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Lec # |
Date |
Day |
Ch |
Description |
In-class |
HW set |
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2-Sep |
Mon |
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Labor Day |
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| 1 |
1 |
3-Sep |
Tue |
1.1.2 |
Introduction to the course, vector dot product, cross
product |
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2 |
4-Sep |
Wed |
1.2.2 |
vector algebra, triple products, del operator, gradient |
1.13b |
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3 |
6-Sep |
Fri |
1.2.7 |
divergence, curl, second derivatives, Laplacian |
1.25d |
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4 |
9-Sep |
Mon |
1.3.5 |
Integral calculus, example problems |
1.28c, 1.32 |
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| 2 |
5 |
10-Sep |
Tue |
1.4.2 |
Spherical polar, cylindrical coordinates |
1.39,42a |
Set 1 |
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6 |
11-Sep |
Wed |
2.1.3 |
electrostatics, Coulomb's law |
2.5 |
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7 |
13-Sep |
Fri |
2.2.1 |
electric field lines, flux, Gauss' law |
2.12 |
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8 |
16-Sep |
Mon |
2.2.4 |
More on Gauss' law, div(E), curl(E) |
2.17 |
Set 2 |
| 3 |
9 |
17-Sep |
Tue |
2.3.2 |
The electric potential |
2.15, 2.23 |
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18-Sep |
Wed |
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Review for the exam |
Exam 1 Chapter 1 |
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10 |
20-Sep |
Fri |
2.3.4 |
Finding potentials, work and energy |
2.25c |
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11 |
23-Sep |
Mon |
2.4.4 |
Four charge example, work in terms of ρ and E |
2.31 |
Set 3 |
| 4 |
12 |
24-Sep |
Tue |
2.5.4 |
Electrostatics inside conductors, capacitance, energy |
2.39 |
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13 |
25-Sep |
Wed |
2.5.4 |
Chapter 2 example questions |
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Set 4 |
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14 |
27-Sep |
Fri |
3.1.2 |
Poisson's, Laplace's eq in 1-dimension |
3.3, Ex.3.4 |
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15 |
30-Sep |
Mon |
3.1.4 |
Separation of variables, orthogonality |
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Set 5 |
| 5 |
16 |
1-Oct |
Tue |
3.3.2 |
spherical coordinates, Legendre polynomials |
Ex.3.6,3.7 |
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2-Oct |
Wed |
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Review for the exam |
Exam 2 Chapter 2 |
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17 |
4-Oct |
Fri |
3.4.2 |
Multipole expansion, dipole moment |
3.27 |
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18 |
7-Oct |
Mon |
3.4.4 |
More on multipoles |
3.26 |
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| 6 |
19 |
8-Oct |
Tue |
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Review, separation of variables examples |
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Set 6 |
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20 |
9-Oct |
Wed |
4.1.2 |
atomic polarizability |
4.1 |
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21 |
11-Oct |
Fri |
4.2.1 |
Induced p's in matter, polarization, bound charges |
4.10 |
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22 |
14-Oct |
Mon |
4.3.3 |
bound and free charges, electric displacement, compare D & E |
Ex.4.4,4.10 |
Set 7 |
| 7 |
23 |
15-Oct |
Tue |
4.4.1 |
Review dielectrics, dielectric constant, Ed vs. Evac,
capacitor |
4.20 |
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24 |
16-Oct |
Wed |
4.4.4 |
Torque on dipoles, force on dipoles and dielectrics |
4.5 |
Set 8 |
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25 |
18-Oct |
Fri |
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Review chapters 3 and 4 |
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26 |
21-Oct |
Mon |
5.1.3 |
Lorentz force, uniform currents, continuity equation |
5.2(a,c), 5.3 |
Set 9 |
| 8 |
27 |
22-Oct |
Tue |
5.2.2 |
Biot-Savart law, parallel wires |
5.8 |
5.10(a) |
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23-Oct |
Wed |
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Review for the exam |
Exam 3 Chs. 3-4 |
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28 |
25-Oct |
Fri |
5.3.4 |
Ampere's law, divergence of B, infinite wire, plane, solenoid |
5.16 |
Notes |
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29 |
28-Oct |
Mon |
5.4.1 |
Toroid, moving planes, magnetic vector potential |
5.25a, 5.31a |
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| 9 |
30 |
29-Oct |
Tue |
5.4.2 |
Vector A for a straight wire, solenoid, magnetostatic b.c. |
5.34 |
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31 |
30-Oct |
Wed |
5.4.3 |
Multipole expansion, dipole potential, field of a
dipole |
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Set 10 |
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32 |
1-Nov |
Fri |
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Review, chapter 5 examples |
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33 |
4-Nov |
Mon |
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Chapter 5 examples, Helmholtz coils |
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| 10 |
34 |
5-Nov |
Tue |
6.1.2 |
Torques and forces on magnetic dipoles |
6.5 |
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35 |
6-Nov |
Wed |
6.2.2 |
Atomic interactions, magnetization, bound currents |
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Set 11 |
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36 |
8-Nov |
Fri |
6.3.1 |
Ampere's law, auxiliary field H |
6.7, 6.9 |
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37 |
11-Nov |
Mon |
6.4.2 |
Linear media I |
6.13 |
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| 11 |
38 |
12-Nov |
Tue |
6.4.2 |
Linear media II |
6.16, 6.19 |
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39 |
13-Nov |
Wed |
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Review, chapter 6 examples |
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Set 12 |
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40 |
15-Nov |
Fri |
7.1.3 |
Ohm's law, motional emf |
7.3 |
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41 |
18-Nov |
Mon |
7.2.1 |
Faraday's Law I |
7.7 |
Set 13 |
| 12 |
42 |
19-Nov |
Tue |
7.2.1 |
Faraday's Law II |
7.10 |
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20-Nov |
Wed |
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Review for the exam |
Exam 4 Chs. 5-6 |
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43 |
22-Nov |
Fri |
7.2.2 |
Faraday's Law III |
7.15, 7.16 |
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44 |
25-Nov |
Mon |
7.2.2 |
Faraday's Law IV |
7.48 |
Set 14 |
| 13 |
45 |
26-Nov |
Tue |
7.2.3 |
Inductance |
7.21 |
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46 |
27-Nov |
Wed |
7.2.4 |
Energy in inductors, LC circuits |
7.2 |
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29-Nov |
Fri |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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47 |
2-Dec |
Mon |
7.3.3 |
Maxwell's equations, video |
7.31 |
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| 14 |
48 |
3-Dec |
Tue |
7.3.6 |
Poynting vector, Maxwell's eqs. inside matter |
8.1a |
Set 15 |
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49 |
4-Dec |
Wed |
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Catch up and review |
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50 |
6-Dec |
Fri |
9.2.2 |
More on Poynting vector, plane EM waves, video |
8.1a |
Set 16 |
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51 |
9-Dec |
Mon |
11.1.2 |
Electric dipole radiation |
11.4 |
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| 15 |
52 |
10-Dec |
Tue |
11.1.3 |
Magnetic dipole radiation |
11.8, 11.10 |
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53 |
11-Dec |
Wed |
11.2.1 |
Bremstrahlung and synchrotron radiation |
11.13 |
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54 |
13-Dec |
Fri |
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Review for the exam |
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Set 17 |
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17-Dec |
Tue |
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FINAL EXAM 2:45pm
Chs. 7 and 12, and comprehensive |
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