PHYSICS 323       Electromagnetism      2001

LECTURE SCHEDULE

  • Reading assignments are in:     Introduction to Electrodynamics   by David J. Griffiths
  • Homework assignments are to be handed in Wednesday at the end of the lecture.

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    [ Note: This schedule may change as the quarter develops ]


    Week  Lect  Date  Topics  Reading+Homework : Griffiths
    1  1-3  March 26-30
  • EM waves in medium
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Reflection and Transmission Coefficients
    		•  Read : 9.3
    Homework : 9.13, 9.14, 9.15, 9.34 .
    2  4-6  April 2-8
  • Oblique Incidence
  • Total Internal Reflection
  • Rectangular Wave Guides
    		•  Read : 9.3, 9.5
    Homework : 9.16 , 9.17 , 9.35, 9.36 .
    3  7-9  April 9-13
  • Rectangular Wave Guides
  • Cylindrical Wave Guides
  • Resonant Cavities
    		•  Read : 9.5
    Homework : 9.26, 9.27 , 9.28 , 9.30
    4  10-12  April 16-20
  • Co-Axial Cables
  • Scalar and Vector Potentials
  • Gauge Transformations
  • Retarded Potentials
  • Jefimenko's Equations
    		•  Read : 9.53 , 10.1 , 10.2
    Homework : 10.3 , 10.5 , 10.8 , 10.9
    5  13-15 April 23-27
    Midterm : Wednesday, April 25

    [ Note: Midterm will cover all material from day 1 up to AND including Jefimenko's Equations. ]
  •  Lienard-Wiechert (LW) Potentials
  • LW Potentials of moving point charge
  • Fields of moving point charge
    		•  Read : 10.3
    Homework : 10.10 , 10.12 , 10.13 , 10.16
    6 16-18 April 30-May 4
  • Fields of moving point charge
  • Radiation
    		•  Read : 10.3, 11.1.1, 11.1.2
    Homework : 10.17 , 10.18 , 10.19 , 10.20
    7  19-21 May 7-11
  • Electric Dipole Radiation
  • Magnetic Dipole Radiation
  • Arbitrary Sources
  • Bremstrahlung
    		•  Read :  11.1 , 11.2
    Homework : 11.3 , 11.4 , 11.5 , 11.6
    8 22-24 May 14-18
  •  Synchrotron Radiation
  • Radiation Reaction 
  • Lorentz Transformations
  • Special Relativity
    		•  Read : 11.2.3 , 12.1.1-12.1.3
    Homework : 11.13 , 11.16 , 12.8 , 12.13
    9  25-26 May 21-25
  • Space-Time Diagrams
  • Lorentz Invariants
  • Four-vectors
  • Four-Momenta, E=mc2
  • Relativistic Mechanics and Dynamics
    		•  Read : 12.1.4 , 12.2
    Homework : 12.25 , 12.57 , 12.58 , 12.33
    10 27-29 May 28-June 1

    (Monday May 28 = holiday)
  •  F(mu nu)
  • del (mu) F (mu nu) = mu_0 J (nu)
    		•  Read : 12.3
    Homework : None

      11    		   Finals Week
    Tuesday, June 5, 8.30 am-10.20 am    		    

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