PHY425:
Electromagnetism II
Spring 2012SyllabusInstructorProf. Stefan
Ballmer e-mail:
sballmer@syr.edu TextbookIntroduction to Electrodynamics (3rd ed.) by David J. Griffiths Location and TimesRoom 104N
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Tentative Class Schedule
(topics are subject to change)
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No. |
Date
(2010) |
Chapter/Topic
[#Lectures] |
Remarks & Problem Sets |
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1 |
Jan
17 T |
1.-6.
Review [2] |
Review: Vector analysis |
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2 |
Jan
19 Th |
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Review: Electrostatics |
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3 |
Jan
24 T |
7.
Electrodynamics [3] |
Electromotive
force (PS
1) |
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4 |
Jan
26 Th |
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Inductance |
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5 |
Jan
31 T |
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Eneregy
in B; Displacement current; ME in matter (PS 2)
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6 |
Feb
2 Th |
8.
Conservation Laws [2] |
Boundary conditions in media; Conservation laws |
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7 |
Feb
7 T |
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Maxwell
Stress Tensor (PS 3)
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8 |
Feb
9 Th |
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Mid-term preparation |
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9 |
Feb
14 T |
Midterm Exam I |
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10 |
Feb
16 Th |
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Introduction and plane wave solution |
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11 |
Feb
21 T |
9
Electromagnetic Waves [5] |
EMwaves in matter; reflection and transmission (PS 4) |
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12 |
Feb
23 Th |
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Midterm Examp review |
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13 |
Feb
28 T |
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Absorption in - and reflection on a conductor (PS 5) |
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14 |
Mar
1 Th |
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15 |
Mar
6 T |
Wave guides |
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16 |
Mar
8 Th |
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Wave guides and
coax cable impedance matching |
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Mar 13 T |
Spring Break -- no classes |
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Mar 15 Th |
Spring Break --
no classes |
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17 |
Mar
20 T |
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Potentials and Gauge transformations (PS 6) |
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18 |
Mar
22 Th |
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Guest Lecture: Mid-term preparation |
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19 |
Mar
27 T |
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Lienard Wiechert Potentials (PS 7) |
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20 |
Mar
29 Th |
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Final Remarks on
moving point charges / Mid-term prep |
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21 |
Apr
3 T |
Mid-term II |
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22 |
Apr
5 Th |
11.
Radiation [4] |
Intro Radiation, Electic dipole radiation |
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23 |
Apr
10 T |
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Radiation from a magnetic dipole (PS 8) |
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24 |
Apr
12 Th |
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Radiation from arbitrary source (dominant term) |
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25 |
Apr
17 T |
12.
Electrodynamics and relativity [3] |
Guest Lecture: Introduction to relativity (PS 9) |
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26 |
Apr
19 Th |
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Guest Lecture:
Lorentz transformations |
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27 |
Apr
24 T |
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Relativistic mechanics |
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28 |
Apr
26 Th |
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Final preparation (Sign-up page) |
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29 |
May
1 T |
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Final preparation |
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May
3 Thu |
Final
Exam |
12:45pm - 2:45pm; Room 104N, Physics |