Phys 402: Electromagnetic Theory II
Class Schedule
Classes are on T TH 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM in Lewis Room 228
Classes:
- 01/22/2013 - Review of electrostatics.
- 01/24/2013 - Methods to solve the Poisson equation. Separation of variables.
[Griffiths Section 3.3].
- 01/29/2013 - Lorentz force. Currents. [Griffiths Section 5.1].
- 02/05/2013 - Biot-Savart law. Force between long straight wires. Magnetic field of a circular
loop of current. [Griffiths Section 5.2].
- 02/07/2013 - Divergence and curl of B. [Griffiths Section 5.3].
- 02/08/2013 - Ampère law. Examples. [Griffiths Section 5.3].
- 02/14/2013 - Magnetic vector potential. Magnetic moment. Boundary conditions in
magnetiostatics. [Griffiths Section 5.4].
- 02/15/2013 - Magnetic fields in matter. [Griffiths Chapter 6].
- 02/21/2013 - Ohm's law and electromotive force. [Griffiths Section 7.1].
- 02/26/2013 - Exercises on Chapter 5 and 6.
- 02/28/2013 - Faraday's law. Exercises on Chapter 7. [Griffiths Section 7.2]
- 03/01/2013 - First in-class test.
- 03/05/2013 - Correction of in-class test.
- 03/07/2013 - Inductance and self-inductance. [Griffiths Section 7.2]
- 03/26/2013 - Maxwell equations. Poynting theorem. [Griffiths Sections 7.3, 8.1, 8.2]
- 03/28/2013 - Electromagnetic waves. [Griffiths Sections 9.1, 9.2]
- 04/02/2013 - Energy and momentum in electromagnetic waves. Reflection and transmission.
[Griffiths Sections 9.2, 9.3]
- 04/04/2013 - Make up of first in-class test.
- 04/09/2013 - Potentials and fields. Gauge transformations [Griffiths Section 11.1]
- 04/11/2013 - Retarted potentials [Griffiths Section 11.1]
- 04/16/2013 - Liénard-Wiechert potentials. Fields of a moving point charge
[Griffiths Section 10.3]
- 04/18/2013 - Second in-class test.
- 04/23/2013 - Dipole radiation [Griffiths Section 11.1]
Next class:
- 04/25/2013 - Radiation from point charges [Griffiths Section 11.2]
