PHY 339 Electricity and Magnetism

MWF 9-9:50 AM OPL 103 http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/f99phy339

Instructor: Natalie Holzwarth Phone:758-5510Office:300 OPL e-mail:natalie@wfu.edu


General Information

The textbook is Introduction to Electrodynamics, Third Edition, By David J. Griffiths (Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1999) -- Griffiths. In addition to this textbook the following books have been placed in the Physics Library for your use in the library (that is, please do not remove the books from the physics library):

QC 631
G79513
1998

Walter Greiner, Classical Electrodynamics (Springer, 1998)

QC 631
J3
1962

John David Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics (John Wiley, 1962)

QC 760
L6

Paul Lorrain and Dale R. Corson, Electromagnetism (W. H. Freeman, 1979)

QC 631
M37
1965

Jerry B. Marion, Classical Electromagnetic Radiation (Academic, 1965)


It is likely that your grade for the course will depend upon the following factors:

Problem sets*

50%

Exams

50%

*In general, there will a new assignment after each lecture, so that for optimal learning, it would be best to complete each assignment before the the next scheduled lecture. According to the honor system, all work submitted for grading purposes should represent the student's own best efforts.




Course schedule

(Preliminary schedule -- subject to frequent adjustment.)
DateGriffiths ReadingTopicAssignment
Mon, 10/18/99Chap. 1Review of vector analysis#1
Wed, 10/20/99Chap. 2Electrostatics #2
Fri, 10/22/99Chap. 2Electrostatics
Mon, 10/25/99Chap. 2Electrostatics #3
Wed, 10/27/99Chap. 2Electrostatics #4
Fri, 10/29/99Chap. 3Electrostatics #5
Mon, 11/1/99Chap. 3Electrostatics #6
Wed, 11/3/99Chap. 3Electrostatics #7
Fri, 11/5/99Chap. 3Electrostatics #8
Mon, 11/8/99Chap. 3Electrostatics #9
Wed, 11/10/99Chap. 3Electrostatics
Fri, 11/12/99Chap. 3Review "Summarizing activity"
Mon, 11/15/99Chap. 4Dielectric media
Wed, 11/17/99Chap. 4Dielectric media #10
Fri, 11/19/99Chap. 4Dielectric media
Mon, 11/22/99Chap. 4Dielectric media #11
Mon, 11/29/99Chap. 5Magneto statics #12
Wed, 12/1/99Chap. 5Magneto statics #13
Fri, 12/3/99Chap. 5Magneto statics

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