Physics 436 Course Schedule
(Spring 2013)

Week

Dates

Lectures

Homework

Reading

Discussion
Problems

1

Mon

Jan 14

Lecture 1:

Introduction & Review

Homework 1

Griffiths problems

2.32ab, 7.28

(due Fri, Jan. 18)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 8.1

No Discussion!

Wed

Jan 16

Lecture 2:

Poynting vector

(Guest Lecturer: J. Damasco)

Fri  
Jan 18

Lecture 3:

Poynting vector

(Guest Lecturer: J. Damasco)

2

Mon  
Jan 21

No Class: MLK Day

Homework 2

Griffiths problems

8.1, 8.2, 8.4.

(due Fri, Jan 25)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 8.2

Problems are

here

Wed  
Jan 23

Lecture 4:

Stress Tensor

Fri  
Jan 25

Lecture 5:

Field momentum

3

Mon 
Jan 28

Lecture 6:

Field momentum

Homework 3

Griffiths problems

8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.10 (on 8.10, do not evaluate integral for p_out)
(due Fri, Feb 1)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 9.1

Wed 
Jan 30

Lecture 7:

String waves

(Guest Lecturer)

Fri 
Feb 1

Lecture 8:

String waves

4

Mon 
Feb 4

Lecture 9:

E&M waves

Homework 4

Griffiths problems

9.2, 9.5, 9.8, 9.9

(due Fri., Feb 8)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 9.2

Problems are

here

Wed  
Feb 6

Lecture 10:

E&M solutions

Fri  
Feb 8

Lecture 11:

E&M energy

5

Mon  
Feb 11

Lecture 12:

Reflections from dielectric

No Homework!

Griffiths

Ch. 9.3

Exam Review:

Problems are

here

Solutions are

here

Wed  
Feb 13

Hour Exam 1

Fri  
Feb 15

Lecture 13:

Refraction/Reflection

(Guest Lecturer)

6

Mon 
Feb 18

Lecture 14:

Skin Depth

Homework 5

is

here

(due Fri. Feb 22)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 9.4, 9.5

Griffiths problem

9.16

Wed 
Feb 20

Lecture 15:

Dispersion

Fri 
Feb 22

Lecture 16:

Wave guides

7

Mon 
Feb 25

Lecture 17:

Wave guides

Homework 6

is

here

 (due Fri. Mar 1)

Solutions

Griffiths Ch.

10.1, 10.2

Problems are

here

Wed 
Feb 27

Lecture 18:

Potentials

Fri  
Mar 1

Lecture 19:

Retarded potentials

(Guest Lecture)

8

Mon  
Mar 4

Lecture 20:

LW potential

Homework 7

is

here

(due Fri Mar 8)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch.

10.3, 11.1

Griffiths problems

10.7, 10.10

Wed 
Mar 6

Lecture 21:

Dipole radiation

Fri  
Mar 8

Lecture 22:

Dipole radiation

9

Mon  
Mar 11

Lecture 23:

Dipole radiation

No Homework!

Griffiths

Ch. 11.2

Exam Review

Problems are

here

Solutions are

here

Wed  
Mar 13

Hour Exam 2

Fri

Mar 15

Lecture 24:

Point Charge Radiation

Mar 

18-22

NO CLASS: 

Spring Break

11

Mon

Mar 25

Lecture 25:

Radiation Reaction

Homework 8

is

here

 (due Fri Mar 29)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 12.1

Griffiths problem

11.11

Wed

Mar 27

Lecture 26:

Lorentz transformations

Fri
Mar 29

Lecture 27:

Lorentz transformations

12

Mon  
Apr 1

Lecture 28:

Energy and momentums

Homework 9

is

here

 (due Fri Apr 5)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 12.2

Griffiths problems

12.13, 12.20, 12.30

Wed 
Apr 3

Lecture 29:

Relativistic Kinematic

Fri  
Apr 5

Lecture 30:

Relativistic Dynamics

13

Mon  
Apr 8

No Class!

Homework 10

Griffiths problems

12.34, 12.42, 12.44, 12.47

Solutions

(due Tuesday Apr 16, by 5pm)

Griffiths

Ch. 12.3

Griffiths problem

12.35, 12.37, 12.45

Wed 
Apr 10

Lecture 31:

Magnetism

Fri  
Apr 12

Lecture 32:

Field Transformation

14

Mon  
Apr 15

Lecture 33:

Field Transformation

No Homework!

Griffiths

Ch 12.3

Exam Review

Problems are

here

Solutions are

here

Wed  
Apr 17

Lecture 34:

Field Tensor

Fri  
Apr 19

Hour Exam 3

Mon

Apr 22

Lecture 35:

Field Tensor

Homework 11

Griffiths problems

12.50, 12.51, 12.56, 12.71

 (due Monday Apr 29)

Solutions

Griffiths

Ch. 12.3

Griffiths problem

12.54, 12.69

Wed

Apr 24

Lecture 36:

Fri

Apr 26

Lecture 37:

Relativistic Potentials

15

Mon  
Apr 29

Lecture 38:

Review

Wed  
May 1

NO CLASS

May 

3

Mon

May 6

Final Exam

Monday, May 6, 8am - 11am

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