University of Vermont Fall 2009 Term

Physics Department Physics 296A "Electrodynamics"

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

Preliminary Course Syllabus

Aug. 31, Sept. 2, 4 Fundamentals of Electromagnetism
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 1
Assignments: Problem Set #1 due 9/11

Sept. (7), 9, 11 Multipole Fields
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 2
Assignments: Problem Set #2 due 9/16

Sept. 14, 16, 18 Boundary-Value Problems (Laplace's and Poisson's Equations)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 3
Assignments: Problem Set #3 due 9/23

Sept. 21, 23, 25 Electromagnetic Field Equations (Beginning of New Stuff!)
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 4, except Sect. 4.7
Assignments: Problem Set #4 due 9/28

Sept. 28, 30, Oct. 2 Electromagnetic Waves
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 5
Assignments: Problem Set #5 due 10/7

Oct. 5, 7, (9) Reflection and Refraction
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 6
Assignments: Problem Set #6 due 10/14

Hour Exam I, Thursday, October 15, TBA

Oct. 12, 14, 16 Electromagnetic Wave Polarization
Prepare: Handouts
Assignments: Problem Set #7 due 10/21

Oct. 19, 21, 23 Waveguides
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 7
Assignments: Problem Set #8 due 10/28

Oct. 26, 28, 30 Retarded Potentials and Fields/Radiation
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 8
Assignments: Problem Set #9 due 11/4

Nov. 2, 4, 6 Antennas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 9
Assignments: Problem Set #10 due 11/11

Nov. 9, 11, 13 Classical Electron Theory
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #11 due 11/18

Hour Exam II, Monday, November 23, TBA

Nov. 16, 18, 20 Plasmas
Prepare: Heald & Marion Chapter 10
Assignments: Problem Set #12 due 11/23

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Nov. 30, Dec. 2, 4 Relativistic Electrodynamics
Prepare: Heald & Marion ¤¤14.1-14.6
Assignments: Problem Set #13 due 12/9

Dec. 7, 9 Relativistic Electrodynamics (cont'd)
Prepare: Heald & Marion ¤¤14.7-14.12
Assignments:

Dec. 18 FINAL EXAM (Friday, 8:00 am)