University of Vermont Fall 2006 Term

Physics Department Physics 214 "Electrodynamics"

Instructor: Joanna Rankin (A538 Cook) Office Hours: ?? ??:10-1 pm

Course Syllabus

Jan. 18, 20 Fundamentals of Electromagnetism
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 1
Assignments: Problem Set #1 due 9/8

Jan. 25, 27 Multipole Fields
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 2
Assignments: Problem Set #2 due 9/13

Feb. 1, 3 Boundary-Value Problems (Laplace's and Poisson's Equations)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 3
Assignments: Problem Set #3 due 9/20

Feb. 8, 10 Electromagnetic Field Equations (Beginning of New Stuff!)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 4, except Sect. 4.7
Assignments: Problem Set #4 due 9/27

Feb. 15, 17 Electromagnetic Waves
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 5
Assignments: Problem Set #5 due 10/4

Feb. 22, 24 Reflection and Refraction
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 6
Assignments: Problem Set #6 due 10/11

Hour Exam I, Thursday, October 12, TBA

Mar. 1, 3 Electromagnetic Wave Polarization
Prepare: Handouts
Assignments: Problem Set #7 due 10/18

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Mar. 15, 17 Waveguides
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 7
Assignments: Problem Set #8 due 10/25

Mar. 22, 24 Retarded Potentials and Fields/Radiation
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 8
Assignments: Problem Set #9 due 11/1

Mar. 29, 31 Antennas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 9
Assignments: Problem Set #10 due 11/8

Apr. 4, 6 Classical Electron Theory
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #11 due 11/15

Hour Exam II, Wednesday, November 15, TBA

Apr. 12, 14 Plasmas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #12 due 11/29

Apr. 26, 28 Relativistic Electrodynamics
Prepare: Heald & Marion ¤¤14.1Ð14.6
Assignments: Problem Set #13 due 12/6

May 2 Relativistic Electrodynamics (cont'd)
Prepare: Heald & Marion ¤¤14.7Ð14.12
Assignments:

Dec. 12 FINAL EXAM (Tuesday, 3:30 pm)