Due on Apr. 4, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Apr. 2, 2007 |
Reading: 1-D waves, continued. 3-D waves. Homework: Griffiths 9.6, 9.7. Due on Apr. 11, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Apr. 4, 2007 |
Reading: Electromagnetic waves. Homework: Griffiths 9.10, 9.33. Due on Apr. 11, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Apr. 6, 2007 |
Class Test #3. Covers Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8. |
| Mon., Apr. 9, 2007 |
Reading: Electromagnetic waves in Matter. Reflection and Refraction: Normal Incidence. Homework: Griffiths 9.13, 9.14. Due on Apr. 18, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Apr. 11, 2007 |
Reading: Reflection and Refraction: Oblique Incidence. Homework: Griffiths 9.16, 9.34. Due on Apr. 18, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Apr. 13, 2007 |
Reading: Waveguides. Homework: None. |
| Mon., Apr. 16, 2007 |
Reading: Waveguides, continued. Homework: Griffiths 9.29, 9.30. Due on Apr. 25, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Wed., Apr. 18, 2007 |
Reading: Potentials and Fields. Homework: Griffiths 10.10, 10.21. Due on Apr. 25, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Fri., Apr. 20, 2007 |
Reading: Retarded potentials and moving charges. Homework: Griffiths 10.22: excluding also formulas for E, B in terms of sources (Jefimenko's equations). Due on Apr. 25, 2007 (Wed.). |
| Mon., Apr. 23, 2007 |
Reading: Retarded potentials. Homework: Griffiths 10.25 Due on Apr. 27, 2007 (Fri.). |
| Wed., Apr. 25, 2007 |
Reading: Radiation. Homework: Griffiths 10.24 Due on Apr. 27, 2007 (Fri.). |
| Fri., Apr. 27, 2007 |
Reading: Radiation. Homework: Griffiths 11.21, 11.14. Due on Apr. 30, 2007 (Mon.). |
| Mon., Apr. 30, 2007 |
Morning Lecture: Antennas. Homework: None |
| Mon., Apr. 30, 2007 |
Afternon Session: Review / Problems.
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| Wed., May 2, 2007 2:00 PM |
Final Exam Covers ALL material in course |