Physics 435 Course Schedule  
(Fall 2007)

Week

  Dates  

Lectures  

Homeworks

Reading 

Discussion
Sessions

1

Wed 

Aug 22

Lecture 1:
Introduction

Homework 1

Griffiths problems

2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
(due Fri, Aug 31)

Griffiths ix – xv,

Appendicies A, B, C

Ch 1 (all)

2.1

No
Discussion
Session

Fri  
Aug 24

Lecture 2:

Electric Field

2

Mon  
Aug 27

Lecture 3:
 Gauss’ Law

Homework 2

Griffiths problems

2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.20
(due Fri, Sept 7)

Griffiths

2.2 - 2.3

Discussion
Session 1

 

Griffiths problems

2.2, 2.3

Wed  
Aug 29

Lecture 4:
Divergence and Curl

Fri  
Aug 31

Lecture 5:

Electric Potential

3

Mon 
Sept 3

No Class:

Labor Day

Homework 3

Griffiths problems

2.21, 2.25, 2.31, 2.32, 2.36
(due Sept 14) 

 

Griffiths

2.4 - 2.5

Discussion
Session 2

 

Griffiths problems

2.15, 2.17

Wed  
Sept 5

Lecture 6:

Work and Energy

Fri  
Sept 7

Lecture 7:

Conductors

4

Mon  
Sept 10

Lecture 8:

Method of Images

Homework 4

Griffiths problems

2.39, 3.1, 3.6, 3.7
(due Sept 21)

 

Griffiths

3.1 - 3.2

Discussion
Session 3

 

Griffiths problems

2.22, 2.35

Wed  
Sept 12

Lecture 9:

Laplace’s Eqn.

Fri  
Sept 14

Lecture 10:

Uniqueness Thms.

5

Mon  
Sept 17

Lecture 11:

Separation of Variables I

Homework 5

Griffiths problems

3.13, 3.14, 3.17, 3.21
(due Sept 28)

 Griffiths

3.3

Discussion
Session 4

 

Griffiths problems

3.2, 3.10

Wed  
Sept 19

Lecture 12:

Separation of Variables II

Fri  
Sept 21

Hour Exam 1

6

Mon  
Sept 24

Lecture 13:

Multipole Expansion I

Homework 6

Griffiths problems

3.26, 3.27, 3.29, 3.31, 3.32
(due Oct 5)

 

Griffiths

3.4, 4.1 – 4.2 

Discussion
Session 5

 

Griffiths problem

3.18
 

Wed  
Sept 26

Lecture 14:

Multipole Expansion II

Fri  
Sept 28

Lecture 15:

Electric Polarization

7

Mon  
Oct 1

Lecture 16:

Electric Displacement

Homework 7

Griffiths problems

4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 4.24, 4.26
(due Oct 12)

 

 Griffiths

4.3 - 4.4

Discussion
Session 6

 

Griffiths problems

3.28, 3.30

Wed  
Oct 3

Lecture 17:

Linear Dielectrics I

Fri  
Oct 5

Lecture 18:

Linear Dielectrics II

8

Mon  
Oct 8

Lecture 19:

Lorentz Force Law

Homework 8

Griffiths problems

5.5, 5.8, 5.11
(due Oct 26)

 

Griffiths

5.1 – 5.3

 

Discussion
Session 7

 

Griffiths problems

4.21, 4.11, 4.17

Wed  
Oct 10

Lecture 20:

 Biot-Savart Law

Fri  
Oct 12

Lecture 21:

Ampere’s Law I

9

Mon  
Oct 15

Lecture 22:

 Ampere’s Law II

No Homework

Griffiths

5.4 

Discussion
Session 8

 

Griffiths problems

5.9, 5.10
 

Wed  
Oct 17

Lecture 23:

Magnetic Vector Potential

Fri  
Oct 19

Hour Exam 2

10

Mon 

Oct 22

Lecture 24:

Multipole Expansion

Homework 9

Griffiths problems

5.13, 5.15, 5.16, 5.22, 5.26
(due Nov 2)

 

 Griffiths

6.1 – 6.2

Discussion
Session 9

 

Griffiths problems

5.14, 5.25(a)

Wed

Oct 24

Lecture 25:

Magnetization

Fri

Oct 26

Lecture 26:

Field of a Magnetized Object

11

Mon  
Oct 29

Lecture 27:

Auxiliary Field H

Homework 10

Griffiths problems

5.34, 6.7, 6.12, 6.16, 6.17

(due Nov 9)

 

Griffiths

6.3 – 6.4 

Discussion
Session 10

 

Griffiths problem

6.8

Wed  
Oct 31

Lecture 28:

Linear and Nonlinear Media I

Fri  
Nov 2

Lecture 29:

Linear and Nonlinear Media II

12

Mon  
Nov 5

Lecture 30:

Electromotive Force

Homework 11

Griffiths problems

6.20, 6.21(a),(b), 6.26, 6.27

(due Nov 16)

 

Griffiths

7.1  

Discussion
Session 11

 

Griffiths problem

6.18

Wed  
Nov 7

Lecture 31:

Motional emf

Fri  
Nov 9

Lecture 32:

Faraday’s Law

13

Mon  
Nov 12

Lecture 33:

Inductance

Homework 12

Griffiths problems

7.1, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8
(due Nov 30)

Griffiths

7.2 

Discussion
Session 12

 

Griffiths problem

6.23(a),(b)

Wed  
Nov 14

Lecture 34:

Energy in Magnetic Fields

Fri  
Nov 16

Hour Exam 3

14

Mon  
Nov 19

Thanksgiving Break

Wed  
Nov 21

Fri  
Nov 23

15

Mon  
Nov 26

Lecture 35:

Displacement Current

Homework 13

Griffiths problems

7.12, 7.15, 7.17, 7.20, 7.21

(due Dec 7)

Griffiths

7.3 

Discussion
Session 13

 

Griffiths problems

7.11

Wed  
Nov 28

Lecture 36:

Magnetic Monopoles

Fri  
Nov 30

Lecture 37:

Maxwell’s Eqns. in Matter

16

Mon  
Dec 3

Lecture 38:

Maxwell’s Eqns. in Matter

No Homework !!!

Griffiths

7.3 

Discussion
Session 14

 

Griffiths problems

7.18, 7.22

Wed  
Dec 5

Lecture 39:

Symmetry Properties of EM Quantities

Fri  
Dec 7

Lecture 40:

Phun Physics with the A-Field, Course Review

17

Mon-Fri
Dec 10-15

Finals Week – No Lectures

Tues

Dec 11

Final Exam

Tuesday, Dec. 11, 8:00 am - 11:00 am

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