PHYS 333 - Electromagnetic Theory

Instructor: Katharina Vollmayr-Lee, kvollmay@bucknell.edu, Olin 152, x7-3109

Office Hours: M 4-5pm, Tu 1:30-2:30pm 11am-12, W 8:30-9:30am, Thu 1:30-2:30pm, F 1:30-2:30pm zoom: (link) Mtg.ID: 972 7054 5774
For Final Prep: Fr, Nov. 27, 8-9pm; Sa, Nov. 28, 8-9pm; Su, Nov. 29, 2-3pm & 8-9:30pm

Text: David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics , Fourth Edition

Course Information

• Course Information
• Grading Guidelines and Policy
• Guidelines for Submitting Homework to Gradescope , and video (was for Phys212 spring 2020)
• Equations: Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. , Useful Integrals (Phys212 sp2019)
• Problems: E-field for spherical charge (Prob.2.7 & 2.8) , Hints for Problem 3.4
• Summaries: Summary & Jeopardy for Exam 1 , Summary & Jeopardy for Exam 2 , Summary & Jeopardy for Exam 3 , Summary After Exam 3
• Lecture Notes: Finished Example started in class, Oct. 7, Oct. 19 , Oct. 28 , Oct. 30 (E&M Statics Summary) , Nov.6: Separation of Variables Summary , Nov. 6 ,
• For joining class remotely: Zoom for Phys333 classes (ID 99758727440)
• Lectures: Aug.17 , Aug.19 , Aug.21 , Aug.24 , Aug.26 , Aug.28 , Aug.31 , Sept.2 , Sept.4 , Sept.7 , Sept.9 ,
  Sept.11 , Sept.14 , Sept.18 , Sept.21 , Sept.23 , Sept.25 , Sept.28 , Sept.30 , Oct.2 , Oct.5 , Oct.7 , Oct.9 , Oct.12 ,
  Oct.14 , Oct.19 , Oct.21 , Oct.23 , Oct.26 , Oct.28 , Oct.30 , Nov.2 , Nov.4 , Nov.6 , Nov.9 (not), Nov.13 , Nov.16 ,
  Nov.18 , Nov.20
• Interesting Scientists & Mathematicians): Uğur Şahin & Őzlem Tűreci , A.M. Ghez, J. Bell Burnell, W. Ellis, W.E. Henry, Averroes (Ibn Rushd), Émilie du Châtelet

