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Note: This schedule will evolve throughout the semster. Therefore, be aware that important content might change over time.

Date Lecture Readings Homework Discussion
Mon Aug 22 Lecture 1: Introduction, Conservation Laws, Poynting Vector Griffiths Ch. 2.4.3-4, 7.2.4, 8.1, 8.2
Tue Aug 23 NO DISCUSSION
Wed Aug 24 Lecture 2: Conservation of Momentum Stress Tensor I Griffiths Ch. 8.1, 8.2
Fri Aug 26 Lecture 3: Stress Tensor II Griffiths 8.2 Homework 1 (Due Sep 2) Solutions
Mon Aug 29 Lecture 4: Hidden Momentum Griffiths Ch. 8.2
Tue Aug 30 Discussion 1 Solutions
Wed Aug 31 Lecture 5: EM Field Angular Momentum Griffiths Ch. 8.2
Fri Sep 2 Lecture 6: Wave Phenomena Griffiths 9.1, 9.2 Homework 2 (Due Sep 9) Solutions
Mon Sep 5 Labor Day (NO LECTURE)
Tue Sep 6 Discussion 2 Solutions
Wed Sep 7 Lecture 7: EM Waves Griffiths Ch. 9.1, 9.2
Fri Sep 9 Lecture 8: EM Energy & Momentum Griffiths Ch. 9.1, 9.2 Homework 3 (Due Sep 16) Solutions
Mon Sep 12 Lecture 9: EM Waves in Matter Griffiths 9.3
Tue Sep 13 Discussion 3 Solutions
Wed Sep 14 Lecture 10: Reflection & Transmission Griffiths Ch. 9.3
Fri Sep 16 Lecture_11: Reflection and Transmission at Oblique Incidence Griffiths Ch. 9.3 Homework 4 (Due Sep 23) Solutions
Mon Sep 19 Lecture 12: EM Waves in Conductors Griffiths Ch. 9.5
Tue Sep 20 Discussion 4 Solutions
Wed Sep 21 Lecture 13: Absorption & Dispersion I Griffiths Ch. 9.4
Fri Sep 23 Lecture 14: Absorption & Dispersion II Griffiths 9.5 Homework 5 (Due Sep 30) Solutions
Mon Sep 26 Lecture 15: Wave Guides I Griffiths Ch. 9.5
Tue Discussion 5 Solutions
Wed Sep 28 Lecture 16: Wave Guides II Griffiths Ch. 9.5
Fri Sep 30 Exam I Solutions Homework 6 (Due Oct 7) Solutions
Mon Oct 3 Lecture 17: Resonant Cavities & Transmission Lines Griffiths Ch. 9.5
Tue Oct 4 Discussion 6 Solutions
Wed Oct 5 Lecture 18: Scalar & Vector Potentials Griffiths Ch. 10.1, 10.2
Fri Oct 7 Lecture 19: Gauge Transformations Griffiths Ch. 10.1, 10.2 Homework 7 (Due Oct 14) Solutions
Mon Oct 10 NO LECTURE
Tue Oct 11 Discussion 7 Solutions
Wed Oct 12 Lecture 20: Retarded Potentials Griffiths 10.1, 10.2
Fri Oct 14 Lecture 21: Lienard-Wiechert Potentials I Griffiths Ch. 10.2, 10.3 Homework 8 (Due Oct 21) Solutions
Mon Oct 17 Lecture 22: Lienard-Wiechert Potentials II Griffiths Ch. 10.2, 10.3
Tue Oct 18 Discussion 8 Solutions
Wed Oct 19 Lecture 23: EM Fields of a Moving Charge Griffiths 10.3, 11.1
Fri Oct 21 Lecture 24: Electric Dipole Radiation Griffiths 11.1.2 Homework 9 (Due Oct 28) Solutions
Mon Oct 24 Lecture 25: Magnetic Diplole Radiation Griffiths Ch. 11.1.3
Tue Oct 25 Discussion 9 Solutions
Wed Oct 26 Lecture 26: The Generalized Larmor Formula Griffiths 11.2
Fri Oct 28 Lecture 27: Radiation Reaction Griffiths Ch. 11.2.2 Homework 10 (Due Nov 4) Solutions
Mon Oct 31 Lecture 28: Radiation from an Aribtrary Source Griffiths Ch. 11.1.4
Tue Nov 1 Discussion 10 Solutions
Wed Nov 2 Lecture 29 Other notes: Special Relativity Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Nov 4 Lecture 30: Time Dilation and Lorentz Contraction Griffiths Ch. 12 Homework 11 (Due Nov 11) Solutions
Mon Nov 7 Lecture 31: Lorentz Transformations Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Nov 8 Discussion 11 Solutions
Wed Nov 9 Lecture 32: Relativistic Velocity Addition and the Doppler Shift Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Nov 11 Exam II Solutions NO HOMEWORK
Mon Nov 14 Lecture 33: Causality and Mikikowski Diagrams Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Nov 15 Discussion 12 Solutions
Wed Nov 16 Lecture 34: Relativistic Momentum and Energy Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Nov 18 Lecture 35: Relativistic Kinematics Griffiths Ch. 12 Homework 12 (Due Dec 2) Solutions
Mon Nov 21 Fall Break (NO LECTURE)
Tue Nov 22 Fall Break NO DISCUSSION
Wed Nov 23 Fall Break (NO LECTURE)
Fri Nov 25 Fall Break (NO LECTURE) NO HOMEWORK
Mon Nov 28 Lecture 36: Lorentz Transformations in Electrodynmaics Griffiths Ch. 12.3
Tue Nov 29 Discussion 13 Solutions
Wed Nov 30 Lecture 37: Covariant Maxwell Equations I Griffiths 12.3
Fri Dec 2 Lecture 38: Covariant Maxwell Equations II Griffiths 12.3 NO HOMEWORK
Mon Dec 5 NO LECTURE
Tue Dec 6 Discussion 14 Solutions
Wed Dec 7 NO LECTURE
Fri Dec 16 Final Exam 8:00 am - 11:00 am in 106B1+106B8 Engineering Hall