PHY 3323 Schedule
Week
Jan. 6
Jan. 13
Jan. 20
Jan. 27
Feb. 3
Feb. 10
Feb. 17
Feb. 24
Mar. 3
Material
Course Introduction
Syllabus, Policies
Math Prerequisites
Math Prerequisites (cont’d)
Ch. 2: Superposition,
Coulomb's Law
Electric fields, continuous
charge distributions, field lines
Gauss's Law
∇ x E = 0 Æ E = −∇ V
Poisson's, Laplace's
equations
Potential of charge distributions
Boundary conditions
Work done in moving charges
Electrostatic energy
Ideal conductors
Surface charges
Capacitance and capacitors
Ch. 3: Laplace's equation
Boundary conditions and
Uniqueness Theorem
Method of Images
Separation of variables in
Cartesian, spherical, and
cylindrical coordinates
Green's Functions
Multipole Expansions
Electric Dipoles and
Quadropoles
Ch. 4: Dielectrics
Polarization
Bound charges
Internal electric fields in
dielectrics
Electric displacement D
Theory of linear dielectrics
Mar. 10
Mar. 17
Reading
Assignment
Homework
Assignment
Chapter 1
Problem Set 1
Special
Chapter 2.1, 2.2
Chapter 2.3
Problem Set 2
No class Jan. 20;
MLK Day
Chapter 2.4, 2.5
Chapter 3.1, 3.2
Problem Set 3
Exam 1, Friday,
February 7
6:00 pm
Ch. 1,2
Chapter 3.3, 3.4
Chapter 4.1, 4,2
Problem Set 4
Chapter 4.3, 4.4
Chapters 5.1, 5.2
Problem Set 5
SPRING BREAK
Ch. 5: Magnetic fields and
forces
Cyclotron Motion
Biot-Savart Law
Chapter 5,3,5.4
Exam 1,
Wednesday,
March 19
6:00 pm
Ch 3-4
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
Apr. 21
April 29
∇ • B, ∇ x B
Ampere's Law
Charges vs. monopoles
Vector potential
Magnetic multipoles
Ch. 6: Diamagnets and
paramagnets
Magnetic dipoles
Magnetization
Bound currents
Magnetic displacement, H
Chapter 6.1,6.2
Problem Set 6
Chapter 6.3
Chapter 6.4
Magnetic susceptibility
Ferromagnets
Review/Catch-Up
FINAL EXAM
Problem Set 7