Assigned problems are listed on the
schedule. Problem numbers in bold
are extra credit for any undergraduates who would like to try them, but
are required for graduate students. Doing problems is the essence
of learning physics. I
shall collect and grade these problems every week. Do not get behind!
The
farther behind you get, the harder it is to catch up. Your grade for
the class will be heavily based on these problem grades, although a
good deal of credit will be given for a good attempt. (For what "good"
means, check here.) You should
include a clear and concise discussion
of relevant physical principles
and mathematical techniques in your solutions. Check this list
for things you should NOT say in your
solutions!
Quizzes may occur in any class without warning. Your quiz scores
contribute 5% of your total grade. The one lowest quiz score will be
dropped. All quizzes will be closed-book.
There will be an in class
midterm, and a take-home final, both open-book. Problems are due
at the
beginning of the class period
on the
day indicated. Assignments turned in late will be accepted only under
exceptional
circumstances. While I encourage you to discuss the problems
during the semester in study groups, please be sure that the work you
turn in is your own. Exams may not be discussed with anyone
except me. For the midterm, you may bring to class one page of
notes (8x11, one side only) and one textbook of your choice.
Please note that some of the assignments may involve a
computer
calculation. Computers may also be (and should be) used to
construct plots and diagrams in other assignments. However,
computer programs such as Mathematica may not be used to do your
algebra for you.
Grades will be assigned on the following basis:
| Homework problems: | Midterm: | Final: | Quizzes |
| 30% | 30% | 35% | 5% |
Special
note to graduate students taking 460 The problems marked
in bold are for you alone. They are a bit harder, and will
require careful thought and/or careful and accurate computation.
Have fun!
| Physics 460 | |
Course Outline |
Spring 2006 | ||
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| Date | Griffiths Reference | LB reference | Topic (click on links for lecture notes) |
Problems | Due date |
| Tu Aug 29 |
Ch 1-6; Ch 7 sec 1 |
Overview of E&M, Chapter 26 |
Current and resistance |
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| Th Aug 31 |
Ch 7 sec 2 |
Ch 30 sec 1-3 |
Motional EMF |
LB Ch 26 p 31 |
Aug 31 |
| Tu Sep 5 |
Ch7 sec 3 |
Ch 30 sec 1-5 |
Faraday's Law, induced electric field |
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| Th Sep 7 |
Ch10 sec 1 Ch 7 sec 2 |
Ch 30 sec 3 Ch 31 |
More about potential Inductance |
LB Ch 30 p 28, 81 Grads: In P81, find how the system reaches its steady state. G 7.1, 7.3 |
Sep 7 |
| Tu Sep 12 |
Ch 7 sec 2 |
Ch 31 | Inductance, Energy | ||
| Th Sep 14 |
Ch 7 sec 3 |
Ch 30 sec 6 |
Maxwell's equations Boundary conditions |
G 7.13, 7.20, 7.24 LB Ch 31 p 45 |
Sep 14 |
| Tu Sep 19 |
Ch 8 sec 1 |
Ch 33 sec 2 |
Conservation laws: Energy | |
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| Th Sep 21 |
Ch8 sec 2 |
"Digging Deeper" Page 936 Ch 33 sec 2 |
Conservation laws: Momentum Stress-energy tensor |
LB ch 31 p 79 Obtain an analytic result and comment before
obtaining a numerical value. G 7.30, 7.32, 7.34 |
Sep 21 |
| Tu Sep 26 |
Ch 8 sec 2 |
Ch 33 sec 2 | Conservation laws-
momentum Stress-energy tensor, Angular momentum |
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| Th Sep 28 |
Ch 8 sec 2 |
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Conservation laws-
momentum Stress-energy tensor, Angular momentum |
G7.44, 7.54, 8.2 |
Sep 28 |
| Tu Oct 3 |
Ch 9 sec 1 |
Ch 15 |
The wave equation, Waves in 1-D Boundary conditions, reflection and refraction |
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| Th Oct 5 |
Ch 9 sec 1 |
Ch 15 especially secs 3 & 5 |
Boundary conditions, reflection and refraction Energy transmission |
G8.6, 8.8 |
Oct 5 |
| Tu Oct 10 |
Ch 9 sec 2 |
Ch 16 sec 2, Ch 33 sec 1 |
EM Waves in vacuum |
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| Th Oct 12 |
Ch 9 sec 2 |
Ch 33 sec 1, 2 and 3 |
Waves in vacuum: radiation pressure |
LB ch 15 p73, 84 G 9.9 |
Oct 12 |
| Tu Oct 17 |
Ch 9 sec 3 |
Ch 16 sec 5 |
EM Waves in matter Reflection and refraction at normal incidence |
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| Th Oct 19 |
Ch 9 sec 3 |
Ch 16 sec 5, Ch 33 |
Reflection and
refraction -- oblique incidence |
G9.14, 9.33 LB Ch 33 p 30, 67 |
Oct 19 |
| Tu Oct 24 |
Ch 9 sec 3, 4 |
Ch 33 sec 3 |
Brewster's angle. Waves in conductors |
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| Th Oct 26 |
Ch 9 sec 4 |
Ch 16 sec 5 |
A model for susceptibility-- dispersion |
G9.17, 9.34 |
Oct 26 |
| Tu Oct 31 |
Ch 9 sec 5 |
Ch 33 sec 4 |
Wave guides | ||
| Th Nov 2 |
Ch 9 sec 5 |
Ch 33 sec 4 |
Rectangular wave guide |
G9.25, 9.37 See note on
9.37 |
Nov 2 |
| Tu Nov 7 |
Ch 10 sec 1, 2 | Potentials and gauge
transformations. Retarded potentials |
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| Th Nov 9 |
Ch7-9 | Midterm exam |
G9.28, 9.29 Grad students: in 9.29, verify that eq 8.14 is satisfied. |
Nov 9 |
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| Tu Nov 14 |
Ch 10 sec 2, 3 |
Retarded potentials Lienard Wiechert potentials |
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| Th Nov 16 |
Ch 10 sec 3 |
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Fields due to moving charges |
G 10.2, 10.8 |
Nov 16 |
| Nov 20-24 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||||
| Tu Nov 28 |
Ch 11 sec 2 |
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Power radiated by a point charge | ||
| Th Nov 30 |
Ch 11 sec 1.1,2 |
Electric Dipole radiation | G10.9a, 10.13, 10.18 |
Nov 30 |
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| Tu Dec 5 |
Ch 11 sec 1.3 |
Magnetic dipole radiation |
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| Th Dec 7 |
Ch12 sec 1 |
Ch 34 sec 1,2,3 |
Special relativity- postulates
and connection to E&M |
G 10.25, 11.10, 11.13 |
Dec 7 |
| Tu Dec 12 |
Ch 12 sec 2 |
Ch 34 sec 4 |
Relativistic mechanics |
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| Th Dec 14 |
Ch 12 sec 3 |
Ch 34 |
Relativistic E&M | G11.11, LB p 34.38 G 12.45 |
Dec 14 |
| Th Dec 14 | Ch 7-12 |
Ch 30-34 |
Review. Final exam handed out in class | |
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| Tu Dec 19 |
11:00 am | Take-home final examination due | |||
| Tu Dec 19 |
10:45 |
Final Examination. (Official date) | |||