Course Webpage for PHYS-420 (2019 Spring) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 420: Electricity and Magnetism II (2019 Spring)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: May 10, 2019. (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: MWF 10:00-12:00 PM.
- 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 MyCourses (password protected).
Relevant references:
- Textbook: Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th Edition, by David J. Griffiths. (Available in archive.org.)
- 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 No. 01 (Charge in a magnetic field)
2. Homework No. 02 (Magnetic force)
3. Homework No. 03 (Ampere's law)
4. Homework No. 04 (Magnetic moment)
5. Homework No. 05 (Complete elliptic integrals)
6. Homework No. 06 (Electromagnetic energy and momentum density)
7. Homework No. 07 (Conservation laws)
8. Homework No. 08 (Lorentz transformation)
9. Homework No. 09 (Relativistic kinematics)
10. Homework No. 10 (Relativistic dynamics)
11. Homework No. 11 (Retarded time)
12. Homework No. 12 (Larmor formula)
Exams:
1. Midterm Exam No. 01 and solutions.
2. Midterm Exam No. 02 and solutions.
3. Midterm Exam No. 03 and solutions.
4. (Take Home) Final Exam

More information:

Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- February 6 (Wednesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- March 6 (Wednesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- April 10 (Wednesday, in class)

Final Exam --- May 10 (Friday, 2:45-4:45 PM, in class)

Last updated on May 10, 2019 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	February 6 (Wednesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	March 6 (Wednesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	April 10 (Wednesday, in class)
Final Exam	---	May 10 (Friday, 2:45-4:45 PM, in class)

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