Physics 610
Spring 2016


Electricity and Magnetism I 


Course Materials:

  • Week 0: 1/21                   Maxwell's Equations Review
    Syllabus
    Introductory overheads (Thursday, January 21, 2016)
    Problem Set 1 (due Thursday, January 28, 2016)

  • Week 1: 1/26-28              Special Relativity
    Problem Set 2 (due Thursday, February 4, 2016)

  • Week 2: 2/2-4              Relativistic Electrodynamics
    Problem Set 3 (due Thursday, February 11, 2016)

  • Week 3: 2/9-11                  Classical Field Theory
    Problem Set 4 (due Thursday, February 18, 2016)

  • Week 4: 2/16-18              Noether's Theorem

  • Week 5: 2/23-25              Lorentz Group and Thomas Precession
    Problem Set 5 (due Thursday, March 3, 2016)

  • Week 6: 3/1-3              Thomas-BMT Equation and Intro to Electrostatics
    Overheads for Thursday, March 3, 2016 ("pillars of electrostatics")

    Spring Break for 3/8 and 3/10

  • Week 7: 3/15-17              Electrostatics and Midterm
    Midterm (in-class) on Thursday, March 17.

  • Week 8: 3/22-24              Method of Images
    Problem Set 6 (due Thursday, March 31, 2016)

  • Week 9: 3/29-31              Separation of Variables
    Problem Set 7 (due Thursday, April 7, 2016)

  • Week 10: 4/5-7                Green's Functions

  • Week 11: 4/12              Spherical Harmonics

  • Week 12: 4/19-20-21            Multipole Expansion and Dielectrics
    Overheads for Tuesday, April 19, 2016 ("quasi-electrostatic dipole traps")
    Note: Extra lecture on Wednesday, April 20.
    Problem Set 8 (due Thursday, April 28, 2016)

  • Week 13: 4/22-24            Magnetostatics ... briefly

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