University of Vermont Fall
2009 Term
Physics Department
Physics
214 "Electrodynamics"
Instructor: Joanna
Rankin (A514 Cook)
Office
Hours: W 1-2: Th 4-5 pm
Course Syllabus
Aug.
28, 30, Sept. 1 Fundamentals
of Electromagnetism
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 1
Assignments: Problem
Set #1 due 9/8
Sept.
(4), 6, 8 Multipole
Fields
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 2
Assignments: Problem
Set #2 due 9/13
Sept.
11, 13, 15 Boundary-Value
Problems (Laplace's and Poisson's Equations)
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 3
Assignments: Problem
Set #3 due 9/20
Sept.
18, 20, 22 Electromagnetic
Field Equations (Beginning of New Stuff!)
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 4, except §4.7
Assignments: Problem
Set #4 due 9/27
Sept. 25, 27, 29 Electromagnetic
Waves
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 5
Assignments: Problem
Set #5 due 10/4
Oct. 2, 4, 6 Electromagnetic
Wave Polarization
Prepare: Handouts
Assignments: Problem
Set #6 due 10/11
Oct.
9, 11, 13 Hour Exam I, Wednesday, October 11
Assignments: Problem
Set #7 due 10/18
Oct. 16, 18, 20 Reflection
and Refraction
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 6
Assignments: Problem
Set #8 due 10/25
Oct.
23, 25, 27 Waveguides
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 7
Assignments: Problem
Set #9 due 11/1
Oct.
30, Nov. 1, 3 Retarded
Potentials and Fields/Radiation
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 8
Assignments: Problem
Set #10 due 11/8
Nov.
6, 8, 10 Antennas
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 9
Assignments: Problem
Set #11 due 11/15
Nov.
13, 15, 17 Classical
Electron Theory/Plasmas
Prepare: Heald
& Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem
Set #12 due 11/29
Hour Exam II, Monday, November 21
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Nov.
27, 29, Dec. 1 Relativistic
Electrodynamics
Prepare: Heald
& Marion ¤¤14.1-14.6
Assignments: Problem
Set #13 due 12/6
Dec. 4, 6
Relativistic
Electrodynamics (cont'd)
Prepare: Heald
& Marion ¤¤14.7-14.12
Assignments:
Dec. 18 FINAL EXAM (Friday, 8:00 am)