Physics 214 -Electromagnetism Part II

Fall 2008

Syllabus Tentative Schedule Optics and Electromagnetics  Applets

Syllabus

Instructor:	Madalina Furis 521 Cook Madalina.Furis(at)uvm.edu 656.5177
Lectures:	Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 12:20pm-1:10pm in A402 Cook
Textbook:	Classical Electromagnetic Radiation , by M. A. Heald and J. B. Marion 3RD EDITION This book is available at the UVM Bookstore. You might also be able to find it online. Additional helpful materials and books will be reccomended and distributed throughout the semester.  IMPORTANT! Check the course website regularly. Homework and helpful course materials will be uploaded on a weekly basis.
Prerequisites:	Physics 213
Topics:	Electromagnetic Waves, Reflection and Refraction, Waveguides, Retarded Potentials, Classical Electron Theory, Interference and Diffraction, Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction Limits, Relativistic Electrodynamics. Course will start with a review of static electromagnetism, multipole fields and other topics covered in Phys 213.
Grades:	Grades in this course will be assigned as follows: 40% Homework Homework problems will be handed out every Monday (or at the beginning of each new chapter) and will be collected one week later. The homework will cover material discussed in class during that week. To get full credit for the homework you need to show understanding of the physical concepts, as well as knowledge of problem solving techniques. Limit your collaboration with fellow students to general procedures about strategies for solving a problem, rather than the solution itself. 30% Exams There will be two exams.  These exams will be scheduled in-class during the semester. 25% Final Exam The final exam for this class is scheduled for Thursday, Dec 18th at 3:30 p.m.   The Registrar's Spring Exam  Matrix can be found here. 5% Class Participation The students are expected to read the material before coming to class. Participation to in-class experiments/demonstrations will count as credit. Part of the homework will be directly linked to the in-class activities.

Tentative Schedule

Week	Topic	Notes
09/02-09/05	Electrostatics Review (Ch 1)	desloge1994 leroy1985 Homework 1-due Wed Sept 8th
09/08-09/12	Electrostatics Review (Ch3)	Homework 2-due Mon Sept 15th
09/15-09/19	Multipole Fields (Ch 2)	Homework 3_due Mon Sept 22nd
09/22-09/26	Electrodynamics Review (Ch 4)	bartlett1990 french1993 Faraday's notebooks Homework 4 due Mon Sept 29th
09/29-10/03	Electromagnetic Waves (Ch 5)	Homework 5 due Mon Oct 6th
October 6th	Review Session (Chs 1-4)
October 8th	Exam 1 covering Chs 1-4
10/10-10/15	Reflection and Refraction (Ch6)	Homework 6 due Fri Oct 17th
10/17-10/24	Retarded Potentials and Radiation by Charged Particles (Ch 8)	Homework 7 due Mon Oct 27th
10/27-10/31	Classical Electron Theory (Ch 10)	Homework 8 due Mon Nov 3rd
November 3rd	Review Session (Chs 5, 6, 8, and 10)
November 5th	Exam 2 covers Ch 5, 6, 8 and 10
11/07-11/12	Interference and Coherence (Ch 11)	Homework 9 due Fri Nov 14th
11/14-11/21	Diffraction Theory (Ch 12)	Homework 10 due Mon Dec 1st
11/24-11/28	Thanksgiving Recess No Classes
12/01-12/05	Relativistic Electrodynamics (Ch 14)	Homework 11 due Wed Dec 10th
12/08-12/10	Review Sessions (All Chapters)

Applets

The Quantized Nature of Light
      1. The Bohr Atom and Atomic Spectra
      2. Emission Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen

Wave-Particle Duality
      3. Wave Diffraction and Interference
      4. The Electron Double Slit Experiment
      5.  Diffraction Gratings and Uncertainty
      6. Exploring the Dispersion of Classical Waves

Geometrical Optics
      7. The Human Eye
      8. The Camera
      9. The  Telescope

Interference
      10. Ripple Tank
       11 Dielectric Mirrors
       12. Two-Sources Interference Pattern

Diffraction
       13. Single Slit Diffraction
       14. Diffraction Grating

Polarization
        15.Polarization Tutorial
        16 Circular and Linear Polarizers









 

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