| MWF 9-9:50 AM | OPL 107 | http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s11phy712/ |
This course is a one semester survey of Electrodyamics at the graduate level, using the textbook: Classical Electrodyamics, 3rd edition, by John David Jackson (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) -- "JDJ". link to errata
It is likely that your grade for the course will depend upon the following factors:
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35% |
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Presentation |
15% |
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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. This means that students who work together on homework assignments should all contribute roughly equally and independently verify all derivations and results. Homeworks may be turned in 1 lecture past their due date without grade penalty. After that, the homework grade will be reduced by 10% for each succeeding late date.
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Date
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JDJ Reading
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Topic
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Assign.
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01-12(Wed) |
Chap. 1 |
Introduction, units and Poisson equation. |
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| 01-14(Fri) |
Chap. 1 & 2
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Poisson equation in 1 dimension. |
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| 01-17(Mon) |
No class | MKL Holiday | |
| 01-19(Wed) |
Chap. 1 - 3
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Green's functions for Poisson and Laplace equations. |
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| 01-21(Fri) |
Chap. 1 - 3
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Green's functions continued. |
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| 01-24(Mon) |
Chap. 1
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Electrostatic energy; Ewald summation |
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| 01-26(Wed) |
Chap. 1
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Finite difference and finite element methods |
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| 01-28(Fri) |
Chap. 2
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Finite difference and finite element methods |
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| 01-31(Mon) |
Chap. 3
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Poisson and Laplace equation in cylindrical coordinates
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| 02-02(Wed) |
Chap. 3
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Poisson and Laplace equation in spherical coordinates
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| 02-04(Fri) |
Chap. 4
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Multipole fields
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| 02-07(Mon) |
Chap. 4
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Polarization fields
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| 02-09(Wed) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetostatics
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| 02-11(Fri) |
No class |
Begin take-home exam
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EXAM
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| 02-14(Mon) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetic dipole moments -- continue take-home exam
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EXAM
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| 02-16(Wed) |
No class |
Continue take-home exam
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EXAM
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| 02-18(Fri) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetization fields -- take-home exam due
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| 02-21(Mon) |
Chap. 5
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Magnetostatics
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| 02-23(Wed) |
Chap. 5-6
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Magnetic materials; Maxwell's equations
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| 02-25(Fri) |
Chap. 6
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Maxwell's equations; Poynting Vector
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| 02-28(Mon) |
Chap. 7
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Electromagnetic Plane Waves -- Reflectivity
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| 03-02(Wed) |
Chap. 7
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Electromagnetic Plane Waves -- Reflectivity
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| 03-04(Fri) |
Chap. 7
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Dielectric functions
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| 03-07(Mon) |
No Class | Spring Break | |
| 03-09(Wed) |
No Class | Spring Break | |
| 03-11(Fri) |
No Class | Spring Break | |
| 03-14(Mon) |
Chap. 7
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Kramers-Kronig relations
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| 03-16(Wed) |
Chap. 7
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Kramers-Kronig relations and dielectric functions
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| 03-18(Fri) |
Chap. 8
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E-M modes in wave guides
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| 03-21(Mon) |
No Class | March APS Meeting |
EXAM
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| 03-23(Wed) |
No Class | March APS Meeting |
EXAM
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| 03-25(Fri) |
No Class | March APS Meeting |
EXAM
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| 03-28(Mon) |
Chap. 9
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Radiating Systems -- (exam due 3/29/11; 9 AM)
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| 03-30(Wed) |
Chap. 9 & 10
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Radiating Systems
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| 04-01(Fri) |
Chap. 9 & 11
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Radiating Systems
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| 04-04(Mon) |
Chap. 11
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Lorentz transformations
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| 04-06(Wed) |
Chap. 11
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Lorentz transformations
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| 04-08(Fri) |
Chap. 14
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Radiation from moving charges
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| 04-11(Mon) |
No Class |
EXAM
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| 04-13(Wed) |
No Class |
EXAM
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| 04-15(Fri) |
Chap. 14
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Radiation from moving charges
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EXAM
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| 04-18(Mon) |
Chap. 14
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Synchrotron radiation spectra -- exam due
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| 04-20(Wed) |
Chap. 14
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Synchrotron radiation spectra -- exam due
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| 04-22(Fri) |
No Class | Good Friday Holiday | |
| 04-25(Mon) |
Review
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Review of treatments of point sources
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| 04-27(Wed) |
Review
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Review of treatments of boundary value problems
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| 04-29(Fri) |
Final Exam | Presentations instead of exam |