| Day | Topic: Subtopic |
Reading (Bridge Book) (Main, Alternate, Deep) |
Due Dates |
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| 1 Mon 10/17 |
Paradigms/Course Intro Intro Potentials for E & g Coulomb's Law Superposition Visualizing Potentials Equipotential surfaces Visualize: Mathematica Visualize: Maple Visualize: PhET Voltmeters Zero of potential |
GEM ix-xv Introduction Dimensions GEM 2.3.2 Potentials Visualizing Equipotentials More Visualizing Equipotentials Visualizing w/ Technology More Visualizing w/ Technology Voltmeters | |
| 2 Tue 10/18 |
Dot Products Position Vector Fields Charges away from the origin Superposition of Discrete Sources Dipoles |
RHB 7.6 GEM 1.1.1-1.1.2 Dot Products Vectors GEM 1.1.4 Scalar Fields RHB 7.2 Distance | |
| 3 Wed 10/19 |
Power Series Definition Common Series Memorize Coeffiecients Finding Coefficients Power Series Theorems Approximations using power series Adding up terms Adding up terms |
RHB 4.5 Boas 1 RHB 4.6 Definitions Memorize Coefficients More Coefficients Dimensions Approximations Theorems Adding up terms More Adding Up Convergence |
HW 1 Practice Solutions |
| 4 Thu 10/20 |
Superposition of Discrete Sources Dipoles Near and far limits |
Dipoles Near and Far More Dipoles | |
| 5 Fri 10/21 |
Wrap-up |
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HW 2 Practice Solutions SeriesConvergenceSol |
| 6 Mon 10/24 |
Curvilinear coordinates Definitions Vector differential |
RHB 10.9, GEM 1.1.4, 1.4 RHB 10.10 Definition Basis Vectors More Basis Vectors GEM 1.4 Definition Polar Coords Cylindrical/Spherical Cylindrical/Spherical Hint | |
| 7 Tue 10/25 |
Densities Line, surface, and volume densities |
GEM 2.1.4 Densities Integration Vector Line Integrals Scalar Line Integrals Use What You Know | |
| 8 Wed 10/26 |
Cross & Triple Products Surface & Volume Integrals Total Charge Line, surface, and volume integrals |
RHB 7.6 GEM 1.1.1-1.1.3 Cross Product Triple Product Surface Elements Cylinders/Spheres Cylinders/Spheres Hint Scalar Surface Integrals Volume Integrals RHB 11, GEM 1.3.1 Boas 6.8 Total Charge Total Charge Hint |
HW 3 Practice Solutions |
| 9 Thu 10/27 |
Superposition of Continuous Sources Finite Line Green functions Superposition of Continuous Sources Continuous charge distributions Visualize Ring (Mathematica) (Maple) The Ring Limits near and far |
Finite Line Ring More Ring RHB 11.1, 11.5-11.6, GEM 2.3.4, MT 5.1-5.2 Limiting Cases | |
| 10 Fri 10/28 |
Theta Functions Delta Functions |
Theta Definition Delta Definition Delta Properties Delta Representations Densities |
HW 4 Practice Solutions |
| 11 Mon 10/31 |
Charges that extend to infinity Infinite Line Writing Examples |
Infinite Line | |
| 12 Tue 11/1 |
Drawing Electric Field Vectors E & g Fields E Ring Limits of Ring |
GEM 2.1, MT 5.4 Electric Fields | |
| 13 Wed 11/2 |
More limits of the ring |
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| 14 Thu 11/3 |
Quantifying Change Partial derivatives Gradients E & g Fields From gradients Visualize Gradients Visualize Gradients Visualize Ring (Mathematica) Visualize Ring (Mathematica) Possible Electric Fields |
RHB 5.1-5.2 Boas 6.6 Partial Derivatives RHB 10.7, GEM 1.1.1-1.1.2 Boas 6.7 Schey IV Chain Rule Gradient Directional Derivatives Curvilinear Coords TM 5.3 |
HW 5 Practice Solutions |
| 15 Fri 11/4 |
Energy VEUF square Review |
GEM 2.4 Review |
HW 6 Practice Solutions |
| 16 Mon 11/7 |
Final (7 pm) |
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