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Syllabus for Fall 2011

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Topic

Reading(Griffiths)

Homework

Solutions

M 9/26
W 9/28
F 9/30

Electrostatics
Laplace's equation
Multipole expansion

G 3.1 - 3.4

Due 10/3
G3.3, 3.8, 3.15, 3.24
Hint

Soln 1

M 10/3
W 10/5
F 10/7

Electric fields in matter
Polarization, susceptibility
boundaries between media

G 4.1 - 4.3

Due 10/12
G3.27, 3.28, 4.10, 4.11

Soln 2

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

Dielectrics
Magnetic fields in matter
magnetization, bound currents

G 4.4
G 6.1 - 6.3

Due 10/17
G4.15, 4.19, 4.28, 4.31

Soln 3

M 10/17
W 10/19
F 10/21

Vector potential
boundaries, linear media
nonlinear media

G 6.4

Due 10/24
G6.1, 6.7, 6.12, 6.25

Soln 4

M 10/24
W 10/26
F 10/28

Electrodynamics
Maxwell's equations
Review and Answer Session

G 7.1

 M 10/31
W 11/2
F 11/4

MIDTERM
induction and inductance
magnetic energy and forces

SOLUTIONS
G 7.2. - 7.3

Old Exam & Solns
Due 11/7
G7.42, 9.9, 9.10, 9.33

Soln 5

M 11/7
W 11/9
F 11/11

Electromagnetic Waves
Boundaries
Guided Waves

G 9.1 - 9.5

Due 11/14
G9.28, 9.30, prob3

Soln 6

M 11/14
W 11/16
F 11/18

Radiation
potentials and gauges
oscillating electric dipole

G 10.1 - 10.2
G 11.1

Due 11/21
G11.3, 11.4

Soln 7

 M 11/21
W 11/23
F 11/25

waves in conductors
coax, 2-wire waveguides
Turkey Day

G 11.2

M 11/28
W 11/30
F 12/2

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

Due 12/2
G11.9, 11.14, prob3

Soln 8

Thur 12/8

FINAL EXAM 6:00 pm

Old FINAL

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