General Information for Physics 213 – Electricity and Magnetism
Spring
2003
Instructor: Randy Headrick (rheadrick@uvm.edu)
Office: A509 Cook
Phone: (802)656-0048
Web page: http://www.uvm.edu/~rheadric
This is the first semester of a yearlong introduction to classical electromagnetic theory. The course covers electrostatic fields, magnetic fields, electric and magnetic properties of matter, and electromagnetic energy relationships. Lectures are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:05-9:55 in Cook A402. Office hours are Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm, or by appointment. The required text is Introduction to Electrodynamics, by D.J. Griffiths.
Other texts that you may find useful include:
Homework will be handed out during most Wednesday class meetings and will be due at the following Wednesday class, unless otherwise stated. The logical development of the theory and the problem solving depend heavily on what has come before. For this reason, it is imperative that you keep current; don’t fall behind.
Homework will be graded in the following manner:
On time full credit
One class session late 20% penalty
More than one class session late no credit
This policy is intended to help you keep current, so that you get the most out of the course. To keep the policy from seeming too draconian, you will each be awarded one “get out of homework free” card, which you are free to use at your discretion. It will be worth one homework problem.
There will be three in-class hour exams and one final exam.
The final exam will count for 30% of your grade, the three take-home quizzes together will count for 30%, and the homework will count for 30%. Class participation will count for 10%.
If you are feeling ill and are likely contagious (the early stages being the worst) please don’t come to share your misery with your classmates or me. Let me know by phone or email that you are ill; come to see me to see me about making up the missed work after you recover. The aforementioned homework policy will be adjusted appropriately.
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Week |
Topic |
Reading (chapter.section) |
Comments |
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13 Jan. |
Vector Analysis |
1.1-1.2 |
First class, Mon 13 Jan. |
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20 Jan. |
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1.3-1.6 |
No class, Mon. 20 Jan. (Martin Luther King) |
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27 Jan. |
Electrostatics |
2.1-2.3 |
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3 Feb. |
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2.4-2.5 |
Exam #1 |
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10 Feb. |
Laplace’s Equation, Method of Images, Separation of variables |
3.1-3.3 |
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17 Feb. |
Multipole expansion |
3.4 |
No class, Mon. 17 Feb. (President’s day) |
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24 Feb. |
Electric Fields in matter |
4.1-4.4 |
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3 March |
Magnetostatics |
5.1-5.3 |
Exam #2 |
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10 March |
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5.4 |
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17 March |
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Spring break |
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24 March |
Magnetic fields in matter |
6.1-6.4 |
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31 March |
Electrodynamics |
7.1-7.3 |
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7 April |
Conservation laws |
8.1-8.2 |
Exam #3 |
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14 April |
Electromagnetic waves |
9.1-9.2 |
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21 April |
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9.3-9.5 |
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28 April |
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Review |
Last class Wed. 30 April |
Friday May 2nd, 8:00 am.