| Week of |
Topics |
Reading Assign. |
Homework |
Quiz |
| Aug 31 Sep 2 Sep 4 |
vector algebra triple products, gradient divergence and curl |
Chap 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4 Chap 1.1.3, Chap 1.2.1-1.2.2 Chap 1.2.3-1.2.6 |
HW set #1 solution |
- |
| Sep 9 Sep 11 |
curl & product rule second derivatives |
Chap 1.2.5-1.2.6 Chap 1.2.7 |
HW set #2 solution |
Quiz 1 on Sep 11 solution , scores |
| Sep 14 Sep 16 Sep 18 |
Integral calculus, gradient rule Gauss's theorem, Stokes's theorem curvilinear coordinates |
Chap 1.3.1-3 Chap 1.3.4-5 Chap 1.4.1-2 |
HW set #3 solution |
- |
| Sep 21 Sep 23 Sep 25 |
Curvilinear coordinates Dirac Delta function Theory of vector fields |
Chap 1.4 Chap 1.5 Chap 1.6 |
HW set # 4 solution |
Quiz 2 on Sept 25 solution , scores |
| Sep 28 Oct 30 Oct 2 |
Coulomb's law, superposition Gauss's law Applications |
Chap 2.1 Chap 2.2.1-2.2.3 Chap 2.2.3-2.2.4 |
HW set #5 , solution |
- |
| Oct 5 Oct 7-9 |
Applications (cont.) Electric potential |
Chap 2.2.3 - 2.2.4 Chap 2.3.1-2.3.5 |
HW set #6 , solution |
Quiz 3 on October 9, solution , scores |
| Oct 12-14 Oct 16 |
potential energy |
Chap 2.3.2, 2.3.4-5 Chap 2.4.1-3 |
HW set #7, solution |
- |
| Oct 19, 21, 23 |
Review 2.1-2.4 conductors capacitors |
- 2.5.1-2 Chap 2.5.3-4 |
HW set # 8 solution |
Quiz 4 on Oct 26, Monday solution , scores |
| Oct 26 28 30 |
Quiz-4 Laplacian Equation Separation of Variables |
- Chap 3.1 Chap 3.3 |
HW set # 9 solution |
- |
| Nov 2 4, 6 |
Cartesian coordinates spherical coordinates |
Chap 3.3.1 Chap 3.3.2 |
HW set # 10, solution |
- |
| Nov 9 13 |
spherical coordinates (cont.) Griffiths talk |
Chap 3.3.2 Chap.3.2 |
HW set # 11 , solution |
Quiz 5 solution scores |
| Nov 16 Nov 18 Nov 20 |
method of images multipole expansion dipole field |
Chap 3.2.1-3 Chap 3.4.1-2 Chap 3.4.3-4 |
HW set # 12 , solution |
- |
| Nov 23 | polarization & bound charges | Chap 4.1-4.2.2 | Griffiths Problem 4.10 | - |
| Nov 30 Dec 2, Dec 4 |
electric displacement linear dielectrics |
Chap 4.3 Chap 4.4.1-2 |
HW set # 13 | Quiz 6 |
| Dec 7 Dec 9 Dec 11 |
Gauss's law and boundary problem energy and force final review |
Chap 4.4.2-3 Chap 4.3-4 - |
HW set # 14 | - |
| Dec 15, 4-5:50 pm, WIL 1115 | Final Exam |