PHYS 333 - Electromagnetic Theory

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

Office Hours: W 4-5pm, Tu 2:30-3:30pm, Thu 2:30-4pm, F 8-9am

Office Hours for Last Week:Tu, Dec.6 2:30-4:30pm; Wed,Dec.7, 10:30-11:30am; Thu, Dec.8 10-11:30am

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

Course Information

In-Class Slides

Aug.22: Course Info Annotated

Aug. 24: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Discrimination, Privileges, Allyship


Sep.2: Test 1 Info: Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Summary for Test 1 , Fall 2021 Test 1: (without solution), (with solution)
Sept.12: Useful Integrals (Phys212 sp2019) , E-field for spherical charge (Prob.2.7 & 2.8)
Sep.19: Test 2 Info: Equations for Test 2 , Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Useful Integrals (Phys212 sp2019) , Summary for Test 2 , Fall 2021 Test 2: (without solution), (with solution)
Oct. 3: Separation of Variables Class 09/30, Separation of Variables Summary (without Cylinder)
Oct. 5: Separation of Variables Class Slides, Separation of Variables Summary ;
Oct. 5: Test 3 Info: Summary for Test 3 ; Equations for Test 3 , Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Fall 2021 Test 3: (without solution), (with solution)
Oct. 21: Test 4 Info: Summary for Test 4 ; Equations for Test 4 , Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Fall 2021 Test 4: (without solution), (with solution)
Nov. 4: E & B Zoo of Equations ;
Nov. 4: Test 5 Info: Summary for Test 5 ; Equations (for Test 5) , Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Fall 2021 Test 5: (without solution), (with solution)
Nov. 16: Test 6 Info: Summary for Test 6 ; Equations (for Test 6) , Vector Identities & Maxwell Eqs. (2 page version) , Fall 2021 Test 6: (without solution), (with solution)
Nov. 30: Eddy current brake (Wikipedia)
Dec. 5: Evaluations: link to your Course Evaluation form for Phys 333
Course Summary / Final Preparation:

