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PHYSICS 339
Introduction to Electrodynamics II

Specific Topics of the Course


  • Presentation of Formulation of Magnetostatics
  • Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves
  • Introduction to the Near Field
  • Introduction to Negative Index Materials
Course Materials

  • Homework
  • Exams
  • Quick Quiz
  • Lecture Notes
  • Links

No Class Meeting

There will be no class on the following dates:



 




Syllabus

I.    The Magnetic Field and Vector Potential

II.   Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law

Exam 1

III.  Magnetic Materials

Exam 2

IV.  Inductance

Exam 3

V.   Maxwell's Equations

Exam 4

VI.   Waveguides

VII.  The Near Field

VIII. Negative Index of Refraction




 

 

Policies



Attendance is required (you are responsible for all materials covered in class).  You may leave class after 15 minutes if  the professor has not arrived.   

You will be called upon in class to contribute to the discussion and to work problems at the board.  You don’t need to have all the answers, but you should be thinking about the readings/problems ahead of time. Contact hours and class time should be used to maximize learning.  The textbooks are clear & concise – lectures are used to supplement knowledge and provide perspective.  Class meets for discussion and problem solving.


Homework will be assigned Monday of each week.   The assignment will be posted on teh web site.  One week will be allowed for solution.  Some credit will be given for reasonable attempts. 


There will be four 60 minute exams.  


The four exams will count as 20% each and homework sets will count a total of 20%. 

You must take all exams on scheduled dates unless compelling and valid reasons are given in advance for not doing so.  If there is an unforeseen absence for an exam, a written explanation with a valid excuse must be submitted as soon as possible after the missed date.  Excused absences will result in a larger percentage of the grade derived from each of the remaining exams equally.  Unexcused absences will result in a zero.  There will be no makeup exams.

You are responsible for all information given in each lecture including dates and times of review sessions, homework assignments, changes in schedule etc.  No late homework.  Only a pencil/pen may be used during tests.  Honor system applies. 



Office



214 Olin Physical Laboratory
Reynolda Campus
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem NC 27109

ph: 336 758 5508
email: carroldl@wfu.edu


Texts




FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
by David K. Chang, Addison-Wesley, April, 1994


book


Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus
by H. M. Schey, W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition (October 1, 1996)




Office Hours


Tuesday and Thursday
10:30 - 11:45


or by appointment

 

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