Physics 200 B
SYLLABUS

 


Lecture

Date

Topic

Sections (Jackson)

Homework

1

 W 05-Jan

Maxwells Equations, Fields and Potentials

 6.1-2, 1.1-5, 5.1-5

HW1

2

 M 10-Jan

Multipole Moments and expansion

 4.1-2, 5.6-7

HW2

3

W 12-Jan

Surfaces, Media and Boundary Conditions

4.3-7, 1.6, 5.8

HW3

4

W 19-Jan

Method of Images

 2.1-5

HW4

5

F 21-Jan

Separation of Variables Cartesian

 2.9-11

no HW5

6

M 24-Jan

Separation of Variables Spherical

3.1-6, 5.10-13

HW6

7

W 26-Jan

Separation of Variables Cylindrical

3.7-8

HW7

8

M 31-Jan

Green Functions

1.8-10, 2.6-7, 3.9-13

HW8

9

W 02-Feb

Numerical Methods

1.12-13, 2.12, 5.14

HW9

10

M 07-Feb

Energy:– Capacitance and Inductance

1.11, 4.7, 5.16-17

HW10

11

W 09-Feb

Conservation Laws

6.3, 6.7-9

no HW11

12

M 14-Feb

Review

Chapters 1-6

 

13

W 16-Feb

Midterm

Chapters 1-6

 

14

 W 23-Feb

Reflection and Refraction

 7.1-4

no HW14

15

 M 28-Feb

Linearly Dispersive Media

 7.8-11

HW15

16

 W 02 Mar

Lorentz-Drude Model

 

HW16

17

 M 07-Mar

Magnetohydrodynamics and Plasmas

7.5-7

no HW17

18

W 09 Mar

Wave Guides and Transmission Lines

8.1-5, 8.7-12

19

 M 14-Mar

Examples of Wave Guides

 

20

 R 17-Mar

Final Exam

Chapters 1-8

 


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