PHY 712 Electrodynamics

MWF 11-11:50 AM

OPL 107

http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s01phy712/

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

General Information

This course is a one semester survey of Electrodyamics at the graduate level, using the textbook: Classical Electrodyamics by John David Jackson (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) -- "JDJ".

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

Problem sets^*	40%
Computational project	20%
Exams	40%

^{*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.)

Date JDJ Reading Topic Assi gnment
1. Wed, 1/17/2001 Chap. I and 1 Introduction and Units
#1
2. Fri, 1/19/2001 Chap. 1 Poisson Equation
#2
3. Mon, 1/22/2001 Chap. 1 Green's Theorem
#3
4. Wed, 1/24/2001 Chap. 1 Ewald Summation methods
#4
5. Fri, 1/26/2001 Chap. 1 Ewald Summation continued

6. Mon, 1/29/2001 Chap. 1 Some numerical solutions to
Poisson Equation
#5
7. Wed, 1/31/2001 Chap. 2 Image charges
#6
8. Fri, 2/2/2001 Chap. 2 Orthogonal
function expansions
#7
9. Mon, 2/5/2001 Chap. 2 Finite element method
#8
10. Wed, 2/7/2001 Chap. 3 Spherical harmonic
expansions
#9
11. Fri, 2/9/2001 Chap. 3 Cylindrical geometry
#10
12. Mon, 2/12/2001 Chap. 4 Multipole expansions
#11
13. Wed, 2/14/2001 Chap. 4 Dipole fields
#12
14. Fri, 2/16/2001 Chap. 4 Dielectric constant
#13
15. Fri, 2/19/2001 Chap. 5 Magnetostatics

16. Wed, 2/21/2001 Chap. 5 Magnetostatics
#14
17. Fri, 2/23/2001 Chap. 5 Hyperfine interaction and
magnetization
#15
18. Mon, 2/26/2001 Chap. 5 Magnetostatic boundary value
problems
19. Wed, 2/28/2001 Chap. 5 Magnetostatic boundary value
problems
20. Fri, 3/2/2001 Chap. 6 Maxwell's equations

21. Mon, 3/5/2001 Chap. 6 Maxwell's equations

22. Wed, 3/7/2001 Chap. 6 Lienard-Wiechert Potentials

23. Fri, 3/9/2001 Chap. 6 Field energy relations

24. Mon, 3/19/2001 Chap. 7 Planewave solutions
#16
25. Wed, 3/21/2001 Chap. 7 Planewave solutions
#17
26. Fri, 3/23/2001 Chap. 7 Dielectric models
#18
27. Mon, 3/26/2001 Chap. 7 Dielectric models
#19
28. Wed, 3/28/2001 Chap. 7 Kramers-Kronig transforms

29. Fri, 3/30/2001 Chap. 7 Kramers-Kronig transforms

30. Mon, 4/2/2001 Chap. 8 Wave guides
#20
31. Wed, 4/4/2001 Chap. 8 Wave guides
#21
32. Fri, 4/6/2001 Chap. 9 Radiation
#22
33. Mon, 4/9/2001 Chap. 9 Antennas

34. Wed, 4/11/2001 Chap. 9 Radiation
#23
35. Mon, 4/16/2001 Chap.11 Special Relativity
#24
36. Wed, 4/18/2001 Chap.11 Special Relativity
#25
37. Fri, 4/20/2001 Chap.11 Special Relativity
#26
38. Mon, 4/23/2001 Chap.14 Radiation by moving charges

#27
39. Wed, 4/25/2001 Chap.14 Radiation by moving charges

#28
40. Fri, 4/27/2001 Chap.14 Synchrotron radiation

41. Mon, 4/30/2001 Chap.15 Bremsstrahlung

42. Mon, 5/1/2001 Student Presentation

Final exam: Available -- 5/4/01; Due -- 5/12/01

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Date	JDJ Reading	Topic	Assi gnment
1. Wed, 1/17/2001	Chap. I and 1	Introduction and Units	#1
2. Fri, 1/19/2001	Chap. 1	Poisson Equation	#2
3. Mon, 1/22/2001	Chap. 1	Green's Theorem	#3
4. Wed, 1/24/2001	Chap. 1	Ewald Summation methods	#4
5. Fri, 1/26/2001	Chap. 1	Ewald Summation continued
6. Mon, 1/29/2001	Chap. 1	Some numerical solutions to Poisson Equation	#5
7. Wed, 1/31/2001	Chap. 2	Image charges	#6
8. Fri, 2/2/2001	Chap. 2	Orthogonal function expansions	#7
9. Mon, 2/5/2001	Chap. 2	Finite element method	#8
10. Wed, 2/7/2001	Chap. 3	Spherical harmonic expansions	#9
11. Fri, 2/9/2001	Chap. 3	Cylindrical geometry	#10
12. Mon, 2/12/2001	Chap. 4	Multipole expansions	#11
13. Wed, 2/14/2001	Chap. 4	Dipole fields	#12
14. Fri, 2/16/2001	Chap. 4	Dielectric constant	#13
15. Fri, 2/19/2001	Chap. 5	Magnetostatics
16. Wed, 2/21/2001	Chap. 5	Magnetostatics	#14
17. Fri, 2/23/2001	Chap. 5	Hyperfine interaction and magnetization	#15
18. Mon, 2/26/2001	Chap. 5	Magnetostatic boundary value problems
19. Wed, 2/28/2001	Chap. 5	Magnetostatic boundary value problems
20. Fri, 3/2/2001	Chap. 6	Maxwell's equations
21. Mon, 3/5/2001	Chap. 6	Maxwell's equations
22. Wed, 3/7/2001	Chap. 6	Lienard-Wiechert Potentials
23. Fri, 3/9/2001	Chap. 6	Field energy relations
24. Mon, 3/19/2001	Chap. 7	Planewave solutions	#16
25. Wed, 3/21/2001	Chap. 7	Planewave solutions	#17
26. Fri, 3/23/2001	Chap. 7	Dielectric models	#18
27. Mon, 3/26/2001	Chap. 7	Dielectric models	#19
28. Wed, 3/28/2001	Chap. 7	Kramers-Kronig transforms
29. Fri, 3/30/2001	Chap. 7	Kramers-Kronig transforms
30. Mon, 4/2/2001	Chap. 8	Wave guides	#20
31. Wed, 4/4/2001	Chap. 8	Wave guides	#21
32. Fri, 4/6/2001	Chap. 9	Radiation	#22
33. Mon, 4/9/2001	Chap. 9	Antennas
34. Wed, 4/11/2001	Chap. 9	Radiation	#23
35. Mon, 4/16/2001	Chap.11	Special Relativity	#24
36. Wed, 4/18/2001	Chap.11	Special Relativity	#25
37. Fri, 4/20/2001	Chap.11	Special Relativity	#26
38. Mon, 4/23/2001	Chap.14	Radiation by moving charges	#27
39. Wed, 4/25/2001	Chap.14	Radiation by moving charges	#28
40. Fri, 4/27/2001	Chap.14	Synchrotron radiation
41. Mon, 4/30/2001	Chap.15	Bremsstrahlung
42. Mon, 5/1/2001		Student Presentation