Instructor:
Dr. Nick Lepeshkin
Office: TH 317
Phone: 415-338-2944
E-mail: nlepeshk@stars.sfsu.edu
Class time: 11:10-12:00, MWF, TH428
Office Hours: 14:00-14:30 M; 12:30-13:30 W; 12:30-13:00 F
Learning objectives
After successfully completing this class, you should be able to:
- Identify appropriate methods for solving problems in electro- and magnetostatics.
- Use symmetry arguments to analyze and visualize EM fields existing in various physical systems.
- Use vector calculus to solve problems in electromagnetism in rectangular, spherical and cylindrical geometries.
- Understand and use the principle of superposition to solve problems.
- Use Coulomb's law and Gauss' law to find electric fields due to static charge distributions.
- Understand the idea of muiltipole expansion.
- Solve Laplace's equation in Cartesian, spherical and cylindrical coordinates with various boundary conditions.
- Use the Bio-Savart law and Ampere's law to find magnetic fields due to current configurations.
- Understand the idea of magnetic vector potential.
- Know how to handle problems involving conductors, dielectrics and magnetic materials.
- Explain your ideas clearly.
- Catch your own mistakes by using common sense, physical intuition, looking at appropriate limits, doing dimensional analysis etc.
Homework
Grades
Class schedule
Week of Monday Wednesday Friday Jan 21 ... ... Vector fields in E&M G-Ch.1 Jan 28 Electric field, Coulomb's Law G2.1 Coulomb's Law G2.1 Gauss's Law G2.2 Feb 4 Gauss's Law G2.2 Electric potential G2.3 Electric potential G2.3 Feb 11 Work and energy G2.4 Work and energy G2.4 Conductors G2.5 Feb 18 Capacitors G2.5 Midterm I Chapters 1-2 Laplace's equation G3.1 Feb 25 Laplace's equation G3.1 The method of images G3.2 The method of images G3.2 March 3 Separation of variables G3.3 Separation of variables - Cartesian G3.3 Separation of variables - Spherical G3.3 March 10 Separation of variables - Cylindrical G3.3 Multipole expansion G3.4 Multipole expansion G3.4 March 17 Multipole expansion G3.4 Polarization G4.1 Polarization G4.2 March 24 Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break March 31 Cesar Chavez Day observed Electric displacement G4.3 Electric displacement G4.3 April 7 Dielectrics G4.4 Dielectrics G4.4 Midterm II Chapters 3-4 April 14 The Lorentz force G5.1 The Lorentz force G5.1 Magnetic fields- Biot-Savart Law G5.2 April 21 Magnetic fields- Biot-Savart Law G5.2 Magnetic fields- Ampere's Law G5.3 Magnetic fields- Ampere's Law G5.3 April 28 Magnetic vector potential G5.4 Magnetic vector potential G5.4 Magnetic vector potential G5.4 May 5 Magnetization G6.1 Field of a magnetized object G6.2 B and H G6.3 May 12 B and H G6.3 Magnetic materials G6.4 Magnetic materials G6.4 May 19 Final Monday May 19 10:45-13:15 .. ... Useful links
Electricity & Magnetism at MIT
Video of Prof. Walter Lewin's lectures on E&M at MIT
Physics and Math JAVA applets on the Web