Tentative Course Schedule
This schedule is tentative and I reserve the right
to adjust as necessary.
Week of… |
Course Topic |
Chapters to Read |
Jan. 6 |
Vector Analysis |
Griffiths Chapter 1 |
Jan. 13 |
More Mathematical Preliminaries |
Griffiths Chapter 1 |
Jan. 20 |
Electrostatics |
Griffiths Chapter 2 |
Jan. 27 |
Electric Potential & Work
/ Conductors |
Griffiths Chapter 2 |
Feb. 3 |
Special Techniques |
Griffiths Chapter 3 |
Feb. 10 |
Images Midterm #1: Friday, Feb. 15 |
Griffiths Chapter 3 |
Feb. 17 |
Electric Fields in Matter |
Griffiths Chapter 4 |
Feb. 24 |
Polarization and Electric Displacement |
Griffiths Chapter 4 |
Mar. 2 |
Spring Break |
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Mar. 9 |
Magnetostatics |
Griffiths Chapter 5 |
Mar. 16 |
Vector Potentials |
Griffiths Chapter 5 |
Mar. 23 |
Magnetic Fields in Matter Midterm #2: Friday, Mar. 28 |
Griffiths Chapter 6 |
Mar. 30 |
Boundary Conditions |
Griffiths Chapter 6 |
Apr. 6 |
Electrodynamics (Guest Lectures as Dr. C. in Chile) |
Griffiths Chapter 7 |
Apr. 13 |
Maxwell's Equations |
Griffiths Chapter 7 |
Apr. 20 |
Electromagnetic Waves |
Griffiths Chapter 9 |
Apr. 27 |
Make Up Time |
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Final Examination: Tuesday, May 6 at 12:00 pm.