PHYS 334 - Electromagnetic Theory II

Instructor: Ben Vollmayr-Lee, ben.vollmayr-lee, Olin 168, x7-3106

Office Hours: Thu 1:00-2:30 or whenever you find me (check my schedule to see when I'm around)

Text: David Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Ed.

Course Materials: Syllabus | HW Grading Policy | PHYS 333 Homepage

Exams

Homework

No.DueProblems
1.Jan 18 1.35, 2.15, 2.19, 2.23 solns
2.Jan 21 5.15, 5.27, 7.12 solns
3.Jan 23 7.31, 7.32, 7.55 solns
4.Jan 25 Problem A, 6.17 solns
5.Jan 28 7.48, 7.58 solns
6.Feb 4 8.1, 8.2 solns
7.Feb 4 Problem B, 8.4 solns
8.Feb 4 8.5, 8.6 solns
9.Feb 6 8.7, 8.9, 8.11bc* solns
10.Feb 13 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 solns
11.Feb 15 9.6b, 9.8 solns
12.Feb 18 9.9, 9.10, 9.12 solns
13.Feb 20 9.13, 9.14 solns
14.Feb 22 9.16 solns
15.Feb 25 9.16(R,T), 9.19, 9.20 solns
16.Feb 27 9.23, 9.24, 9.25 solns
17.Feb 29 10.1, 10.3, 10.5 solns
No.DueProblems
18.Mar 3 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 solns
19.Mar 5 10.11, 10.12, 10.22 solns
20.Mar 19 10.13, 10.23, Problem C solns
21.Mar 21 10.17, 10.18(E), 10.19a solns
22.Mar 24 10.19b, 10.26abd solns
23.Mar 26 11.1, 11.2 solns
24.Mar 28 11.3, 11.11 solns
25.Apr 2 11.13, 11.14 solns
26.Apr 4 11.15, 12.5, 12.8 solns
27.Apr 7 12.12, 12.14 solns
28.Apr 9 12.17, 12.19, 12.25, 12.26 solns
29.Apr 11 12.36, 12.38, 12.39 solns
30.Apr 14 Problem D, 12.41, 12.43a solns
31.Apr 21 12.43b, 12.44, 12.46 solns
32.Apr 23 12.48, 12.49, 12.50 solns
33.Apr 25 12.52, 12.53, 12.54 solns
34.Apr 28 12.55, 12.56, 12.66solns

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Schedule

Dates Topics Reading
Jan 16 - 23 EM I and Maxwell's Eqs Ch 1 - 7
Jan 25 - Feb 1 Conservation of charge, energy, and momentum Ch 8
Feb 4 Waves intro 9.1 - 9.2
Feb 6 Catchup and review
Fri, Feb 8 Exam 1
Feb 11 - Feb 20 EM Waves in matter and boundaries 9.2 - 9.4
Feb 22 - Mar 3 Potentials and Fields Ch 10
Mar 5 Catchup and review
Fri, Mar 7 Exam 2
Mar 17 - 31 Radiation Ch 11
Apr 2 - 7 Special relativity intro 12.1 - 12.2
Apr 9 Catchup and review
Fri, Apr 11 Exam 3
Apr 14 - 25 Relativistic Electrodynamics 12.3
Apr 28 Catchup and review
May 7, 8:00 am Final Exam