Physics 4392

Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory - Fall 2010

Course Information

• Lecturer: Professor Randall J. Scalise
• Lecture meeting times and place:
• Office hours: Monday noon-1pm in room 104 Fondren Science and by appointment, see also lab 32 or 26 any afternoon until 6:00pm.
• Contact:
  • Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
  • Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
  • send me e-mail: <scalise@smu.edu>
• Text:
  • Introduction to Electrodynamics by Griffiths
• Lecture Notes
  • Lecture 1
  • Lecture 2
  • Lecture 3
  • Lecture 4
  • Lecture 5
  • Lecture 6
  • Lecture 7
  • Lecture 8
  • Lecture 9
  • Lecture 10
  • Lecture 11
  • Lecture 12
  • Lecture 13
  • Lecture 14
  • Lecture 15
  • Lecture 16
  • Lecture 17
  • Lecture 18
  • Lecture 19
  • Lecture 20
  • Lecture 21
  • Lecture 22
  • Lecture 23
  • Lecture 24
  • Lecture 25
  • Lecture 26
  • Lecture 27
  • Lecture 28
• Grading:
  • Homework 60%
  • Midterm Exam 20%
  • Final Exam 20%
• Grade Summary: All the individual grades arranged by code number
• Syllabus
• 2010 Calendar
• Official University Calendar
• Homework Assignments Due dates are strictly enforced.
  • Assignment #1: due Wednesday 1 September 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #2: due Wednesday 8 September 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #3: due Wednesday 15 September 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #4: due Wednesday 22 September 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #5: due Wednesday 29 September 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #6: redo the midterm exam, due Wednesday 20 October 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #7: due Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #8: due Wednesday 3 November 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #9: due Wednesday 10 November 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #10: due Wednesday 17 November 2010 at 6:00pm
  • Assignment #11: due Wednesday 1 December 2010 at 6:00pm
• Midterm Exam - Thursday 7 October 2010 in class
• Final Exam - Monday 13 December 2010, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM in room 26 Fondren Science
• Recommended Reading:
  • Classical Electrodynamics by Jackson (2nd or 3rd edition)
  • Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Phenomena by Lorrain and Corson
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Energy by Herman A. Haus and James R. Melcher

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