Contact Information
Learning Outcomes (includes Syllabus)
Course Policies and Classwork
Methods of Evaluation
Course Content
Course Schedule
Students are expected to know electrodynamics at the PHYS 504 level before they take this course. Only students who have done well in PHYS 504 should take this course. Also, students should know mathematical methods of physics. Indeed, we expect to emphasize problem solving in this course.
Course Policies (from CTE website): The University of South Carolina has clearly articulated its policies governing academic integrity and students are encouraged to carefully review the policy on the Honor Code in the Carolina Community. Any deviation from these expectations will result in academic penalties as well as disciplinary action. The area of greatest potential risk for inadvertent academic dishonesty is plagiarism. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, paraphrasing or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgement.
Classwork: Classwork will consist of quizzes, on-board solutions of problems by students and / or presentations. Students will be encouraged to participate in discussions and demonstrate understanding in one or more of these ways.
Grading:
Students turning in less than 70% of homeworks will automatically earn
an F grade. For other students, the course score will be calculated as
follows:
Homework: 30%, Tests: 20%, Final Exam: 30%.
A total of 20% of the score is planned for classwork.
Typical minimum scores for grades are as follows.
A: 90%. B+: 85%. B: 75%. C+: 70%. C: 60%. D: 50%.
In this course we focus on the basic concepts of electrodynamics: electrostatics, multipoles, dielectrics, magnetostatics, Maxwell Equations, electromagnetic waves, waveguides, radiation and scattering. Thus, we cover the highlights of Chapters 1-10 in the textbook by Jackson.
In the next semester's continuation of this course, i.e., in PHYS 704, we will study the relativistic formulation of electrodynamics, and relativity itself. We will study also introductory classical field theory and general relativity.