PHYS 435 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
All problems are from the 3rd edition of Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics. If you are using the 4th edition, refer to the individual pdf files for specific problems.
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1 | Monday 8/26/2019 |
Lecture 1 |
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: Griffiths problems 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, Due Wed. Sept. 4 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 8/28/2019 |
Lecture 2 |
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Friday 8/30/2019 |
Lecture 3 |
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2 | Monday 9/2/2019 |
Labor day (no class) |
Griffiths 2.3.1-2.3.5 |
Homework #2: Griffiths problems 1.42a,c, 2.20, Due Wed. Sept. 11 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion (labor day) |
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Wednesday 9/4/2019 |
Lecture 4 |
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Friday 9/6/2019 |
Lecture 5 |
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3 | Monday 9/9/2019 |
Lecture 6 |
Griffiths 2.4, 2.5, 3.1.1-3.1.4 |
Homework #3: Griffiths problems 2.27, 2.30b, 2.35, 2.36 Due Wed. Sept. 18 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 9/11/2019 |
Lecture 7 |
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Friday 9/13/2019 |
Lecture 8 |
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4 | Monday 9/16/2019 |
Lecture 9 |
Griffiths 3.1.5, 3.2, 3.3.1 |
Homework #4: Griffiths problems 2.38, 2.39, 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Due Wed. Sept. 25 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 9/18/2019 |
Lecture 10 |
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Friday 9/20/2019 |
Lecture 11 (guest lecture from Astha Sethi) |
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5 | Monday 9/23/2019 |
(no class) |
Griffiths 3.3.2, 3.4 |
No homework |
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Wednesday 9/25/2019 |
Lecture 12 (guest lecture from Astha Sethi) |
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Friday 9/27/2019 |
Lecture 13 |
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6 | Monday 9/30/2019 |
Lecture 14 |
Griffiths 4.1-4.3 |
Homework #5: Griffiths problems 3.14, 3.17, 3.19, 3.21 Due |
No Discussion |
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Wednesday 10/2/2019 |
Hour Exam I |
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Friday 10/4/2019 |
Lecture 15 |
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7 | Monday 10/7/2019 |
Lecture 16 |
Griffiths 4.4.1-4.4.4, 5.1 |
Homework #6: Griffiths problems 3.26, 3.32, 4.6, 4.7, 4.10, 4.11, 4.17 Due Wed. Oct. 16 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 10/9/2019 |
Lecture 17 |
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Friday 10/11/2019 |
Lecture 18 |
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8 | Monday 10/14/2019 |
Lecture 19 |
Griffiths 5.2, 5.3.1-5.3.4 |
Homework #7: Griffiths problems 4.18, 4.21, 4.24, 4.26, 5.6 Due |
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Wednesday |
No Class |
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Friday 10/18/2019 |
Lecture 20 |
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9 | Monday 10/21/2019 |
Lecture 21 |
Griffiths 5.4.1-5.4.3 |
Homework #8: Griffiths problems 5.8, 5.10, Due Wed. Oct. 30 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 10/23/2019 |
Lecture 22 (guest lecture from Astha Sethi) |
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Friday 10/25/2019 |
Lecture 23 |
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10 | Monday 10/28/2019 |
Lecture 24 |
Griffiths 6.1-6.2 |
No homework |
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Wednesday 10/30/2019 |
Lecture 25 |
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Friday 11/1/2019 |
Lecture 26 |
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11 | Monday 11/4/2019 |
Hour Exam II |
Griffiths 6.3, 6.4, 7.1.1 |
Homework #9: Griffiths problems 5.22, 5.23, 5.26, 5.34, 6.3, 6.8 Due Wed. Nov. 13 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion |
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Wednesday 11/6/2019 |
Lecture 27 |
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Friday 11/8/2019 |
Lecture 28 |
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12 | Monday 11/11/2019 |
Lecture 29 |
Griffiths 7.1.2-7.1.3, 7.2.1-7.2.2 |
Homework #10: Griffiths problems 6.12, 6.16, 6.17, 7.1, 7.7, 7.8 Due Fri. Nov. 22 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 11/13/2019 |
Lecture 30 |
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Friday 11/15/2019 |
Lecture 31 |
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13 | Monday 11/18/2019 |
Lecture 32 |
Griffiths 7.2.3, 7.2.4 |
No homework |
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Wednesday 11/20/2019 |
Lecture 33 |
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Friday 11/22/2019 |
Lecture 34 |
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14 | Monday 11/25/2019 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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Wednesday 11/27/2019 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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Friday 11/29/2019 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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15 | Monday 12/2/2019 |
Lecture 35 |
Griffiths 7.3.1-7.3.2, 7.3.5 |
Homework #11: Griffiths problems 7.17, 7.20, 7.31 Due Wed. Dec. 11 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday 12/4/2019 |
Hour Exam III |
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Friday 12/6/2019 |
Lecture 35 continued... |
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16 | Monday 12/9/2019 |
Lecture 36 |
Discussion #11 Solution Discussion 11 |
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Wednesday 12/11/2019 |
No Class |
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Wednesday 12/18/2019 |
Final exam 1:30 pm, 124 Burrill Hall |