PHY 416G Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2010
- Course Information:
- Instructor: Christopher B. Crawford, 7-2504
- Office hours: M 3:00, T 1:00, Th 4:00, CP373
- Class schedule: M W F 10:00-10:50, CP397
- Textbook: David J. Griffiths, "Introduction to Electrodynamics," 3rd Ed.
- Resources: syllabus, course feedback
- Announcements
- 2010-08-23: Class is cancelled Friday Sept 10th for the SPS field trip to Jlab.
- 2010-09-13: This material in the
front/back covers of the text will be distributed for reference during quizzes and exams. You are allowed to customize it with your own formulas and concepts, but NOT with examples or proofs.
- 2010-10-13: first quasi-annual "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" contest.
- 2010-10-19: REQUIRED READING -- students are required to read the section of the text book as listed in the course outline prior to attending class. I will ask by a show of hands who has read and excuse from class those who have not.
- 2010-10-19: Use this form for course feedback.
- 2010-10-22: Congratulations, Jake Gamsky, winner of the
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" constest (response).
- 2010-11-15: Here is a reference on calculation of fringe fields.
- 2010-12-13: Your graded homework can be picked up from the office
CP177 8-12 or 1-4. Bring an ID. There is a slip inside with your pre-exam grade.
- Homework
| Due Date |
Problems |
| HW1 Fri, Sept 3 |
pdf |
| HW2 Wed, Sept 15 |
pdf |
| HW3 Tues., Sept 28 |
pdf |
| HW4 Wed., Oct 6 |
pdf |
| HW5 Wed., Oct 20 |
pdf |
| HW6 Fri., Oct 29 |
pdf |
| HW7 Fri., Nov 5 |
pdf |
| HW8 Fri., Nov 12 |
pdf |
| HW9 Fri., Nov 19 |
pdf |
| HW10 Fri., Dec 3 |
pdf |
| HW11 Fri., Dec 10 |
pdf |
- Lecture Notes
- 8/25 (0) Survey of E&M (notes) (charge)
- 8/27 (1.1) Vector Algebra (notes)
- 8/30 (1.2) Differential Calculus (notes)
- 9/01 (1.3) Integral Calculus (notes) [add day]
- 9/03 HW1 + QUIZ 1 (notes)
- 9/06 LABOUR DAY
- 9/08 (1.4) Curvilinear Coordinates (notes)
- 9/10 JLAB TOUR
- 9/13 (1.5) The Dirac Delta Function (notes)
- 9/15 HW2 + QUIZ 2 (notes) [drop day]
- 9/17 (1.6) The Theory of Vector Fields (notes)
- 9/20 EXAM 1
- 9/22 (2.1) The Electric Field (notes)
- 9/24 (2.2) Divergence and Curl of Electrostatic Fields (notes)
- 9/27 HW3 + QUIZ 3 (notes)
- 9/29 (2.3) Electric Potential (notes)
- 10/1 (2.4) Work and Energy in Electrostatics (notes)
- 10/4 HW4 (notes)
- 10/6 (2.5) Conductors (notes)
- 10/8 EXAM 2
- 10/11 (3.1) Laplace's Equation (notes)
- 10/13 (3.2) The Method of Images (notes)
- 10/15 HW5 + QUIZ 4 (notes)
- 10/18 (3.3) Separation of Variables (notes) [midterm]
- 10/20 (3.3) Separation--Spherical (notes)
- 10/22 HW6 + QUIZ 5 (notes)
- 10/25 (3.3) Orthogonal Functions (notes)
- 10/27 (3.4) Multipole Expansion (notes)
- 10/29 (3.4) Multipole Expansion (notes)
- 11/01 (3.4) Multipole Fields (notes)
- 11/03 HW7 + QUIZ 6
- 11/05 EXAM 3 [withdraw]
- 11/08 (4.1) Polarization
- 11/10 (4.2) The Field of a Polarized Object (notes)
- 11/12 HW8 + QUIZ 7
- 11/15 (4.3) Electric Displacement (notes) [course evaluation ...
- 11/17 (4.4) Linear Dielectrics (notes)
- 11/19 HW9 + QUIZ 8 (notes)
- 11/22 (4.4) Energy in Dielectrics (notes)
- 11/24 THANKSGIVING
- 11/26 THANKSGIVING
- 11/29 (8.1.1) Conservation of Charge (notes)
- 12/01 (7.1.1) Conductance (notes)
- 12/03 HW10 + QUIZ 9
- 12/06 (5.1) The Lorentz Force Law (notes) (history) (Ampere)
- 12/08 (5.2) The Biot-Savart Law (notes) ... course evaluation]
- 12/10 HW11 (notes)
- 12/15 08:00 a.m. FINAL EXAM
- Errata: David J. Griffiths, "Introduction to Electrodynamics"
- see author's list
- p. 151, Prob. 3.29 You need to expand to order (d/r)^4 to get the octupole term.
- p. 198, Prob. 4.34 Answer: p/epsilon should be replaced with 3 p/epsilon_0 (1+2 epsilon_r)