PHYS 436 :: 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 | Topic | Reading (Griffiths Sections) | Homework | Discussion | |
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| 1 | Monday 1/14/2020 |
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Homework 1: Griffiths problems 8.1, 8.2 Due Friday, Jan. 31 @ 5 pm |
No discussion this week |
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| Wednesday 1/22/2020 |
Lecture 1 Introduction, Conservation Laws, Poynting's Theorem |
8.1.1-8.1.2 | ||||
| Friday 1/24/2020 |
Lecture 1 Conservation Laws, cont. |
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| 2 | Monday 1/27/2020 |
Lecture 2 Momentum in EM, Maxwell’s Stress Tensor |
8.2.1-8.2.2 |
Homework 2: Griffiths problems 8.3, 8.7 Due |
Discussion 1: Griffiths problem 8.9 | |
| Wednesday 1/29/2020 |
Lecture 3 Stress Tensor, cont. |
8.2.2 | ||||
| Friday 1/31/2020 |
Lecture 4 Conservation of Momentum |
8.2.3 | ||||
| 3 | Monday 2/3/2020 |
Lecture 5 Angular Momentum in EM |
8.2.4 |
Homework 3: Griffiths problems 8.14, 9.2, 9.11, 9.12, 9.32 Due |
Discussion 2: Griffiths problems 8.4, 8.10 | |
| Wednesday 2/5/2020 |
Lecture 6 Classical Wave Equation |
9.1.1-9.1.4 (selected topics) |
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| Friday 2/7/2020 |
Lecture 7 Electromagnetic Waves |
9.2.1-9.2.2 | ||||
| 4 | Monday 2/10/2020 |
Lecture 8 Energy and Momentum of EM Waves |
9.2.3 |
Homework 4: Griffiths problems 9.9, 9.10, 9.33, 9.36 Due |
Discussion 3: Griffiths problem 8.8 | |
| Wednesday 2/12/2020 |
Lecture 9 EM Waves in Linear Media |
9.3.1 | ||||
| Friday 2/14/2020 |
Lecture 10 Reflection and Transmission at an Interface |
9.3.2-9.3.3 | ||||
| 5 | Monday 2/17/2020 |
Lecture 10 Reflection and Transmission, cont. |
No Homework | Discussion 4: Griffiths problem 9.14 | ||
| Wednesday 2/19/2020 |
Lecture 11 Reflection and Transmission, cont. |
9.3.3 | ||||
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Friday |
No Class | - | ||||
| 6 | Monday 2/24/2020 |
Lecture 12 EM Waves in Conductors |
9.4.1-9.4.2 |
Homework 5: Griffiths problems 9.16, 9.17 Due |
No Discussion | |
| Wednesday 2/26/2020 |
Lecture 13 Absorption and Dispersion |
9.4.3 | ||||
| Friday 2/28/2020 |
Hour Exam I (covers Lectures 1-10) |
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| 7 | Monday 3/2/2020 |
Lecture 14 Wave Guides |
9.5.1-9.5.2 |
Homework 6: Griffiths problems 9.28, 9.38 Due Friday, Mar. 13 @ 5 pm |
Discussion 5: Griffiths problems 9.18, 9.19 | |
| Wednesday 3/4/2020 |
Lecture 15 Transmission Lines |
9.5.2-9.5.3 | ||||
| Friday 3/6/2020 |
Lecture 16 Resonant Cavities |
Problem 9.38 | ||||
| 8 | Monday 3/9/2020 |
Lecture 17 Potential Formulation of Electrodynamics |
10.1.1, 10.1.2 |
Homework 7: Griffiths problems 10.2, 10.3, 10.6, 10.7 Due Hand in HW#7 using this link |
Discussion 6: Griffiths problems 9.24, 9.27 | |
| Wednesday 3/11/2020 |
Lecture 18 Gauge Transformations |
10.1.2, 10.1.3 | ||||
| Friday 3/13/2020 |
No Class | |||||
| 9 | Monday 3/16/2020 |
Spring Break | - | No Discussion | ||
| Wednesday 3/18/2020 |
Spring Break | |||||
| Friday 3/20/2020 |
Spring Break | |||||
| 10 | Monday 3/23/2020 |
Lecture 19 |
10,2.1, 10.2.2 |
Homework 8: Griffiths problems 10.9, 10.010, 10.13 Due Hand in HW#8 using this link |
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| Wednesday 3/25/2020 |
Lecture 20 |
10.3.1 | ||||
| Friday 3/27/2020 |
Lecture 21 |
10.3.1 | ||||
| 11 | Monday 3/30/2020 |
Lecture 22 Fields from a Moving Point Charge |
10.3.2 | No Homework | Discussion 8: Griffiths problem 10.14 | |
| Wednesday 4/1/2020 |
Lecture 23 Electromagnetic Radiation |
11.1.1, 11.1.2 | ||||
| Friday 4/3/2020 |
Lecture 24 Dipole Radiation |
11.1.3 | ||||
| 12 | Monday 4/6/2020 |
Lecture 25 Radiation from Higher Order Moments |
11.1.4 |
Homework 9: Griffiths problems 5.7, 10.18, 10.25, 11.9 Due Hand in HW#9 using this link |
No Discussion | |
| Wednesday 4/8/2020 |
Lecture 26 Radiation from a Point Charge |
11.2.1, 11.2.2 | ||||
| Friday 4/10/2020 |
Hour Exam II (covers Lectures 1-21) |
- | ||||
| 13 | Monday 4/13/2020 |
Lecture 27 Radiation Reaction |
11.2.2, 11.2.3 |
Homework 10: Griffiths problems 11.17, 11.24, 12.7, 12.14 Due Hand in HW#10 using this link |
Discussion 9: Griffiths problem 11.4 | |
| Wednesday 4/15/2020 |
Lecture 28 Review of Special Relativity |
12.1.1, 12.1.2 | ||||
| Friday 4/17/2020 |
Lecture 29 Lorentz Transformations |
12.1.3, 12.1.4 | ||||
| 14 | Monday 4/20/2020 |
Lecture 30 Relativistic Dynamics |
12.2.1, 12.2.2 |
Homework 11: Grifiths problems 12.20, 12.33, 12.34, 12.38, 12.67 Due Hand in HW#11 using this link |
Discussion 10: Griffiths problems 11.8, 11.13 | |
| Wednesday 4/22/2020 |
Lecture 31 Hidden Momentum |
12.2.3, 12.2.4 | ||||
| Friday 4/24/2020 |
Lecture 32 Magnetism as a Relativistic Phenomenon |
12.3.1 | ||||
| 15 | Monday 4/27/2020 |
Lecture 33 Lorentz Transformation of EM Fields |
12.3.2 | - | Discussion 11: Griffiths problem 12.63 | |
| Wednesday 4/29/2020 |
Lecture 34 Electromagnetic Field Tensor |
12.3.3-12.3.4 | ||||
| Friday 5/1/2020 |
Lecture 35 Maxwell's Equations in Covariant Form |
12.3.4-12.3.5 | ||||
| 16 | Monday 5/4/2020 |
Lecture 35, cont. Relativistic Potentials |
12.3.4-12.3.5 | Discussion 12: Griffiths problems 12.51, 12.54 | ||
| Wednesday 5/6/2020 |
No Class | - | ||||
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Thursday |
Reading Day |
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| 17 | Tuesday 5/12/2020 |
Final Exam, 8-11 am The final was supposed to take place in 2310 Everitt Lab, but now it will be held online. Watch your email for details. |