Gr refers to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 23 Aug | Vector Calc: xforms; ∇·, ∇ and ∇x operators | TEC notes; GR 1.1-1.2 | HW1: 2 Sep |
| L2 25 Aug | Key integral theorems for ∇·, ∇ and ∇x | Gr 1.3 | HW1: 2 Sep |
| L3 30 Aug | Curvilinear coordinates, delta functions, Helmholtz thm | Gr 1.4-1.6 | HW2: 9 Sep |
| L4 1 Sep | Electric field E, ∇xE and ∇·E | Gr 2.1-2.2 | HW2: 9 Sep |
| L5 6 Sep | Electric potential | Gr 2.3 | HW3: 16 Sep |
| L6 8 Sep | Electric potential II, electrostatic work and energy | Gr 2.3.-2.4 | HW3: 16 Sep |
| L7 13 Sep | Electrostatic properties of conductors and Laplace's eqn | Gr 2.5, 3.1 | HW4: 23 Sep |
| L8 15 Sep | Method of images | Gr 3.2 | HW4: 23 Sep |
| L9 20 Sep | Separation of variables | Gr 3.3 | HW5: 30 Sep |
| L10 22 Sep | Separation of variables II; The multipole expansion | Gr 3.4 | Hw5: 30 Sep |
| L11 27 Sep | Polarization | Gr 4.1-4.2 | HW6: 7 Oct |
| L12 29 Sep | Test 1 (in class) | Gr Ch.: 1-3 + TEC notes | |
| L13 4 Oct | Electric displacement; boundary conditions with dielectrics | Gr 4.3 | HW7: 14 Oct |
| L14 6 Oct | Linear dielectrics Dielectrics and capacitors | Gr 4.4 | HW7: 14 Oct |
| 11 Oct | No class | L15 13 Oct | Lorentz force law and Biot-Savart law | Gr 5.1-5.2 | HW8: 21 Oct |
| L16 18 Oct | Special relativity and the lorentz force law | TEC notes | HW9: 28 Oct |
| L17 20 Oct | Div and curl of B (Ampere's law) | Gr 5.3-5.4 | HW9: 28 Oct |
| L18 25 Oct | Ampere's law II, and magnetic vector potential A | Gr 5.5 | HW10: 4 Nov |
| L19 27 Oct | Magnetization and B from a magnetized object | Gr 6.1-6.2 | HW10: 4 Nov |
| L20 1 Nov | Test 2 (in class) | Gr Ch.: 4-5; TEC notes | |
| L21 3 Nov | The H field | Gr 6.3-6.4 | HW11: 11 Nov |
| L22 8 Nov | Electromotive force and induction | Gr 7.1-7.2 | HW12: 18 Nov | L23 10 Nov | Maxwell's equations I | Gr 7.3 | HW12: 18 Nov |
| L24 15 Nov | Maxwell's equations II | 7.3 | HW13: 28 Nov | L25 17 Nov | Charge and energy conservation | Gr 8.1 | HW13: 28 Nov |
| L26 22 Nov | Electromagnetism and momentum | Gr 8.2 | HW14: 2 Dec | 24 Nov | No class |
| L27 29 Nov | Electromagnetic waves in vacuum | Gr 9.1 | HW15: 6 Dec | L28 1 Dec | Electromagnetic waves in vacuum II | Gr 9.2 | HW15: 6 Dec |
| 9 Dec | Final Exam | Cumulative |