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Physics 3310, Electromagnetism

Instructors: Steven Pollock, Stephanie Chasteen, and Darren Tarshis

In a sense, the heros of the semester (even though we haven't directly studied their contributions much, yet!), Michael Faraday (left) and James Clerk Maxwell (right). (Notice these are photos rather than paintings. It's almost like they were real people!) Their work was primarily in the early/mid 1800's, paving the way to radio, microwaves, lasers, etc.

Week 15 (Apr 28 - May 2):

Wrapping up the term! We will touch on Chapter 7 this week, trying to get a sense of what the time-dependent terms (Faraday's and Maxwell's contributions) tell us about electromagnetics.

Special notes:

New sims: A magnetic vector field simulator, vector3dm , or one from MIT (this is where I got the cool animations in class, look for "Faraday's law")
Check out these links for simulations to show vector fields in 2D and 3D and another (emstatic) in 2D.
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon 4 PM, in the Tutorial bay in the basement (with Stephanie Chasteen)
Tues (3:30-5 PM, 11th floor)
Reading: Chapter 7 this week (optional)
Written Homework: Always due Wed at the start of class - see the assignments link (always available on the upper left).

I welcome your comments on the class and this website. Send them to steven.pollock at colorado.edu
(Thanks to Prof. Chuck Rogers for many of our home page image ideas!)
Old home pages this term: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14