Gr refers to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 21 Aug | Vector Calc: xforms; ∇·, ∇ and ∇x operators | TEC notes; GR 1.1-1.2 | HW1: 31 Aug |
| L2 23 Aug | Key integral theorems for ∇·, ∇ and ∇x | Gr 1.3 | HW1: 31 Aug |
| L3 28 Aug | Curvilinear coordinates, delta functions, Helmholtz thm | Gr 1.4-1.6 | HW2: 7 Sep |
| L4 30 Aug | Electric field E, ∇xE and ∇·E | Gr 2.1-2.2 | HW2: 7 Sep |
| L5 4 Sep | Electric potential | Gr 2.3 | HW3: 14 Sep |
| L6 6 Sep | Electric potential II, electrostatic work and energy | Gr 2.3.-2.4 | HW3: 14 Sep |
| L7 11 Sep | Electrostatic properties of conductors and Laplace's eqn | Gr 2.5, 3.1 | HW4: 21 Sep |
| L8 13 Sep | Method of images | Gr 3.2 | HW4: 21 Sep |
| L9 18 Sep | Separation of variables | Gr 3.3 | HW5: 28 Sep |
| L10 20 Sep | Separation of variables II; The multipole expansion | Gr 3.4 | HW5: 28 Sep |
| L11 25 Sep | Polarization | Gr 4.1-4.2 | HW6: 5 Oct |
| L12 27 Sep | Test 1 (in class) | Gr Ch.: 1-3 + TEC notes | |
| L13 2 Oct | Electric displacement; boundary conditions with dielectrics | Gr 4.3 | HW7: 12 Oct |
| L14 4 Oct | Linear dielectrics Dielectrics and capacitors | Gr 4.4 | HW7: 12 Oct |
| L15 9 Oct | Lorentz force law and Biot-Savart law | Gr 5.1-5.2 | HW8: 19 Oct |
| L16 11 Oct | Special relativity and the lorentz force law | TEC notes | HW9: 19 Oct |
| 16 Oct | No class | L17 18 Oct | Div and curl of B (Ampere's law) | Gr 5.3-5.4 | HW9: 26 Oct |
| L18 25 Oct | Ampere's law II, and magnetic vector potential A | Gr 5.5 | HW10: 2 Nov |
| L19 27 Oct | Magnetization and B from a magnetized object | Gr 6.1-6.2 | HW10: 2 Nov |
| L20 30 Oct | Test 2 (in class) | Gr Ch.: 4-5; TEC notes | |
| L21 1 Nov | The H field | Gr 6.3-6.4 | HW11: 9 Nov |
| L22 6 Nov | Electromotive force and induction | Gr 7.1-7.2 | HW12: 16 Nov | L23 8 Nov | Maxwell's equations I | Gr 7.3 | HW12: 16 Nov |
| L24 13 Nov | Maxwell's equations II | 7.3 | HW13: 26 Nov | L25 15 Nov | Charge and energy conservation | Gr 8.1 | HW13: 26 Nov |
| L26 20 Nov | Electromagnetism and momentum | Gr 8.2 | HW14: 30 Nov | 22 Nov | No class |
| L27 27 Nov | Electromagnetic waves in vacuum | Gr 9.1 | HW15: 5 Dec | L28 29 Nov | Electromagnetic waves in vacuum II | Gr 9.2 | HW15: 5 Dec |
| 8 Dec | Final Exam | Cumulative |
