PHYS 100C Spring 2010
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Revision as of 21:54, 29 March 2010
Welcome to Physics 100C webpage for Spring'2010 Quarter.
RECENT UPDATES:
- March 29: Today's Lecture 1 (PDF) posted. Please review these Formulas.
- March 29: Lecture Notes from 2009 version of PHYS 100C can be found here - use for preview of upcoming material, actual notes for 2010 may change a bit.
- March 23: Syllabus has been posted.
- March 22: Discussion session: Fridays 3:00PM-3:50PM, WLH 2115.
- March 22: RSS and Atom feeds allowing you to subscribe to/monitor changes to this page are available from this webpage (links in lower left panel).
COURSE SUMMARY:
PHYS 100C, Electromagnetism, Spring 2010, UC San Diego
Professor: Oleg Shpyrko, oleg@physics.ucsd.edu
Office: Mayer Hall 3210, ext. 4-3066 (Where is it?)
Office Hours: Discussion Session and afterwards: Fridays, 3:00-4:30PM. For additional time see me after lectures or on demand.
TA (Grader): Yuliya Kuznetsova, kuznetso@physics.ucsd.edu
Text: Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, by David J. Griffiths. (also check abebooks for used copies)
Lectures: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:00AM-10:50AM, WLH 2206.
Discussion Session: Fridays 3-3:50PM,WLH 2115.
Homework: Assigned weekly, due Mondays, at the START of lecture. Will also be accepted at the Wed lecture, but with a 20% penalty.
Midterm: Fri, May 7th 10:00AM – 10:50AM, WLH 2206 (in class). Open book exam. Bring your textbook only, and a bluebook.
Final: June 7, 8:00AM – 11:00AM. Room TBD. Open book exam. Bring your textbook only, and a bluebook.
Grading: Homework=20%, Midterm =30%, Final=50%.
Academic Dishonesty: Please read the section entitled "UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship" located in the2008-2009 General Catalog, www.ucsd.edu/catalog. The rules on academic dishonesty will be strictly enforced!
Course Webpage: x-ray.ucsd.edu/PHYS_100C (RSS/Atom feeds available) ---
COURSE SCHEDULE:
| Week # | Dates | Topic (Chapter.Section) | Homework Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/29-Apr 2 | Wave Equations, Electromagnetic Waves in Vacuum (9.1-9.2). Review these Formulas. Lecture 1 (PDF) posted. | No homework during the first week |
| 2 | Apr 5-9 | Electromagnetic Waves in Matter, Reflection and Transmission. Adsorption and Dispersion (9.3-9.4) | TBA |
| 3 | Apr 12-16 | Waveguides and Antenna (9.5). | TBA |
| 4 | Apr 19-23 | Potential formulation of Maxwell's equations and retarded potentials (10.1-10.2) | TBA |
| 5 | Apr 26-30 | Lienard-Wiechert potentials and fields of a moving point charge (10.3). | TBA |
| 6 | May 3-7 | Radiation (11). Midterm (Friday) | TBA |
| 7 | May 10-14 | Radiation (11) cont'd. | TBA |
| 8 | May 17-21 | Special theory of relativity (12.1-12.2). | TBA |
| 9 | May 24-28 | Special theory of relativity (12.1-12.2). | TBA |
| 10 | May 31-June 4 | Relativistic Electrodynamics (12.2-12.3). | TBA |
