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Past classes:
- 01/20/2010 - Review of Phys 621. Units. Invariance of Maxwell's equations. [Jackson 6.1-6.3].
- 01/22/2010 - Invariance of Maxwell equations. Postulate of Special Relativity. [Jackson 11.1, 11.2].
- 01/25/2010 - Four-vectors. Lorentz transformations: Definition. [Jackson 11.7].
- 01/27/2010 - Lorentz transformations: Derivation and general properties. [Jackson 11.7, 11.3].
- 01/29/2010 - General Lorentz transformations. Lorentz transformations as hyperbolic rotations. Space-time diagrams. [Jackson 11.3, 11.4].
- 02/01/2010 - Time dilation, length contraction, simultaneity. [Jackson 11.3, 11.4].
- 02/03/2010 - Causality. Lorentz algebra. [Jackson 11.3, 11.7].
- 02/05/2010 - More on Lorentz algebra. Tensors. [Jackson 11.6, 11.7].
- 02/10/2010 - More on tensors. [Jackson 11.6, 11.7].
- 02/12/2010 - Even more on tensors. Examples.
- 02/15/2010 - Covariance of Electromagnetism. [Jackson 11.9].
- 02/17/2010 - Lorentz transformations of the EM field. [Jackson 11.10].
- 02/19/2010 - Lorentz force in covariant formalism. Lagrangian of a free relativistic particle. [Jackson 11.10, 21.1].
- 02/22/2010 - Lagrangian of a charged particle in an external EM field. Hamiltonian. [Jackson 12.1].
- 02/24/2010 - Relativistic momentum and energy. Doppler shift. [Jackson 11.3, 11.5].
- 02/26/2010 - Motion in a EM field. [Jackson 12.2, 12.3].
- 03/01/2010 - Lagrangian for the EM field. Proca Lagrangian. [Jackson 12.7-12.9].
- 03/03/2010 - Superconductivity. Meissner effect. Noether theorem and conservation laws. [Jackson 12.9-10].
- 03/05/2010 - Stress-energy tensor. Solution of Maxwell equations. [Jackson 12.10, 12.11].
- 03/08/2010 - Green's function for the wave operator. General solution of Maxwell equations in vacuo.
[Jackson 12.11, 6.4].
- 03/10/2010 - Plane waves. Polarizations. [Jackson 7.1, 7.2].
- 03/12/2010 - EM waves in media. Energy density and flux of EM waves. [Jackson 7.2, 7.3].
- 03/22/2010 - Reflection and refraction. Brewster angle. [Jackson 7.3].
- 03/24/2010 - Total internal reflection. Evanescent waves. Wave packets and group velocity. Normal and anomalous dispersion. [Jackson 7.4].
- 03/26/2010 - Resonant absorption and dispersion. Plasma frequency. [Jackson 7.5].
- 03/29/2010 - Electric and displacement field in media. Kramers-Kronig relations. [Jackson 7.10].
- 03/31/2010 - Waveguides. TEM modes. [Jackson 8.2].
- 04/02/2010 - Waveguides: TM and TE modes. Rectangular waveguide. [Jackson 8.2-8.4].
- 04/05/2010 - Waveguides: Energy flow. Cavities. [Jackson 8.5, 8.7].
- 04/07/2010 - Geometric optics approximation. Generalized Snell's law. [Jackson 8.10].
- 04/09/2010 - Class cancelled due to Chancellor Jones inauguration.
- 04/12/2010 - Optical Fibers. Liénard-Wiechert potentials. [Jackson 8.10, 14.1].
- 04/14/2010 - Radiation by moving charges. [Jackson 14.1, 14.2].
- 04/16/2010 - Larmor's formula. Relativistic generalization of Larmor's formula. [Jackson 14.2].
- 04/19/2010 - Angular and frequency distribution for accelerated charges. [Jackson 14.3-6].
- 04/21/2010 - Thomson scattering. [Jackson 14.8]
- 04/23/2010 - Radiation by localized sources. Multipole expansion. [Jackson 9.1,9.2].
- 04/26/2010 - Wave dipole. Dipole antenna. Magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole. [Jackson 9.3,9.4].
- 04/28/2010 - Scattering. Examples: Scattering by a dielectric sphere and by a harmonic oscillator. [Jackson 10.1, 16.8].
- 04/30/2010 - Perturbation theory of scattering. Born Approximation. Blue skies. [Jackson 10.2]
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