Course code:
PHYS*4180
Section:
01
Course term:
Fall 2009
Course instructor:
Edward Thommes
Details:
Course Information
Instruction
| Lecturer | Office | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Thommes | MacN 550 | 53034 | ethommes@uoguelph.ca |
Lectures
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| MWF | 11:30-12:20 | MACN 118 |
Course Materials
Textbook: Pollack & Stump, Electromagnetism, Addison Wesley 2002
Course Website: For announcements, supplementary materials, solutions to past assignments, etc. Link on my page, http://www.uoguelph.ca/~ethommes/
Course Content
- Review of vector calculus (Chp. 2)
- Electrostatics (Chp. 3): review; Green’s function; multipole expansion
- Electric currents (Chp. 7): review
- Magnetostatics (Chp. 8): review; vector potential; magnetic dipole
- Electromagnetic induction (Chp. 10): review
- Maxwell’s Equations (Chp. 11): displacement current, scalar and vector potentials,
Maxwell’s equations in matter, energy and momentum of EM fields, EM waves in vacuum - Applications - Some or all of the following:
– Wave guides and transmission lines (Chp. 14)
– Generation of EM waves (Chp 15)
– EM in astrophysics
Course Evaluation
| Assessment | Weight |
|---|---|
| Assignments | 30% |
| Midterm exam | 20% |
| Final exam | 50% |
Homework Assignments
Approximately one every two weeks, for a total of 5. The best 4 out of 5 will be used to calculate your mark.
Important Dates
Midterm: October 16, in class
Final Exam: Thurs. Dec. 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm, Room TBA