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Physics 7312

Electromagnetic Theory II - Fall 2012

Course Information

Lecturer: Professor Randall J. Scalise
Lecture meeting times and place: MWF 10:00-10:50AM in room 32 Fondren Science Building
Office hours: Monday noon-1pm in room 107 Fondren Science and by appointment.
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:
- Classical Electrodynamics by Jackson (2nd or 3rd edition)
Lecture Notes
- Lecture 23
- Lecture 24
- Lecture 25
- Lecture 26
- Lecture 27, Hidden Momentum
- Lecture 28
- Lecture 29
- Lecture 30
- So you thought everything about electricity and magnetism was known...
  - Black holes take light for a spin
  - How to spot a spinning black hole
  - Twisted Light Could Enable Black Hole Detection
  - Twisting of light around rotating black holes
- Lecture 31
- Lecture 32
- Lecture 33
  - Green Functions
  - Optical Theorm
  - Kramers-Kronig Relation
- Diffraction
  - Single-slit Diffraction, PHYS 1304 notes
  - Diffraction from a Rectangular Aperture
  - Diffraction from a Circular Aperture
- Lecture 34
- Lecture 35
  - Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion
- Lecture 36
- Lecture 37
- Lecture 38
- Lecture 39
- Lecture 40
- Lecture 41
  - Terrell rotation, video
  - The Clock Hypothesis 1
  - The Clock Hypothesis 2
- Lecture 42
- Lecture 43
- Lecture 44
- Lecture 45
  - Bremsstrahlung and Synchrotron Radiation differential power Mathematica notebook
- Lecture 46
  - Do uniformly accelerated charges radiate?
    - Rick Bradford
    - Kirk McDonald
- Lecture 47
  - Cherenkov radiation
  - Sonic boom
Grading:
- Homework 60%
- Midterm Exam 20%
- Final Exam 20%
Syllabus
Homework Assignments Due dates are strictly enforced.
- Assignment #12: PDF due Wednesday 29 August 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #13: PDF due Wednesday 5 September 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #14: PDF due Wednesday 12 September 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #15: PDF due Wednesday 19 September 2012 at 5:00pm
- No homework due on Wednesday 26 September 2012 because of the midterm exam.
- Assignment #16: PDF due Wednesday 3 October 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #17: PDF due Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 5:00pm
- No homework due on Wednesday 17 October 2012 because of Fall Break.
- Assignment #18: PDF due Wednesday 24 October 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #19: PDF due Wednesday 31 October 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #20: PDF due Wednesday 7 November 2012 at 5:00pm
- Assignment #21: PDF due Wednesday 14 November 2012 at 5:00pm
- No homework due on Wednesday 21 November 2012 because of Thanksgiving.
- Assignment #22: PDF due Wednesday 28 November 2012 at 5:00pm FIGURE
Homework solutions
Midterm Exam - Friday 28 September 2012 in class (more time after lecture if needed)
Final Exam - Tuesday 11 December 2012, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM in room 32 Fondren Science
Recommended Reading:
- Introduction to Electrodynamics by Griffiths
- Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Phenomena by Lorrain and Corson
- Robert G. Brown's notes
- Electromagnetic Fields and Energy by Herman A. Haus and James R. Melcher

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