Electricity and Magnetism II (PHYS*2340)
Code and section: PHYS*2340*01
Term: Winter 2010
Instructor: Joanne O'Meara
Details
Course Information
The Purpose of this Course
This course is a continuation of fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism I, PHYS 2330. The principal aim of this course is to continue building the foundation of classical physics that students need in their progress toward the frontier of modern physics research. The second aim of this course is to strengthen the problem-solving skills of students, which will be invaluable regardless of their future career path. This course is focused on the extension of electromagnetic theory to magnetism, the understanding of the transient response of passive circuits, and the solution of alternating current circuit problems. We will finish the course with a discussion of Maxwell’s equations.
Instruction
| Lecturer | Office | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne O'Meara | MacN 323 | 53987 | omeara@physics.uoguelph.ca |
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
If you wish to obtain help from Dr. O’Meara at another time, please see her before or after lectures to arrange a mutually convenient time or arrange via email. Short questions can often be handled in the lecture room just before or after lectures.
| Teaching Assistants | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Willy Brown-Bury | MacN 413 | wbrownbu@physics.uoguelph.ca |
| James Wong | MacN 406 | jwong@physics.uoguelph.ca |
Lectures and Tutorials
Lectures
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays and Thursdays | 11:30 am to 12:50 pm | THRN 1307 |
Tutorials
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays (every other week) | 7:00 to 9:50 pm | THRN 1307 |
The bi-weekly tutorials are co-ordinated with those in PHYS*2320 (Mechanics II). If you are registered in both courses, in a given week you will have a tutorial in one of the two courses (2340 or 2320), but not a tutorial in both. The following table outlines the schedule for the semester. Tutorials are held in THRN 1307 for both courses.
Course Materials
Required Materials
- Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, D. J. Griffiths, Prentice-Hall, 1999
Highly Recommended
- University Physics (12th edition) by H.D. Young and R. A. Freedman – your text from PHYS*1000/1010
Evaluation
| Assessment | Weight |
|---|---|
| Participation | 6% |
| Assignments | 19% |
| Midterm test | 25% |
| Final examination | 50% |
The assignments will be handed out in class and will be submitted in class by the due date and time clearly marked on the assignment. There will be a penalty for late assignments, and no assignments will be accepted after the posting of the solutions on the course webpage.
If you miss the midterm examination due to illness or compassionate reasons, you need to provide the instructor with a waiver slip. See your Program Counsellor if you require assistance. If you miss the final examination, see your Program Counsellor. Please refer to “General Information for Academic Consideration and Appeals” in the 2009/10 Undergraduate Calendar.
Midterm test: Tuesday Mar 2nd, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: THRN 1307
Final Examination: Friday, April 16th, 2:30 to 4:30 pm Location: TBA
Schedule for the Semester
| Week | Date | Material Covered | Tutorial Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 11 | Current, current density, resistivity, conductivity | No tutorial |
| 2 | Jan 18 | DC circuits review, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Thévenin theorem | No tutorial |
| 3 | Jan 25 | Magnetic fields, Biot-Savart equation | Tutorial (THRN 1307) Assn #1 due Thursday Jan 28th |
| 4 | Feb 1 | Motion of charged particles in fields, Ampere’s Law | No tutorial |
| 5 | Feb 8 | Induction, Faraday’s law, inductors | Tutorial (THRN 1307) Assn #2 due Thursday Feb 11th |
| Feb 15 | Mid-winter break | No classes/tutorials/laboratories | |
| 6 | Feb 22 | Mutual inductance, energy stored in magnetic fields | No tutorial |
| 7 | Mar 1 | Transients in circuits, AC circuits intro | Midterm test (THRN 1307) |
| 8 | Mar 8 | AC circuits continued: resonance circuits, filter circuits | No tutorial |
| 9 | Mar 15 | Magnetic materials | Tutorial (THRN 1307) Assn #3 due Thursday Mar 18th |
| 10 | Mar 22 | Displacement current & Maxwell’s equations | No tutorial |
| 11 | Mar 29 | Maxwell’s equations, EM waves | Tutorial (THRN 1307) Assn #4 due Thursday Apr 1st |
| 12 | Apr 5 | EM waves, Review | No tutorial |
The information in the table above is provided as a rough guide in terms of the schedule of material covered during the term. In addition, the assignment due dates listed here are tentative. Regular attendance at lectures and tutorials and frequent checking of the course website are the best ways to ensure that you are up to date on the relevant course material.
Course Policies
(Not) Working With Other Students
All work submitted for grading in this course must be each individual student's own work. While students are encouraged to share thoughts and ideas, it is not acceptable to share assignment solutions. The assignments are not group projects. It is important that you do not show your final written solutions to other students.
Help
One of your best sources of help is your tutorial instructor.
In addition, the course instructor is happy to answer questions in her office (MacN 323) during office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
If you wish to obtain help from Dr. O’Meara at another time, please see her before or after lectures to arrange a mutually convenient time or arrange via email. Short questions can often be handled in the lecture room just before or after lectures.