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)