Physics 4230 - Electricity and Magnetism

  Fall 2008                      (4/16/2008)                    L.J. Curtis

      Textbook: Roald K. Wangsness, "Electromagnetic Fields," 2nd edition    

 

 Date          Readings      Subject                 Homework Problems Due

 

Aug.  25  M   Chapter  1     Vectors

      27  W   Chapter  1     QED overview

      29  F   Chapters 2     Coulomb's Law           Index notation exercises

Sept.  1  M   LABOR DAY - NO CLASSES

       3  W   Chapter  2         "      "            1-5, 1-8, 1-13, 1-14

       5  F   Chapter  3     The Electric Field      2-2, 2-7, 2-9

       8  M   Chapters 3,4   Gauss' Law              3-10, 3-12

      10  W   Chapter  4     Gauss' Law

      12  F   Chapters 4,5                           4-2, 4-6, 4-8

      15  M   Chapter  5     The Scalar Potential    5-3, 5-9, 5-14

      17  W   Chapters 5,6    "     "      "         5-17, 5-24

      19  F   Chapter  6     Conductors in Fields

      22  M   Chapter  6         "      "   "        6-10, 6-13, 6-15

      24  W   Chapter  6    

      26  F   FIRST MIDTERM EXAMINATION  (Chapters 1-5)

      29  M   Review Examination - Chapter 7

Oct.   1  W   Chapter  7     Electrostatic Energy    7-7, 7-9

       3  F   Chapter  7           "        "

       6  M   Chapter  8     Electric Multipoles     

       8  W   Chapter  8          "      "           8-19, 8-20

      10  F   Chapter  8,9       

      13  M   Chapter  9     Boundary Conditions     9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5

      15  W   Chapter 10     Electrostatics/Matter    

      17  F   Chapter 10           "         "      10-1, 10-3, 10-5, 10-7

      20  M   FALL BREAK – NO CLASSES   

      22  W   Chapter 10                            10-15, 10-17, 10-18

      24  F   Chapter 10,11  Special Methods        10-30, 10-31, 10-32

      27  M   Chapter 11                                              

      29  W   Chapter 11                            11-3, 11-5, 11-14 

      31  F   Chapter 11,12                         11-18, 11-24, 11-31

Nov.   3  M   Chapter 12     Electric Currents      12-1, 12-3, 12-10

       5  W   Chapter 12                            12-12, 12-16

       7  F   Chapter 12                            12-17, 12-18

      10  M   SECOND MIDTERM EXAMINATION  (Chapters 7-10)

      12  W   Review Examination - Chapter 12

      14  F   Chapter 12     Electric Currents    

      17  M   Chapter 12         "      "                             

      19  W   Chapter 12         "      "           12-1, 12-3, 12-10, 

      21  F   Chapter 12/13  Ampere's Law           12-12, 12-16, 12-17 

      24  M   Chapter 13         "     "            12-18, 13-1, 13.3  

      26  W   THANKSGIVING RECESS – NO CLASSES

      28  F   THANKSGIVING RECESS - NO CLASSES

Dec.   1  M   Chapter 29     Relativity          

       3  W   Chapter 29         "

       5  F   Chapter 14     Magnetic Induction     14-4, 14-7

       8  M   Chapter 14         "     "            14-8, 14-15

      10  W   Chapter 15     Integral Ampere Law                

      12  F   Chapter 15         "     "      "     15-6, 15-7, 15-8

      16  T   10:15-12:15   FINAL EXAMINATION  (Chapters 1-15)

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Nominal Grading Scheme:  Midterms 1 & 2,   20% each

                         Homework          20%

                         Final             40%