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.
| Week | Date | Lecture | Reading | Homework | Discussion |
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| 1 | Monday 8/21/2022 |
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. ) |
Due Wed. Aug. 30 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 8/23/2022 |
Lecture 2 |
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| Friday 8/25/2022 |
Lecture 3 |
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| 2 | Monday 8/28/2022 |
Lecture 4 |
Griffiths 2.3.1-2.3.5, 2.4 |
Due Wed. Sept. 6 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 8/30/2022 |
Lecture 5 |
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| Friday 9/1/2022 |
Lecture 6 |
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| 3 | Monday 9/4/2022 |
Labor Day (no class) |
Griffiths 2.5, 3.1.1-3.1.4 |
Due Wed. Sept. 13 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion (Labor day) |
| Wednesday 9/6/2022 |
Lecture 7 |
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| Friday 9/8/2022 |
Lecture 8 |
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| 4 | Monday 9/11/2022 |
Lecture 9 |
Griffiths 3.1.5, 3.2, 3.1.3 |
Due Wed. Sept. 20 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 9/13/2022 |
Lecture 10 |
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| Friday 9/15/2022 |
Lecture 11 |
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| 5 | Monday 918/2022 |
Lecture 12 |
Griffiths 3.3.2, 3.4 |
Due Wed. Sept. 27 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 9/20/2022 |
Prof A in Santa Barbara |
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| Friday 9/22/2022 |
Lecture 13 |
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| 6 | Monday 9/25/2022 |
Lecture 14 |
Griffiths 4.1-4.3 | No homework | |
| Wednesday 9/27/2022 |
No Class (prof A. in Dresden) |
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| Friday 9/29/2022 |
Lecture 15 |
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| 7 | Monday 10/2/2022 |
Lecture 16 |
Griffiths 4.4.1-4.4.4 |
Due Wed. Oct. 11 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion |
| Wednesday 10/4/2022 |
Hour Exam I |
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| Friday 10/6/2022 |
Lecture 17 |
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| 8 | Monday 10/9/2022 |
Lecture 18 |
Griffiths 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.1-5.3.2 |
Due Wed. Oct. 18 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday |
Lecture 19 Biot-Savart Law |
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| Friday 10/13/2022 |
Lecture 20 |
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| 9 | Monday 10/16/2022 |
Lecture 21 |
Griffiths 5.3.3-5.3.4, 5.4.1-5.4.3 |
Due Wed. Oct. 25 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 10/18/2022 |
Lecture 22 |
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| Friday 10/20/2022 |
Lecture 23 |
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| 10 | Monday 10/23/2022 |
Lecture 24 |
Griffiths 6.1-6.3 |
No homework |
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| Wednesday 10/25/2022 |
Lecture 25 |
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| Friday 10/27/2022 |
Lecture 26 |
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| 11 | Monday 10/30/2022 |
Lecture 27 |
Griffiths 6.4, 7.1.1 |
Due |
No Discussion |
| Wednesday 11/1/2022 |
Hour Exam II (prof A in Boulder, CO) |
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| Friday 11/3/2022 |
Lecture 28 |
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| 12 | Monday 11/6/2022 |
Lecture 29 |
Griffiths 7.1.2-7.1.3, 7.2.1-7.2.2 |
Due |
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| Wednesday 11/8/2022 |
Lecture 30 |
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| Friday 11/10/2022 |
Lecture 31 |
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| 13 | Monday 11/13/2022 |
Lecture 32 |
Griffiths 7.2.3-7.2.4, 7.3.1-7.3.2 |
No homework |
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| Wednesday 11/15/2022 |
Lecture 33 |
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Friday |
Lecture 34 |
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| 14 |
Monday |
Fall Break (no class) |
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Wednesday |
Fall Break (no class) |
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Friday |
Fall Break (no class) |
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| 15 | Monday 11/27/2022 |
No class (prof A. in Boston) |
Griffiths 7.3.5 |
Homework #11 (pdf) -- optional Due Wed. Dec. 6 @ 11:59 pm |
No Discussion |
| Wednesday 11/29/2022 |
Hour Exam III (prof A. in Stanford) |
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| Friday 12/1/2022 |
Lecture 35 (guest lecturer Kieran Loehr) |
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| 16 | Monday 12/4/2022 |
Lecture 36 (guest lecturer Kieran Loehr) |
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Wednesday |
makeup day |
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12/11/22 8-11 am |
Final exam 134 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall |