Physics 4230 - Electricity and Magnetism
Fall
2008 (
Textbook: Roald
K. Wangsness, "Electromagnetic Fields," 2nd
edition
Date
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
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Nominal Grading Scheme: Midterms 1 & 2, 20% each
Homework 20%
Final 40%