Course Calendar
Written Homework is generally assigned on Fri, due the following Fri at the start of class.
Readings should be completed before the lecture, this makes a big difference!
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Topics / Clicker questions / Notes | Homework due this week! |
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| Week 1: Jan 11-15 |
Review Griffiths Ch. 1-6. Focus on ch. 2 and 5, (and ch. 1, as needed.) |
Mon: Introduction, then review 3310 all week. Wed: Electrostatics (ch. 2) review. Fri: Finish electrostatics review, begin magnetostatics review
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Homework #1 : Due Fri Jan 15 start of class. It is meant to review 3310 - if anything is unfamiliar, it should give you an idea about where you need to catch up. |
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Week 2: (Monday holiday) |
Read 7.1 for Wed Finish 7.1 for Fri |
Wed: Ohm's Law Fri: Finish magnetostatics review; more Ohm's law
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Homework #2: Problem 1 is still review, problem 2 is on new material (ch. 7.1) |
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| Week 3: Jan 25-29 |
Review 7.1 for Mon Read 7.2.1, 7.2.2 for Wed |
Mon: Finish Ohm's law. Electromotive force. Notes on the uniquess theorem we discussed. Wed: Motional emf Fri: Faraday's law |
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| Week 4: Feb 1-5 |
Review 7.2.2 for Mon Read 7.2.3 for Wed/Fri |
Mon: Computing induced electric fields Wed: Induced E-fields example using careful symmetry arguments (Notes) Fri: Quasi-static approximation for B-fields. Mutual inductance |
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| Week 5: Feb 8-12 |
Read 7.2.4 for Mon | Mon: Finish mutual/self-inductance. Start energy in B-fields Wed: Finish energy in B-fields. Brief discussion of RLC circuits (notes) Fri: Finish RLC, start Maxwell's equations |
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Week 6: |
Read 7.3.1 thru 7.3.3 for Mon Read 8.1 for Wed
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Mon: Finish Maxwell's equations. Energy conservation in E&M |
Exam week - no homework due on Fri. Feb. 19th |
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| Week 7: Feb 22-26 |
Read 8.2.1,8.2.2 for Mon Read 8.2.3, 8.2.4 for Wed |
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Week 8: |
Read 9.1 for Wed |
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| Week 9: Mar 7-11 |
Read 9.2 for Mon |
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| Week 10: Mar 14-18 |
Read 7.3.5 and 9.3.1 for Mon (you may wish to review some parts of Ch.4,6) |
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| Spring break |
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Week 11: |
Read 9.3.2 for Mon Read 9.3.3 for Wed/Fri |
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| Week 12: Apr 4-8 (Exam 2 Thurs Apr 7, 7:30 PM) |
Read 9.4.1 for Mon Read 9.4.2 for Wed |
Exam week - no homework due on Friday Apr. 8. |
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| Week 13: Apr 11-15 |
Read 10.1 (except 10.1.4) for Mon | Homework #11 | |||
| Week 14: Apr 18-22 |
Read 10.2.1 and 10.3.1 |
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| Week 15: Apr 25-29 (Final is Thurs May 5, 4:30PM-7:00PM) |
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