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Syllabus for Fall 2012

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Topic

Reading(Griffiths)

Homework

Solutions

M 9/24
W 9/26
F 9/28

Electrostatics
Laplace's equation
Multipole expansion

G 3.1 - 3.4

Due 10/1
G3.3, 3.8, 3.15, 3.24
Hint

Soln 1

M 10/1
W 10/3
F 10/5

Electric fields in matter
Polarization, susceptibility
boundaries between media

G 4.1 - 4.3

Due 10/8
G3.27, 3.28, 4.10, 4.11

Soln 2

M 10/8
W 10/10
F 10/12

Dielectrics
Magnetic fields in matter
magnetization, bound currents

G 4.4
G 6.1 - 6.3

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

Soln 3

M 10/15
W 10/17
F 10/19

Vector potential
boundaries, linear media
nonlinear media

G 6.4

Due 10/22
G6.1, 6.7, 6.12, 6.25

Soln 4

M 10/22
W 10/24
F 10/26

Electrodynamics
Maxwell's equations
Review and Answer Session

G 7.1

 M 10/29
W 10/31
F 11/2

MIDTERM
induction and inductance
magnetic energy and forces

SOLUTIONS
G 7.2. - 7.3

Old Exam & Solns
Due 11/5
G7.42, 9.9, 9.10, 9.33

Soln 5

M 11/5
W 11/7
F 11/9

Electromagnetic Waves
Boundaries
Guided Waves

G 9.1 - 9.5

Due 11/12
G9.28, 9.30, prob3

Soln 6

M 11/12
W 11/14
F 11/16

Radiation
potentials and gauges
oscillating electric dipole

G 10.1 - 10.2
G 11.1

Due 11/19
G11.3, 11.4

Soln 7

 M 11/19
W 11/21
F 11/23

waves in conductors
coax, 2-wire waveguides
Turkey Day

G 11.2

M 11/26
W 11/28
F 11/30

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

Due 11/30
G11.9, 11.14, prob3

Soln 8

M 12/3

FINAL EXAM 12:00 pm

Old FINAL

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