| Week of |
Topics |
Reading Assign. |
Homework |
Quiz |
| Jan 11 Jan 13 |
review of Maxwell's equations
time-varying fields and B.C. |
Chap 2-6 Chap 7 |
HW set #1 | - |
| Jan 18 Jan 20 |
waves monochromatic plane EM wave properties |
Chap 9.1.1, 9.2.1 9.2.2-3 |
HW set #2 | - |
| Jan 23 Jan 25 Jan 27 |
wave energy and polarization waves in linear media reflection and transmission: normal incidence |
Chap 9.2.3, 9.1.4 Chap 7.2.6, 9.3.1 Chap 9.3.2 |
HW set #3 | Quiz 1 |
| Jan 30 Feb 1, 3 |
normal incidence oblique incidence |
Chap 9.3.2, lecture notes Chap 9.3.3 |
HW set #4 | - |
| Feb 6, 8, 10 | waves in conductors | 9.4.1-2 | HW set #5 | Quiz 2 |
| Feb 13, 15, 17 | wave dispersion | chap 9.4.3 | HW set #6 | - |
| Feb 22 Feb 24 |
waves between conducting plates
transmission lines |
lecture notes lecture notes |
HW set #7 | - |
| Feb 27, 29, Mar 2 | wave guides | Chap 9.5 | HW set #8 | Quiz 3 |
| Mar 5 Mar 7, 9 |
retarded potentials electric dipole radiation |
chap 10.1, 10.2.1 11.1.1-2 |
HW set #9 | - |
| Mar 19, 21 Mar 23 |
magnetic dipole radiation radiation by continuous source |
chap 11.1.3, supplemental notes Chap 11.1.4 |
HW set #10 | Quiz 4 |
| Mar 26 Mar 28 Mar 30 |
radiation by a point charge, Larmor formula radiation by fast moving charge applications |
Chap 11.1.4, Chap 10.3.1 Chap 10.3.2, Chap 11.2.1 lecture notes |
HW set #11 | - |
| Apr 2 Apr 4 |
radiation reaction Lorentz transformation |
chap 11.2.2-3 Chap 12.1 |
HW set #12 | - |
| Apr 9 Apr 11 Apr 13 |
Lorentz transformation Spacetime, proper velocity relativistic mechanics |
chap 12.1.3 12.1.4, 12.2.1 12.2.2-3 |
HW set #13 | Quiz 5 on April 9 |
| Apr 16, 18 Apr 20 |
transformation of electromagnetic fields moving point charge |
chap 12.3.1-2 | HW set #14 | Quiz 6 on April 20 |
| Apr 23 25 27 |
examples of field transformation field tensor, potentials, and force final review |
lecture notes chap 12.3.3 - |
HW set #15 | - |
| April 30, 8-9:50 am, WIL-1116 | Final Exam equation sheet |
office hours: April 27: 11am-5pm April 28-29: by appointment | - |