Syllabus:

Week

Topic

Reading (chapter.section)

Comments

5 Sept.

Review of static electromagnetism

1.1-1.5

 

8 Sept.

Review of static electromagnetism

1.6-1.9

 

15 Sept.

Multipole fields

2.*

 

22 Sept.

Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations.

3.*

 

29 Sept.

Dynamic electromagnetism

4.*

Exam #1

6 Oct.

Dynamic electromagnetism

4.*

No class, Friday, 10 Oct. (Fall Break).

13 Oct.

Electromagnetic waves

5.*

 

20 Oct.

Electromagnetic waves

5.*

 

27 Oct.

Reflection and refraction

6.*

 

3 Nov.

Reflection and refraction

6.*

Exam #2

10 Nov.

Retarded potentials and fields

8.1-8.5

 

17 Nov.

Radiation by charged particles, Antennas

8.6-8.8, 9.1-9.3

 

24 Nov.

Classical electron theory

10.1-10.5

No class Wed., Fri. (Thanksgiving).

1 Dec.

Relativistic electrodynamics

14.*

 

8 Dec.

Relativistic electrondynamics

14.*

Last class Wed. 10 Dec.