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Assignments

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Due	Topic	Read	Homework
			Assign.	Sol.
Aug. 19	Vector Algebra & Differentials	p.xiv-xviii & § 1.1-1.2.5 (p.1-19)	HW 1	HW 1
Aug. 21	Differentials & Integrals	§.1.2.6/7 & § 1.3.1-3 (p.20-31)	HW 2	HW 2
Aug. 24	Fundamental Theorems of Vector Calculus	finish §.1.3 (p.31-38)	HW 3	HW 3
Aug. 26	Curvilinear Coordinates	§.1.4 (p.38-44)	HW 4	HW 4
Aug. 28	Dirac Delta Fct & Vector Fields	§.1.5 & §.1.6 (p.45-54)	HW 5	HW 5
Aug. 31	Electric Fields	§.2.1 (p.58-65)	HW 6	HW 6
Sept. 2	Field Lines & Gauss's Law	§.2.2.1 & §.2.2.2 (p.66-71)	HW 7	HW 7
Sept. 4	Gauss's Law Applic. & Curl of E	§.2.2.3 & §.2.2.4 (p.71-78)	HW 8	HW 8
Sept. 7	Electric Potential	§.2.3 (p.78-90)	HW 9	HW 9
Sept. 9	Work & Energy	§.2.4 (p.91-97)	HW10	HW10
Sept. 11	Conductors	§.2.5 (p.91-107)	HW11	HW11
Sept. 14	Review	none	HW12	HW12
Sept. 16	Exam 1	none	none	Exam 1
Sept. 18	Laplace's Equ.	§.3.1.1-3.1.5 (p.113-121)	HW13	HW13
Sept. 21	2nd Uniqueness, Medthod of Images	§.3.1.6 & &setc. 3.2 (p.121-129)	HW14	HW14
Sept. 23	Separation of Variables I	§.3.3.1 (p.131-140)	HW15	HW15
Sept. 25	Separation of Variables II	§.3.3.2 (p.141-149)	HW16	HW16
Sept. 28	Separation of Variables III	none	HW17	HW17
Sept. 30	Multipole Expansion	§.3.4 (p.151-159)	HW18	HW18
Oct. 2	Polarization	§.4.1 (p.167-173)	HW19	HW19
Oct. 5	E of Polarized Object	§.4.2 (p.173-181)	HW20	HW20
Oct. 7	Electric Displacement	§.4.3 (p.181-185)	HW21	HW21
Oct. 9	Linear Dielectrics I	§.4.4.1 & §.4.4.2 (p.185-196)	HW22	HW22
Oct. 12	Linear Dielectrics II	§.4.4.3 & §.4.4.4 (p.196-204)	HW23	HW23
Oct. 15	Review	none	HW24	HW24
Oct. 16	Exam 2	none	none	Exam 2
Oct. 19	Magnetic Fields & Forces	§.5.1.1 & §.5.1.2 (p.210-215)	none	none
Oct. 21	Currents	§.5.1.3 (p.216-222)	HW25	HW25
Oct. 23	Biot-Savart Law	§.5.2 (p.223-228)	HW26	HW26
Oct. 26	Div. & Curl of B	§.5.3 (p.229-242)	HW27	HW27
Oct. 28	Magn. Vector Potential	§.5.4 (p.243-255)	HW28	HW28
Oct. 30	Magn. Fields in Matter	§.6.1 (p.266-273)	HW29	HW29
Nov. 2	Field of Magnetized Object	§.6.2 (p.274-279)	HW30	HW30
Nov. 4	Auxiliary Field H	§.6.3 (p.279-284)	HW31	HW31
Nov. 6	Lin.& Non-Lin. Media & Sep.of Var.	§.6.4 & review sep.of var.	HW32	HW32
Nov. 9	Review	none	none	none
Nov. 11	Exam 3	none	none	Exam 3
Nov. 13	Electromotive Force	§.7.1 (p.296-310)	HW33	HW33
Nov. 16	Electromagnetic Induction	§.7.2.1-§.7.2.3 (p.312-326)	HW34	HW34
Nov. 18	W and Maxwell Equations I	§.7.2.4 & §.7.3.1 - §.7.3.4 (p.328-339)	HW35	HW35
Nov. 20	Maxwell Equations II	§.7.3.5 & §.7.3.6 (p.340-344)	HW36	HW36
Nov. 30	Final	none	none	Final

Schedule

Dates	Topics	Reading
Aug. 17 - 21	Vector Fields and Vector Calculus	1.1 - 1.3
Aug. 24 - 28	Vector Calculus and Delta Functions	1.4 - 1.6
Aug. 31, Sept. 2 - 4	Electrostatics: Coulomb's Law, Gauss's Law	2.1 - 2.2
Sept. 7 - 11	Electrostatics: Potential, Work, Energy	2.3 - 2.5
Sept. 14	Catchup and Review
Wed, Sept. 16	Exam I
Sept. 18 - 23	Electrostatics Math Techniques: Laplace's Equation, & Method of Images	3.1 - 3.2
Sept. 25 - 28	Electrostatics Math Techniques: Separation of Variables, & Multipole Expansion	3.3 - 3.4
Sept. 30, Oct. 2 - 5	Electric Fields in Matter: Polarization	4.1 - 4.2
Oct. 7 - 12	Electric Fields in Matter: Displacement and Dielectrics	4.3 - 4.4
Oct. 14	Catchup and Review
Fri, Oct. 16	Exam II
Oct. 19 - 23	Magnetostatics: Lorentz Force, Biot - Savart Law	5.1 - 5.2
Oct. 26 - 28	Magnetostatics: Ampere's Law, Vector Potential	5.3 - 5.4
Oct. 30, Nov. 2	Magnetic Fields in Matter: Magnetization	6.1 - 6.2
Nov. 4 - 6	Magnetic Fields in Matter: Auxiliary Field H, Permeability	6.3 - 6.4
Nov. 9	Catchup and Review
Wed, Nov. 11	Exam III
Nov. 13 - 16	Electrodynamics: Faraday's Law	7.1 - 7.2
Nov. 18 - 20	Electrodynamics: Maxwell's Equations	7.3
Nov. 30,11:45-2:45	Final Exam

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