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Syllabus for Fall 2003

last update 2 December 2003

Course Information

Day

Topic

Reading(Main, Optional)

Homework

Solutions

M 9/29
W 10/1
F 10/3

Electrostatics
dipole potential and field
induced dipoles and polarization

G 3.4, P 9.2-9.3
Maple 1: Multipoles
G 4.1,4.2.1-2, P 9.1-9.8

Due 10/3 S1, G3.15, G3.28

S1, G3.15, G 3.28

M 10/6
W 10/8
F 10/10

displacement, susceptibility
electric energy, forces in matter
boundaries between media

G 4.3,4.4.1
G 4.2.3,4.4.3-4
G 3.2,4.4.2

Due 10/10 S2, G4.10, S3, G4.28

S2, G 4.10, S3, G4.28

M 10/13
W 10/15
F 10/17

Magnetostatics
static magnetic fields
magnetization, bound currents

G 7.1.1
G 5.1,5.2,5.3
G 6.1,6.2

Due 10/17 Maple 2: Images, S4, Maple 3: Ring

S4

M 10/20
W 10/22
F 10/24

boundaries, linear media
nonlinear media
Review and Answer Session

G 6.3,6.4.1,P 7.10
G 6.4.2

Due 10/24 G5.6, S5, S6

G5.6. S5, S6

M 10/27
W 10/29
F 10/31

MIDTERM
Electrodynamics
Maxwell's equations

SOLUTIONS
G 7.3
G 8.1,7.3.4, notes

Old Exam & Solns

Due 10/31 G7.37

G7.37

 M 11/3
W 11/5
F 11/7

induction and inductance
magnetic energy and forces
Electromagnetic Waves 

G 7.2.1-3
G 5.1.2,7.2.4
G 9.2,9.3.1

Due 11/7 G7.42, G9.9

G7.42, G9.9

M 11/10
W 11/12
F 11/14

visualizing plane waves
boundaries
Guided Waves

Maple 4: PlaneWaves
G 9.3.2-3, Maple 5: BoundaryWaves
G 9.5,notes

Due 11/14  G 9.16, G10.4, G9.33

G9.16, G10.4, G9.33

M 11/17
W 11/19
F 11/21

Radiation
potentials and gauges
oscillating electric dipole

G 5.4,10.1
G 10.2-3
G 11.1

 M 11/24
W 11/26
F 11/28

waves in conductors
coax, 2-wire waveguides
Turkey Day

notes, G 9.4

Due 11/26 G 9.28, G 9.29, G 9.30

G9.28, G9.29, G9.30

M 12/1
W 12/3
F 12/5

2-strip, rect.waveguides
Project Reports
optical fiber, antenna

Old FINAL

Due 12/5 G11.4, G 11.14

G11.4, G11.14

Th 12/11

FINAL EXAM 6 pm