PHYS 435 :: 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.
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| 1 | Monday 8/23/2021 |
Lecture 1 |
Griffiths 2.1, 2.2.1-2.2.4 ( Please also review the basics of vector calculus. There is a nice review in Griffiths Ch. 1. ) |
Due Wed. Sept. 1 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 8/25/2021 |
Lecture 2 |
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| Friday 8/27/2021 |
Lecture 3 |
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| 2 | Monday 8/30/2021 |
Lecture 4 |
Griffiths 2.3.1-2.3.5, 2.4 |
Due Wed. Sept. 8 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 9/1/2021 |
Lecture 5 |
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| Friday 9/3/2021 |
Lecture 5 |
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| 3 | Monday 9/6/2021 |
Labor Day (no class) |
Griffiths 2.5, 3.1.1-3.1.4 |
Due |
No Discussion (Labor day) |
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| Wednesday 9/8/2021 |
Lecture 6 |
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| Friday 9/10/2021 |
Lecture 7 |
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| 4 | Monday 9/13/2021 |
Lecture 8 |
Griffiths 3.1.5, 3.2, 3.3.1 |
Due Wed. Sept. 22 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 9/15/2021 |
Lecture 9 |
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| Friday 9/17/2021 |
Lecture 10 |
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| 5 | Monday 9/20/2021 |
Lecture 11 |
Griffiths 3.3.2, 3.4, 4.1-4.2 |
No homework |
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| Wednesday 9/22/2021 |
Lecture 11 |
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| Friday 9/24/2021 |
Lecture 12 |
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| 6 | Monday 9/27/2021 |
Lecture 13 |
Griffiths 4.3-4.4.1 |
Due Wed. Oct. 6 @ 5 pm |
No Discussion |
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| Wednesday 9/29/2021 |
Hour Exam I |
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| Friday 10/1/2021 |
Lecture 14 |
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| 7 | Monday 10/4/2021 |
Lecture 15 |
Griffiths 4.4.2-4.4.4, 5.1, 5.2 |
Due Wed. Oct. 13 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 10/6/2021 |
Lecture 16 |
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| Friday 10/8/2021 |
Lecture 17 |
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| 8 | Monday 10/11/2021 |
Lecture 18 |
Griffiths 5.3.1-5.3.4, 5.4.1-5.4.2 |
Due Wed. Oct. 20 @ 5 pm |
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Wednesday |
Lecture 19 Biot-Savart Law |
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| Friday 10/15/2021 |
Lecture 20 |
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| 9 | Monday 10/18/2021 |
Lecture 21 |
Griffiths 5.4.3, 6.1-6.2 |
Due Wed. Oct. 27 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 10/20/2021 |
Lecture 22 |
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| Friday 10/22/2021 |
Lecture 23 |
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| 10 | Monday 10/25/2021 |
Lecture 24 |
Griffiths 6.3-6.4, 7.1.1 |
No homework |
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| Wednesday 10/27/2021 |
Lecture 25 |
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| Friday 10/29/2021 |
Lecture 26 |
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| 11 | Monday 11/1/2021 |
Hour Exam II |
Griffiths 7.1.2-7.1.3 |
Due |
No Discussion |
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| Wednesday 11/3/2021 |
Lecture 27 |
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| Friday 11/5/2021 |
Lecture 28 |
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| 12 | Monday 11/08/2021 |
Lecture 29 |
Griffiths 7.2.1-7.2.4 |
Due |
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| Wednesday 11/10/2021 |
Lecture 30 |
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| Friday 11/12/2021 |
Lecture 31 |
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| 13 | Monday 11/15/2021 |
Lecture 32 |
Griffiths 7.3.1-7.3.2, 7.3.5 |
No homework |
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| Wednesday 11/17/2021 |
Lecture 33 |
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| Friday 11/19/2021 |
No class |
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| 14 | Monday 11/22/2021 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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| Wednesday 11/24/2021 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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| Friday 11/26/2021 |
Fall Break (no class) |
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| 15 | Monday 11/29/2021 |
Lecture 34 |
Due Wed. Dec. 8 @ 5 pm |
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| Wednesday 12/1/2021 |
Hour Exam III |
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| Friday 12/3/2021 |
Lecture 35 |
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| 16 | Monday 12/6/2021 |
Lecture 36 |
Griffiths 7.3.1-7.3.2, 7.3.5 | |||
| Wednesday 12/8/2021 |
makeup day |
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| Thursday 12/16/2021 |
Final exam Dec. 16, 1:30-4:30 pm 119 MSEB |