Course Webpage for PHYS-320 (2018 Fall) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 320: Electricity and Magnetism I (2018 Fall)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: Dec 11, 2018. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: MWF 2-2:50 PM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: MF 12:15-1:30pm; T 2-3pm; W 11-1:30pm.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Grades will be posted on SIU Online (password protected).
Relevant references:
- Textbook: Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th Edition, by David J. Griffiths.
- References:
  - Classical Electrodynamics, by J. Schwinger, L. L. DeRaad, Jr., K. A. Milton, and Wu-yang Tsai.
  - Electromagnetic Theory, by J. A. Stratton.
  - Classical Electrodynamics, by J. D. Jackson.
Old lecture notes:
- Course webpage for 2014 Fall
- Course webpage for 2015 Spring
Homeworks:
1. Homework set No. 01 (Vectors, tensor index notation, and dyadic notation)
2. Homework set No. 02 (Vector differentiation)
3. Homework set No. 03 (Vector integration)
4. Homework set No. 04 (Dirac delta function)
5. Homework set No. 05 (Gauss's law)
6. (Optional) Homework set No. 06 (Gravity tunnel)
7. Homework set No. 07 (Electric potential)
8. Homework set No. 08 (List of topics for Midterm Exam 02, in lieu of HW-08)
9. Homework set No. 09 (Fourier transformation)
10. Homework set No. 10 (Method of images)
11. Homework set No. 11 (Legendre polynomials)
12. Homework set No. 12 (Multipole expansion)
13. Homework set No. 13 (Macroscopic electrodynamics)
Exams:
1. Midterm Exam No. 01 and solutions.
2. Preview of Midterm Exam No. 02
3. Midterm Exam No. 02 and solutions.
4. Midterm Exam No. 03 and solutions.
5. Final Exam and solutions.

More information:

Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- September 14 (Friday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- October 12 (Friday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- November 9 (Friday, in class)

Final Exam --- December 11 (Tuesday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in class)

Last updated on Dec 11, 2018 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	September 14 (Friday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	October 12 (Friday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	November 9 (Friday, in class)
Final Exam	---	December 11 (Tuesday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in class)

Homework	40%
Midterm Exams (3x15%)	45%
Final Exam	15%