PHYS 436 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
All problems are from the 3rd edition of Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics. If you are using the 4th edition, refer to the individual pdf files for specific problems.
Week | Date | Topic | Reading (Griffiths Sections) | Homework | Discussion | |
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1 | Monday 1/25/2021 |
Lecture 1 Introduction, Conservation Laws, Poynting's Theorem |
8.1.1, 8.1.2 |
Due |
No discussion this week |
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Wednesday 1/27/2021 |
Lecture 1 Conservation Laws, Poynting's Theorem, Cont. |
" | ||||
Friday 1/29/2021 |
Lecture 2 Momentum in EM, Maxwell’s Stress Tensor |
8.2.1, 8.2.2 |
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2 | Monday 2/1/2021 |
Lecture 3 Stress Tensor, cont. |
8.2.2 continued |
Due Friday, Feb. 12 @ 5 pm |
Discussion 1: |
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Wednesday 2/3/2021 |
Lecture 4 Conservation of Momentum |
8.2.3 |
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Friday 2/5/2021 |
Lecture 5 Angular Momentum in EM |
8.2.4 |
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3 | Monday 2/8/2021 |
Lecture 6 Classical Wave Equation |
9.1.1-9.1.4 (selected topics) |
Due Friday, Feb. 19 @ 5 pm |
Discussion 2: |
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Wednesday 2/10/2021 |
Lecture 7 Electromagnetic Waves |
9.2.1, 9.2.2 | ||||
Friday 2/12/2021 |
Lecture 7 Electromagnetic Waves, cont. |
" |
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4 | Monday 2/15/2021 |
Class canceled (cold, snow) | - |
Due Friday , Feb. 26 @ 5 pm |
Discussion 3: |
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Wednesday 2/17/2021 |
Non-instructional day | - | ||||
Friday 2/19/2021 |
Lecture 8 Energy and Momentum of EM Waves |
9.2.3 |
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5 | Monday 2/22/2021 |
Lecture 9 EM Waves in Linear Media |
9.3.1 |
Due |
Discussion 4: |
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Wednesday 2/24/2021 |
Lecture 10 Reflection and Transmission at an Interface |
9.3.2, 9.3.3 | ||||
Friday |
Lecture 11 Reflection and Transmission at Oblique Incidence |
9.3.3 continued |
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6 | Monday 3/1/2021 |
Lecture 12 EM Waves in Conductors |
9.4.1, 9.4.2 | No Homework |
Discussion 5: |
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Wednesday 3/3/2021 |
Lecture 13 |
9.4.3 |
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Friday 3/5/2021 |
Lecture 14 Wave Guides |
9.5.1, 9.5.2 | ||||
7 | Monday 3/8/2021 |
Lecture 15 Transmission Lines |
9.5.2, 9.5.3 |
Due |
No Discussion | |
Wednesday 3/10/2021 |
HOUR EXAM I |
- |
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Friday 3/12/2021 |
Lecture 16 Resonant Cavities |
Problem 9.38 |
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8 | Monday 3/15/2021 |
Lecture 17 Potential Formulation of Electrodynamics |
10.1.1, 10.1.2 |
Due |
Discussion 6: |
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Wednesday 3/17/2021 |
Lecture 18 Gauge Transformations |
10.1.2 cont., 10.1.3 |
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Friday 3/19/2021 |
Lecture 19 Retarded Potentials |
10.2.1, 10.2.2 |
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9 | Monday 3/22/2021 |
Lecture 20 Liénard-Wiechert Potentials |
10.3.1 |
Due |
Discussion 7: |
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Wednesday 3/24/2021 |
Non-instructional day | - | ||||
Friday 3/26/2021 |
Lecture 21 Liénard-Wiechert Potentials, cont. |
10.3.1 continued |
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10 | Monday 3/29/2021 |
Lecture 22 |
10.3.2 |
Homework phase slip |
Discussion 8:
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Wednesday 3/31/2021 |
Lecture 23 |
11.1.1, 11.1.2 |
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Friday 4/2/2021 |
Lecture 24 |
11.1.2 cont., 11.1.3 |
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11 | Monday 4/5/2021 |
Lecture 25 Radiation from Higher Order Moments |
11.1.4 | No Homework |
Discussion 9: |
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Wednesday 4/7/2021 |
Lecture 26 Radiation from a Point Charge |
11.2.1, 11.2.2 |
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Friday 4/9/2021 |
Lecture 26 Radiation from a Point Charge, cont. |
11.2.1, 11.2.2 cont. |
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12 | Monday 4/12/2021 |
Lecture 27 Radiation Reaction |
11.2.2 cont., 11.2.3 |
Due Friday, Apr. 23 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion | |
Wednesday 4/14/2021 |
- |
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Friday 4/16/2021 |
Lecture 28 Review of Special Relativity |
12.1.1, 12.1.2 |
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13 | Monday 4/19/2021 |
Lecture 29 Lorentz Transformations |
12.1.3, 12.1.4 |
Due Friday, Apr. 30 @ 5 pm |
Discussion 10: |
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Wednesday 4/21/2021 |
Lecture 30 Relativistic Dynamics |
12.2.1, 12.2.2 |
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Friday 4/23/2021 |
Lecture 31 Hidden Momentum |
12.2.3, 12.2.4 | ||||
14 | Monday 4/26/2021 |
Lecture 32 Magnetism as a Relativistic Phenomenon |
12.3.1, 12.3.2 |
(optional) |
Discussion 11: |
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Wednesday 4/28/2021 |
Lecture 33 Lorentz Transformation of EM Fields |
12.3.2, cont. | ||||
Friday 4/30/2021 |
Lecture 34 Electromagnetic Field Tensor |
12.3.3, 12.3.4 | ||||
15 | Monday 5/3/2021 |
Lecture 35 Maxwell's Equations in Covariant Form |
12.3.4, cont. | - |
Discussion 12: |
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Wednesday 5/5/2021 |
Lecture 35, cont. Relativistic Potentials |
12.3.5 | ||||
Friday 5/7/2021 |
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16 | 5/13/2021 | Final Exam, CBTF, 8-11 am | ||||