PHY 3323: Electromagnetism I
Class Schedule
Instructor: Katia Matcheva
Office: NPB 2073
Tel: 392 0286
e-mail: katia@phys.ufl.edu
This schedule is subject to change.
| Date |
Lecture |
Reading |
Material |
Assignments |
| Monday 01/08 |
Lecture 1 |
Chapter 1 (1.1) |
Introductions & course policies. Math prerequisites. Vectors and vector operations. |
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| Wednesday 01/10 |
Lecture 2 |
Chapter 1 (1.1) |
Triple products; Position, displacement and separation vectors; How vectors transform. |
#1 due Wednesday 01/17 |
| Friday 01/12 |
Lecture 3 |
Chapter 1(1.2) |
Differential Calculus: the del operator, gradient of a scalar, divergence of a vector. |
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| Monday 01/15 |
Martin Luther King Day |
No Classes |
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| Wednesday 01/17 |
Lecture 4 |
Chapter 1 (1.2) |
Curl, Product rules, Second Derivatives |
#2 due Wednesday 01/24 |
| Friday 01/19 |
Lecture 5 |
Chapter 1 (1.3) |
Integral Calculus: line, surface and volume integrals |
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| Monday 01/22 |
Lecture 6 |
Chapter 1 (1.3) |
Theorems about the gradient, the divergence and the curl.
Integration by parts. |
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| Wednesday 01/24 |
Lecture 7 |
Chapter 1 (1.4) |
Curvilinear coordinates: spherical polar coordinates, cylindrical Coordinates. |
#3 due Wednesday 01/31 |
| Friday 01/26 |
Lecture 8 |
Chapter 1 (1.5) |
Dirac delta function |
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| Monday 01/29 |
Lecture 9 |
Chapter 1.6 & 2.1 |
The theory of vector fields. Coulomb's law. Continuous charge distribution. |
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| Wednesday 01/31 |
Lecture 10 |
Chapter 2.2 |
The electric field, field lines, flux and Gauss's Law |
#4 due Wednesday 02/07 |
| Friday 02/02 |
Lecture 11 |
Chapter 2 (2.2) |
The divergence of E. Gauss law and its application. |
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| Monday 02/05 |
Lecture 12 |
Chapter 2 (2.3) |
The curl of E. Electric potential.
Potential of localized and continuous charge distribution.
Examples |
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| Wednesday 02/07 |
Lecture 13 |
Chapter 2 (2.3) |
Electrostatic boundary conditions. |
#5 due Wednesday 02/14 |
| Friday 02/09 |
Lecture 14 |
Chapter 2 (2.4) |
Energy of the Electrostatic field. |
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| Monday 02/12 |
Lecture 15 |
Chapter 2 (2.5) |
Electrostatic fields in conductors |
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| Wednesday 02/14 |
Lecture 16 |
Charpter 2 (2.5) |
Capacitors |
#6 due Feb. 23 |
| Friday 02/16 |
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Problem solving |
Chapters 1&2 |
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| Monday 02/19 |
EXAM 1 |
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Chapters 1 and 2 |
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| Wednesday 02/21 |
Lecture 17 |
Chapter 3 (3.1) |
Laplace's equation. |
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| Friday 02/23 |
Lecture 18 |
Chapter 3 (3.2) |
The method of images |
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| Monday 02/26 |
Lecture 19 |
Chapter 3, (3.3) |
Laplace's equation. Separation of variables - Cartesian coordinates |
#7 due March 14 |
| Wednesday 02/28 |
Lecture 20 |
Chapter 3 (3.3) |
Laplace's equation - Spherical coordinates. |
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| Friday 03/02 |
Lecture 21 |
Chapter 3 (3.3) |
Laplace's equation - Spherical coordinates-examples |
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| Monday 03/05 |
Spring Break |
No Classes |
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| Wednesday 03/07 |
Spring Break |
No Classes |
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| Friday 03/09 |
Spring Break |
No Classes |
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| Monday 03/12 |
Lecture 22 |
Chapter 3 (3.4) |
Multipole expansion |
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| Wednesday 03/14 |
Lecture 23 |
Chapter 4 (4.1&4.2) |
Electric Fields in matter: Polarization; The field of polarized objects |
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| Friday 03/16 |
Lecture 24 |
Chapter 4 (4.2) |
The filed of a polarized object. |
#8 due March 21 |
| Monday 03/19 |
Lecture 25 |
Chapter 4 (4.3) |
The Electric Displacement |
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| Wednesday 03/21 |
Lecture 26 |
Chapter 4 (4.4) |
Linear Dielectrics. |
#9 due March 28 |
| Friday 03/23 |
Lecture 27 |
Chapter 4 (4.4) |
Energy in dielectrice and forces on dielectrics. |
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| Monday 03/26 |
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Problem Solving |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
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| Wednesday 03/28 |
EXAM 2 |
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| Friday 03/30 |
Lecture 28 |
Chapter 5 (5.1) |
Lorentz Force Law. Charged particle moving in electric and magnetic fields. |
#10 due April 6 |
| Monday 04/02 |
Lecture 29 |
Chapter 5 (5.1) |
Currents. |
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| Wednesday 04/04 |
Lecture 30 |
Chapter 5 (5.2) |
The Biot-Savart Law |
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| Friday 04/06 |
Lecture 31 |
Chapter 5 (5.3) |
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#11 due 04/013 |
| Monday 04/09 |
Lecture 32 |
Chapter 5 (5.4) |
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| Wednesday 04/11 |
Lecture 33 |
Chapter 6 (6.1) |
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| Friday 04/13 |
Lecture 34 |
Chapter 6 (6.2) |
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#12 due 04/25 |
| Monday 04/16 |
Lecture 35 |
Chapter 6 (6.3) |
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| Wednesday 04/18 |
Lecture 36 |
Chapter 6 (6.4) |
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| Friday 04/20 |
Lecture 37 |
Review |
Problem solving |
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| Monday 04/23 |
Lecture 37 |
Review |
Problem solving |
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| Tuesday 05/01 |
FINAL EXAM |
time 3:00-5:00 pm |
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Last updated 01/03/2018 by Katia Matcheva | e-mail: katia@phys.ufl.edu
