PHYS 435 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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All problems are from the 4th edition of Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics. If you are using the 5th edition, refer to the individual pdf files for specific problems. 

Week Date Lecture Reading Homework Discussion
1 Monday
8/25

Lecture 1
Introduction / Electric Field
pdf

Griffiths 2.1, 2.2.1-2.2.4

( Please also review the basics of vector calculus. There is a nice review in Griffiths Ch. 1. )

Homework #1 (pdf)

Due Wed. Sept. 3rd @ 5 pm

 

Wednesday
8/27

Lecture 2
Gauss’s Law
pdf

Friday
8/29

Lecture 3
Divergence and Curl
pdf

2 Monday
9/1

No class (Labor Day)

Griffiths 2.3.1-2.3.5, 2.4

Homework #2 (pdf)

Due Wed. Sept. 10 @ 5 pm

 
Wednesday
9/3

Lecture 4
Electric Potential I
pdf

Friday
9/6

Lecture 5
Electric Potential II
pdf

3 Monday
9/8

Lecture 6
Work and Energy
pdf

Griffiths 2.5, 3.1.1-3.1.4

Homework #3 (pdf)

Due Wed. Sept. 17 @ 5 pm

Discussion #1

solution

Wednesday
9/10

Lecture 7
Conductors
pdf

Friday
9/12

Lecture 8
Laplace's Equation
pdf

4 Monday
9/15/2022

Lecture 9
Uniqueness Theorem
pdf

Griffiths 3.1.5, 3.2, 3.1.3

Homework #4 (pdf)

Due Wed. Sept. 24 @ 5 pm

Discussion #2

solution

Wednesday
9/17/2022

Lecture 10
Method of Images
pdf

Friday
9/19/2022

Lecture 11
Separation of Variables I
pdf

5 Monday
9/22

Lecture 12
Separation of Variables II
pdf

Griffiths 3.3.2, 3.4

Homework #5 (pdf)

Due Wed. Oct. 1 @ 5 pm

 
 
Wednesday
9/24

Lecture 13
Multipole Expansions
pdf

Friday
9/26

Lecture 14
Polarization
pdf

6 Monday
9/29

Lecture 15
Electric Displacement
pdf

Griffiths 4.1-4.3 No homework

Discussion #4

solution

Wednesday
10/1

Lecture 16
Linear Dielectrics I
pdf

Friday
10/3

No class

7 Monday
10/6

Hour Exam I

Griffiths 4.4.1-4.4.4

Homework #6 (pdf)

Due Wed. Oct. 15 @ 5 pm

No Discussion
Wednesday
10/8

Lecture 17
Linear Dielectrics II
pdf

Friday
10/10

Lecture 18
Lorentz Force Law
pdf

8 Monday
10/13

Lecture 19
Biot-Savart Law
pdf

Griffiths 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.1-5.3.2

Homework #7 (pdf)

Due Wed. Oct. 22 @ 5 pm

Discussion #5

solution

Wednesday
10/15

Lecture 20
Ampere's Law I
pdf
Friday
10/17

Lecture 21
Ampere's Law II
pdf

9 Monday
10/20

Lecture 22
Vector Potential
pdf

Griffiths 5.3.3-5.3.4, 5.4.1-5.4.3

Homework #8 (pdf)

Due Wed. Oct. 29 @ 5 pm

Discussion #6

solution

Wednesday
10/22

Lecture 23
Multipole Expansion
pdf

Friday
10/24

Lecture 24
Magnetization
pdf

10 Monday
10/27

Lecture 25
Field of a Magnetized Object
pdf

Griffiths 6.1-6.3

No homework

Discussion #7

solution

Wednesday
10/29

Lecture 26
Auxiliary Field, H
pdf

Friday
10/31

Lecture 27
Linear and Nonlinear Media
pdf

11 Monday
11/3

No class

Griffiths 6.4, 7.1.1

Homework #9 (pdf)

Due Wed, Nov 12 @ 5 pm

No Discussion

Wednesday
11/5

Hour Exam II

Friday
11/7

Lecture 28
Conductivity
pdf

12 Monday
11/10

Lecture 29
Electromotive Force
pdf

Griffiths 7.1.2-7.1.3, 7.2.1-7.2.2

Homework #10 (pdf)

Due Wed, Nov 19 @ 5 pm

Discussion #8

solution

Wednesday
11/12

Lecture 30
Motional Emf
pdf

Friday
11/15

Lecture 31
Faraday's Law
pdf

13 Monday
11/17

Lecture 32
Inductance
pdf

Griffiths 7.2.3-7.2.4, 7.3.1-7.3.2

No homework

Discussion #9

solution

 

Wednesday
11/19

Lecture 33
Energy in Magnetic Fields
pdf

Friday
11/21

Lecture 34
Displacement Current
pdf

14

Monday
11/24

Fall Break (no class)

 

 

 

Wednesday
11/26

Fall Break (no class)

Friday
11/28

Fall Break (no class)

15 Monday
12/1

No class

Griffiths 7.3.5

Homework #11 (pdf)

Due Wed. Dec. 10 @ 5 pm

No Discussion
Wednesday
12/3

Hour Exam III

Friday
12/5

Lecture 35
Maxwell's Equations, EM Waves
pdf

16 Monday
12/8

Lecture 36
Maxwell's Equations in Media
pdf

   

Discussion #10

solution

Wednesday
12/10

makeup day


 

Final exam