Physics 333: Electricity and Magnetism
last updated: Nov 11, 2009
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Class meeting time: T/Th 11:00-12:15, Workman 113

Contact Info: M. Creech-Eakman, Workman 357, X5809 OR MRO, ROB, X6756 OR mce at kestrel.nmt.edu

Office hours: Office hours at Workman:  Monday 1-3, Thursday 9-10 by appt. (email me)

Main book: Intro. To Electrodyanmics, Griffiths

Click here for a pdf copy of the syllabus.

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Quote for thought:
"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them."
--Albert Einstein

i.e.  Think outside the box.

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Reading and homework assignments:

Aug 25:   Syllabus and basics of vector calculus; HW #1 going out.

Aug 27:   Finish up Ch 1 vectors and Dirac Delta

Sept 1:    Ch 2:  Coulomb's Law.  Reading Summary #1 Due: Ch 1

Sept 3:  Assessment test.  HW #1 Due.  HW #2 going out.

Sept 8:  Gauss' Law and Examples.  Reading Summary #2 Due: Ch 2   HW #3 going out.

Sept 10:  Guest Lecturer -- Examples.

Sept 15:  E fields and potentials.  HW #2 and Reading Summary #3 Due: Ch 3 Sections 1-2.

Writing assignment guidelines going out.

Sept 17:  Work , conductors and more examples. HW #4 going out.  HW #3 Due.

Sept 22:  Separation of variables.  Reading Summary #4 Due: Ch 3  Sections 3-4.

Sept 24: Examples of separation of variables.  HW#4 Due

Sept 29:  Method of Images.  Reading summary #5 Due: Ch 4 Sections 1-2

Oct 1:  Mulitpole expansions.

Oct 6:  Polarization and Dielectrics:  HW #5 Due.

Oct 8: No class....MCE out sick.  Put the Reading summary #6 Due:  Ch 4 Sections 3-4 in my mailbox.

Oct 13:  Test #1  -- Chapters 1-3 In class.

Oct 15:  Dielectric BVPs  and Magnetostatics.  Outline for paper due.   Reading summary #7 Due:  Ch 5 all.

Oct 20:  Biot-Savart and Div/curl of B.  .  HW #6 Due.

Oct 22:  Vector potential &  Examples.  Reading summary #8 Due:  Ch 6: Sections 1-2

Oct 27:  Begin chapter 6 - magnetic fields in matter.  HW #7 Due.

Oct 29:   Ferromagnetism.

Nov 3:  NO CLASS  -- Dr. Creech-Eakman out of town -- study for test.

Nov 5:  Test #2 -- Chapters 4-5 In class.

Nov 10:  Para-diamagnetism.. . Reading summary #9 Due:  Ch 6: Sections 3-4

Nov 12:  Inductance.  HW #9 Due.

Nov 17: Prelude to Maxwell's eqns.   Reading Summary #10 Due:  Ch 7: Sections 1-2

Nov 19:  Maxwell's eqns.  HW #10 Due.

Nov 24:  Test #3 -- Ch 6--7.2 In class.

Nov 26:  TURKEY DAY --  NO CLASS

Dec 1: Maxwell's equations continued.  Research Paper Due.

Dec 3:  Continuity equation. Reading Summary #11 Due:  Ch 7: Sections 3-end 

Dec 8:  Energy and momentum; stress tensor. HW #11 Due.

Dec 10:  Wrap-up.....last chance to hand in materials.

FINAL:  Don't know yet......Ch 1-7 Inclusive.

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