PHY 4323
Intermediate Electromagnetism I
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00-12:15 Fall 2009
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. for Fall 2009
PHY 4323
Intermediate Electromagnetism I
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00-12:15 Fall 2009
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. for Fall 2009
Instructor Prerequisites Text Objectives Assignments
Instructor:
Name: Dr. Pete Markowitz
Office: CP209
Phone: 305-348-1710
Email: markowit@fiu.edu
Department Home Page:
http://www.fiu.edu/physics
Home Page:
http://www.fiu.edu/~markowit
Prerequisites:
MAC 2313, PHY2048, 2049. The course will use Mathematica as well. There is a
brief Wolfram tutorial online to help introduce you as well as some
class examples. You will also need to use your FIU email account. If you do not regularly log into your FIU account, you will need to set the forwarding (or start checking it regularly).
Textbook:
Electromagnetism, Pollack & Stump, 2nd edition, published by Addison Wesley (2002), ISBN 0805385673.
PHY 4323 and PHY4324 will cover the theory of electromagnetic fields and waves, developed from basic principles. Vector calculus, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, electrostatic potential, dielectrics, solutions to Laplace's and Poisson's equations, magnetic induction, vector potential, magnetic materials, Maxwell's equations and the propagation of waves in space and varius media are discussed.
Course Format:
This course is primarily lecture based, however the grading is
internet-based. Solutions to
homeworks will also be available on the web. We will also introduce using Mathematica for some
of the course homework.
E-mail will be used throughout the course to facilitate communications between the instructor and students. For that purpose, you will need to use your official FIU email. If you were registered before the start of classes, you should already have received a welcome email from me.
Grading:
We will have one in-class mid-term plus a cumulative final for the course.
Grades are based on homework, mid-term exam, and the
(cumulative) final exam:
| Homework |
50% |
| Mid-term exam |
20% |
| Final Exam |
30% |
No make-ups will be arranged or are possible. Incomplete
grades can be given only for documented reasons beyond the control of
the student, and not for failing work.
Assignments:
A new
homework assignment will be given each week. Note that they may
cover more or less than one chapter. Homework assignments will
be updated throughout the term. Students are allowed to work
with others on the homeworks, however all work turned in must be the
students own.
| Due Date |
Chapter |
Problems |
| 01 September 2009 |
2 |
1, 2,
3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8,
9,
10 |
| 08 September 2009 |
2 |
12,
13,
14,
19,
20, 21,
22,
23,
27,
*30* (start here) |
| 15 September 2009 |
3 |
1, 3, 5,
6,
8,
11, 14, 15,
16,
*47* (start here) |
| 29 September 2009 |
3 |
20, 21,
22,
23,
24, 25,
29, 30, 33
*46*
|
| 6 October 2009 |
4 |
2,
3,
4, 5,
6,
7, 11,
12,
*26*,
|
| 13 October 2009 |
4 |
14,
15,
19,
24
study for test |
| 29 October 2009 |
6 |
1,
2, 3,
4,
7,
9,
10, 11, 12,
13, 14
|
| 05 November 2009 |
6 |
16,
18,
19,
21,
24,
25, 29
|
| 12 November 2009 |
7 |
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
Homework assignments are due
at the beginning of class on the due date. Solutions will be linked from this page at that time. Late reports cannot
be accepted. No make-up for missing homework is possible. *Indicates a Mathematica assignment.*