| MWF 11-11:50 PM | OPL 107 | http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s13phy712/ |
| Instructor: Natalie Holzwarth | Phone:758-5510 | Office:300 OPL | e-mail:natalie@wfu.edu |
This course is a one semester survey of Electrodyamics at the graduate level, using the textbook: Classical Electrodyamics, 3rd edition, by John David Jackson (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) -- "JDJ". link to errata
It is likely that your grade for the course will depend upon the following factors:
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35% |
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Presentation |
15% |
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Exams |
50% |
*In general, there will a new assignment after each lecture, so that for optimal learning, it would be best to complete each assignment before the the next scheduled lecture. According to the honor system, all work submitted for grading purposes should represent the student's own best efforts. This means that students who work together on homework assignments should all contribute roughly equally and independently verify all derivations and results. Homeworks may be turned in 1 lecture past their due date without grade penalty. After that, the homework grade will be reduced by 10% for each succeeding late date.
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Date
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JDJ Reading
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Topic
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Assign.
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| 1 | 01-16(Wed) |
Chap. 1 |
Introduction, units and Poisson equation. |
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| 2 | 01-18(Fri) |
Chap. 1
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Electronstatic energy calculations |
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| 01-21(Mon) |
No class | MKL Holiday | ||
| 3 | 01-23(Wed) |
Chap. 1
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Poisson Equation and Green's Functions |
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| 4 | 01-25(Fri) |
Chap. 1 & 2
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Green's Theorem and Functions |
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| 5 | 01-28(Mon) |
Chap. 1 & 2
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Brief introduction to numerical methods |
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| 6 | 01-30(Wed) |
Chap. 2
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Method of images |
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| 7 | 02-01(Fri) |
Chap. 3
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Cylindrical and spherical geometries |
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| 8 | 02-04(Mon) |
Chap. 4
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Multipole moments |
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| 9 | 02-06(Wed) |
Chap. 4
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Dipoles and dielectrics |
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| 10 | 02-08(Fri) |
Chap. 4
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Microscopic and macroscopic polarizability |
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| 11 | 02-11(Mon) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetostatics |
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| 12 | 02-13(Wed) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetostatic fields |
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| 13 | 02-15(Fri) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetic dipole fields |
Exam
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| 14 | 02-18(Mon) |
Chap. 5
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Permeable media |
Exam
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| 15 | 02-20(Wed) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetic susceptibility and permeability |
Exam
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| 16 | 02-22(Fri) |
Chap. 6
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Maxwell's equations |
Exam
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| 17 | 02-25(Mon) |
Chap. 6
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Poynting Vector |
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| 18 | 02-27(Wed) |
Chap. 7
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Reflectance and transmittance of electromagnetic plane waves
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| 19 | 02-28(Thur) |
Chap. 7 |
Anisotropic media
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| 20 | 03-01(Fri) |
Chap. 7 |
Dielectric models; Kramers-Kronig Relations
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| 21 | 03-04(Mon) |
Chap. 8 |
TEM modes
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| 22 | 03-06(Wed) |
Chap. 8 |
TE and TM modes |
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| 23 | 03-07(Thur) |
Chap. 9 |
Sources of electromagnetic waves |
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| 24 | 03-08(Fri) |
Chap. 9 |
Dipole radiation patterns
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| 03-11(Mon) |
Spring Break |
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| 03-13(Wed) |
Spring Break |
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| 03-15(Fri) |
Spring Break |
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| 03-18(Mon) |
APS Meeting |
(no class) |
Exam
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| 03-20(Wed) |
APS Meeting |
(no class) |
Exam
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| 03-22(Fri) |
APS Meeting |
(no class) |
Exam
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| 25 | 03-25(Mon) |
Chap. 11 |
Lorentz transformations |
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| 26 | 03-27(Wed) |
Chap. 11 |
Transformations between electromagnetic fields
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| 27 | 03-28(Thur) |
Chap. 11 |
Liénard-Wiechert potentials revisited
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| 03-29(Fri) |
Good Friday |
(no class)
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| 28 | 04-01(Mon) |
Chap. 14 |
Radiation by accelerated charges
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| 29 | 04-03(Wed) |
Chap. 14 |
Radiation by accelerated charges
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| 30 | 04-05(Fri) |
Chap. 14 |
Synchrotron radiation spectrum
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| 31 | 04-08(Mon) |
Chap. 14 |
Synchrotron and other radiation sources
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| 32 | 04-10(Wed) |
Chap. 15 |
Radiation due to collisions of charged particles
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| 33 | 04-12(Fri) |
Chap. 15 |
Radiation due to energy loss processes
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| 04-15(Mon) |
(no class -- presentation preparation)
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| 04-17(Wed) |
(no class -- presentation preparation)
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| 04-19(Fri) |
(no class -- presentation preparation)
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| 34 | 04-22(Mon) |
Chap. 15 |
Radiation due to energy loss processes
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| 35 | 04-24(Wed) |
Review |
Radiation from antennas
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| 36 | 04-26(Fri) |
Review |
Comprehensive review
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| 04-29(Mon) |
Student presentations I
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| 05-01(Wed) |
Student presentations II
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| 05-02(Thurs) |
Student presentations III
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| 05-03(Fri) |
Final exam |
Take-home exam available -- due 05/10/2013
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