Phys4101- Course Calendar Fall 2017

General Semester overview. Documents and assignments can be found in Moodle.

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Date	Topic	Problem sets
Th 8-24	1 - Mathematical Review Vector Algebra Syllabus
Tu 8-29	1.2 Differential Calculus curls
Th 8-31	1.3 Line and surface integrals
Tu 9-5	1.3 Integral Theorems (Gauss, Stokes) 1.4 Curvilinear Coordinates
Th 9-7	1.5 Dirac delta function 2 – Electrostatics 2.1-2 Coulomb force and electric field
Tu 9-12	2.2 –Electric field – Gauss law, examples	Problem Set 1 is issued
Th 9-14	2.2 –Electric field – Gauss law, examples
Tu 9-19	2.3 – Electrostatic potential – examples
Th 9-21	In-class quiz for PS1 boundary conditions	Problem set 1 is due at class time
Tu 9-26	2.4 Work and energy in the electrostatic field
Th 9-28	2.5 Conductors in Equilibrium Surface charges and capacitance
Tu 10-3	3 – Special Techniques 3.1 Laplace Equation – boundary conditions and uniqueness 3.2 Method of Images
Th 10-5	3.3 Separation of Variables
Tu 10-10	3.4 Multipole Expansion 3.5 Electric dipoles Dipole moment	Problem set 2 is handed out
Th 10-12	Potential and Electric field of dipole 4 – Electric Fields in Matter
Tu 10-17	Fall break
Th 10-19	PS2-quiz 4.1 Polarization Dipole Interaction Bound charges	Problem Set 2 due
Tu 10-24	4.2 Electric Field of a Polarized Object 4.3 Electric Displacement
Th 10-26	5 – Magnetostatics 5.1 Magnetic force and charge in motion
Tu 10-31	5.2 Current densities, Biot-Savart law
Th 11-2	5.3 Divergence and Curl of B 5.4 Magnetic Vector Potential
Tu 11-7	5.4 Magnetic Vector Potential
Th 11-9	5.5 Magnetostatic Boundary conditions
Tu 11-14	5.6 Magnetic Dipoles	Problem set 3 will be handed out
Th 11-16	6. Magnetic Fields in Matter 6.1 Magnetization 6.2 Field of a magnetized object 6.3 Auxiliary Field 6.4 Susceptibility and permeability
Tu 11-21	7 Electrodynamics 7.1 Ohm’s Law	Problem Set 3 is due on Wednesday 11-22 4 pm
Th 11-23	Thanksgiving
Tu 11-28	motional EMF
Th 11-30	Induction and inductance 7.2 Electromagnetic induction
Tu 12-5	Maxwell’s equations and Electromagnetic Waves 7.3 Maxwell’s Equations
Th 12-7	Maxwell’s equations and Electromagnetic Waves	Final Problem set is handed out
Final	Take-home final exam

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