| Week | Date | Lecture | Topics | Reading Material in Griffiths | This
weeks' tutorial |
| 1 | Sept 6 | 1 |
Vector Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus used in
this E&M course
| Sections 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 | vector algebra review,
vector calculus review: divergence, curl, integral
calculus, Green's/Gauss' Theorem, Stoke's Theorem,
Dirac Delta Function, Derivatives in
Cartesian/Cylindrical/Spherical coordinates (read
Griffiths 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) |
| | Sept 8 | 2 | Finish off vector calculus review in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
The Dirac delta function. Coulomb's Law, Electric Field due to discrete and continuous
charge distributions | Sections 1.5, 1.6, 2.1 |
| 2 | Sept 11 | 3 | Electric field, Gauss' Law, curl and div of E field | 2.2 |
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| | Sept 13 | 4 | Gauss' Law, Electric Potential, Poisson's eqn, Laplace's eqn
| 2.3 | examples using Gauss' Law and Coulomb's law to
calculate E field
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| | Sept 15 | 5 | Electrostatic Boundary Conditions, Electrostatic Energy
| 2.3, 2.4 |
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| 3 | Sept 18 | 6 | Conductors | 2.5 |
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| | Sept 20 | 7 | Laplace's equation, Uniqueness Theorem
Solutions to Laplace's eqn |
3.1 | conductors, capacitors and examples |
| | Sept 22 | 8 | Method of Images | 3.2 |
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| 4 | Sept 25 | 9 | Solving Laplace's eqn, Method of
Separation of variables, Fourier series, examine in Cartesian coordinates
| 3.3 |
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| | Sept 27 | 10 | Laplace's eqn, Separation of variables,
examined in spherical coordinates
| 3.3 | examples using Method of Images, Solutions of
Laplace's eqn, review of Fourier analysis
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| | Sept 29 | 11 | Multipole Expansions | 3.4 |
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| 5 | Oct 2 | 12 | Dielectrics, Polarized materials
| 4.1 |
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| | Oct.4 | 13 |
Polarization and bound charges & Wimshurst Generator demo | 4.2
| Dipoles, polarization, examples |
| | Oct.6 | 14 |
Electric Displacement, D & Van de Graaf Generator demo | 4.3
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| 6 | Oct.11 | 15 | Linear Dielectrics
| 4.4 | review for Midterm Exam 1
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| | Oct.13 | | MIDTERM EXAM #1 - covers all material
Chapters 1-3 Griffiths | Chapters 1,2,3 |
| 7 | Oct.16 | 16 | Linear Dielectrics
| 4.4 | Do MIDTERM EXAM #1 in tutorial
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| | Oct.18 | 17 | Lorentz Force, Magnetic field due to moving charge.
(Current carrying wire in B field demo.)
| 5.1 |
| | Oct.20 | 18 | Biot-Savart Law, Relativity and E&M (Capacitors - Big Bang Demo)
| 5.2, 12.3 |
| 8 | Oct.23 | 19 | Cyclotron Motion, (Particle accelerator demo), Biot-Savart Law
| 5.1, 5.2 | examples from dielectrics and examples using Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law |
| | Oct.25 | 20 | Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law
| 5.3 | |
| | Oct.27 | 21 | A, the vector magnetic potential, boundary conditions,
magnetic multipole expansion
| 5.4 | |
| 9 | Oct.30 | 22 | Magnetic fields in matter, paramagnetism, diamagnetism
| 6.1 | magnetic dipoles & examples |
| | Nov.1 | 23 | Magnetization and bound currents, the H field
| 6.2, 6.3 | |
| | Nov.3 | 24 | Guest lecture by Jens Schmid on magnetic shielding
| Ch 6 | |
| 10 | Nov.6 | 25 | Magnetic properties, Ferromagnetism
| 6.4 | motors/generators |
| | Nov.8 | 26 | Ohm's Law, Electromotive Force, Faraday's Law.
demos: DC motor, AC/DC generator | 7.1 | |
| | Nov.10 | 27 | Faraday's Law, Particle accelerators
| 7.1,7.2 | |
| 11 | Nov.15 | 28 | Induction, Mutual Inductance, Self Inductance, circuits
| 7.2 | Review for Midterm Exam 2 |
| | Nov.17 | | MIDTERM EXAM #2 | Chapters 1-5 | |
| 12 | Nov.20 | 29 | Maxwell's eqns summary, displacement current,
wave equation, Magnetic monopoles? Demo:mutual induction
| 10.1, 7.3, 7.4 | Do Midterm Exam 2 in tutorial |
| | Nov.22 | 30 | Electric and Magnetic Potentials in electrodymanics,
Eddy currents. Demos:eddy currents
| 7.1, 7.4 | |
| | Nov.24 | 31 | Gauge transformations, Transformers, Demos:
Tesla Coil and Nail-Frying Transformer | 10.1, 7.1, 7.2 | |
| 13 | Nov.27 | 32 | Feynman's Paradox, Conservation of
Energy and Momentum in E&M Fields, Poynting Vector.
Demo: Eddy currents/levitating disk
| 7.2, 8.1,8.2 | Flash Review of Entire Course ! |
| | Nov.29 | 33 | Maxwell's Stress Tensor,
E&M waves
| 8.2, 9.1, 9.2 | |
| | Dec.1 | 34 | Special Relativity and E&M in 4-vector/tensor notation
| 12.3 | |
| | Dec.9 | | FINAL EXAM, Saturday at noon: 3 hour final.
6 questions. Choose 5 of 6, or try all 6 and your best 5 count.
Covers all material in Chapters 1-8.
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