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Assignments

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DueTopicReadHomework
Assign.Sol.
Aug. 24DEI, Vector Algebra & Differentials p.xiv-xviii & § 1.1-1.2.5 (p.1-19) HW 1 "Picture a Scientist" HW 1
Aug. 26Differentials & Integrals §.1.2.6 & §.1.2.7 & § 1.3.1-3 (p.20-31) HW 2 HW 2
Aug. 29Fundamental Theorems of Vector Calculus finish §.1.3 (p.31-38) HW 3 HW 3
Aug. 31Curvilinear Coordinates §.1.4 (p.38-44) HW 4 HW 4
Sept. 2Dirac Delta Fct & Vector Fields §.1.5 & §.1.6 (p.45-54) HW 5 HW 5
Sept. 5Test 1 none none Test 1
Sept. 7Electric Fields §.2.1 (p.59-65) HW 6 HW 6
Sept. 9Field Lines & Gauss's Law §.2.2.1 & §.2.2.2 (p.66-71) HW 7 due 9/12 HW 7
Sept. 12 Gauss's Law Applic. & Curl of E §.2.2.3 & §.2.2.4 (p.71-78) HW 8 HW 8
Sept. 14 Electric Potential §.2.3 (p.78-90) HW 9 HW 9
Sept. 16 Work & Energy §.2.4 (p.91-97) HW10 HW10
Sept. 19 Conductors §.2.5 (p.97-107) HW11 HW11
Sept. 21Test 2 none none Test 2
Sept. 23Laplace's Equ. §.3.1.1-3.1.5 (p.113-121) HW 12 HW 12
Sept. 26 2nd Uniqueness, Medthod of Images §.3.1.6 & §. 3.2 (p.121-129) HW13 HW13
Sept. 28 Separation of Variables I §.3.3.1 (p.131-140) HW14 (due 9/30) HW14
Sept. 30 Separation of Variables II §.3.3.2 (p.141-149) HW15 HW15
Oct. 3 Separation of Variables III none HW16 (due 10/5) HW16
Oct. 5 Separation of Variables IV §.3.4 (p.151-159) HW17 HW17
Oct. 7Test 3 none none Test 3
Oct. 12 Multipole Expansion §.3.4 (p.151-159) none
Oct. 14 Polarization §.4.1 (p.167-173) HW18 HW18
Oct. 17 E of Polarized Object §.4.2 (p.173-181) HW19 HW19
Oct. 19 Elec. Displacement & Linear Dielectrics I §.4.3 & §.4.4.1 (p.181-190) HW20 HW20
Oct. 21 Linear Dielectrics II §.4.4.2 & §.4.4.3 (p.192-202) HW21 HW21
Oct. 24Test 4 none none Test 4
Oct. 26 Magnetic Fields & Forces §.5.1.1 & §.5.1.2 (p.210-215) HW22 HW22
Oct. 28 Currents §.5.1.3 (p.216-222) HW23 HW23
Oct. 31 Biot-Savart Law §.5.2 (p.223-228) HW24 HW24
Nov. 2 Div. & Curl of B §.5.3 (p.229-242) HW25 HW25
Nov. 4 Magn. Vector Potential §.5.4 (p.243-255) HW26 HW26
Nov. 7Test 5 none none Test 5
Nov. 9 Magn. Fields in Matter §.6.1 (p.266-273) HW27 HW27
Nov. 11 Field of Magnetized Object §.6.2 (p.274-279) HW28 HW28
Nov. 14 Auxiliary Field H §.6.3 (p.279-284) HW29 HW29
Nov. 16 Lin.& Non-Lin. Media §.6.4 (p.284-291) HW30 HW30
Nov. 18Test 6 none none Test 6
Nov. 28 Electromotive Force §.7.1 (p.296-310) HW31 HW31
Nov. 30 Electromagnetic Induction §.7.2.1-§.7.2.3 (p.312-326) HW32 HW32
Dec. 2 W and Maxwell Equations I §.7.2.4 & §.7.3.1 - §.7.3.4 (p.328-339) HW33 HW33
Dec. 5 Maxwell Equations II §.7.3.5 & §.7.3.6 (p.340-344) HW34 HW34
Dec. 9Final (8:00am-11:00am,Olin 264) none none Final

Schedule

Dates Topics Reading
Aug. 22 - 26 Vector Fields and Vector Calculus 1.1 - 1.3
Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 Vector Calculus and Delta Functions 1.4 - 1.6
Mo, Sept. 5 Test 1
Sept. 7 - 12 Electrostatics: Coulomb's Law, Gauss's Law 2.1 - 2.2
Sept. 14 - 19 Electrostatics: Potential, Work, Energy 2.3 - 2.5
Wed, Sept. 21 Test 2
Sept. 23 - 28 Electrostatics Math Techniques: Laplace's Equation, & Method of Images 3.1 - 3.2
Sept. 30 - Oct. 5 Electrostatics Math Techniques: Separation of Variables, & Multipole Expansion 3.3 - 3.4
Fr, Oct. 7 Test 3
Oct. 12 - 14 Electric Fields in Matter: Polarization 4.1 - 4.2
Oct. 17 - 21 Electric Fields in Matter: Displacement and Dielectrics 4.3 - 4.4
Mo, Oct. 24 Test 4
Oct. 26 - 31 Magnetostatics: Lorentz Force, Biot - Savart Law 5.1 - 5.2
Nov. 2 - 4 Magnetostatics: Ampere's Law, Vector Potential 5.3 - 5.4
Mo, Nov. 7 Test 5
Nov.  9-11 Magnetic Fields in Matter: Magnetization 6.1 - 6.2
Nov. 14 - 16 Magnetic Fields in Matter: Auxiliary Field H, Permeability 6.3 - 6.4
Fr, Nov. 18 Test 6
Nov. 28 - 30 Electrodynamics: Faraday's Law 7.1 - 7.2
Dec. 2 - 5 Electrodynamics: Maxwell's Equations 7.3
Dec.9, 8 am Final Exam