University of Vermont Spring 2012 Term

Physics Department Physics 214 “Electrodynamics”

Instructor: Joanna Rankin (A538 Cook) Office Hours: MW 12: 10–1 pm

Course Syllabus

Jan. 17, 19 Fundamentals of Electromagnetism
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 1
Assignments: Problem Set #1 due 1/24

Jan. 24, 26 Multipole Fields
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 2
Assignments: Problem Set #2 due 1/31

Jan. 31, Feb. 2 Boundary-Value Problems (Laplace’s and Poisson’s Equations)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 3
Assignments: Problem Set #3 due 2/7

Feb. 7, 9 Electromagnetic Field Equations (Beginning of New Stuff!)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 4, except §4.7
Assignments: Problem Set #4 due 2/14

Feb. 14, 16 Electromagnetic Waves
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 5
Assignments: Problem Set #5 due 2/21

Feb. 21, 23 Reflection and Refraction
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 6
Assignments: Problem Set #6 due 2/28

Hour Exam I, TBA

Feb. 28, Mar. 1 Electromagnetic Wave Polarization
Prepare: Handouts
Assignments: Problem Set #7 due 3/13

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Mar. 13, 15 Waveguides
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 7
Assignments: Problem Set #8 due 3/20

Mar. 20, 22 Retarded Potentials and Fields/Radiation
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 8
Assignments: Problem Set #9 due 3/27

Mar. 27, 29 Antennas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 9
Assignments: Problem Set #10 due 4/3

Apr. 3, 5 Classical Electron Theory
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #11 due 4/10

Apr. 10, 12 Plasmas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #12 due 4/17
Hour Exam II, TBA

Apr. 17, 19 Relativistic Electrodynamics
Prepare: Heald & Marion §§14.1–14.6
Assignments: Problem Set #13 due 4/24

Apr. 24, 26 Relativistic Electrodynamics (cont’d)
Prepare: Heald & Marion §§14.7–14.12
Assignments:

May 1

May 11 FINAL EXAM (Friday, 10:30 am)