Instructor:
Dr. Nick Lepeshkin
Office: TH 317
Phone: 415-338-2944
E-mail: nlepeshk@stars.sfsu.edu
Class time: 13:10-14:00, MWF, TH425
Office Hours: 10:10-11:00 M; 14:10-15:00 W
Learning objectives
After successfully completing this class, you should be able to:
- Use basic principles of electromagnetism to analyze physical systems, including dynamic distributions of charge, systems of conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, and current distributions.
- Use symmetry arguments to analyze and visualize EM fields existing in various physical systems.
- Discuss the principles that apply in a given system, and clearly articulate the solution method.
- 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 Faraday's law and integration to find electric fields in dynamic situations.
- Understand and be able to use conservation laws for energy and momentum in electrodynamic systems.
- Understand the propagation of electromagnetic waves, and be able to compute reflected and transmitted amplitudes.
- Gain a first understanding of the principles and mathematics of special relativity.
- Explain your ideas clearly.
- Catch your own mistakes by using common sense, physical intuition, looking at appropriate limits, doing dimensional analysis etc.
Homework
Tests and Exams
Class schedule
Week of Monday Wednesday Friday Aug 27 ... Current and resistance, 7.1 ElectroMotive Force 7.1 Sep 3 Labor Day observed:No classes ElectroMotive Force 7.1 Electromagnetic Induction 7.2 Sep 10 Electromagnetic Induction 7.2 Electromagnetic Induction 7.2 Maxwell's Equations 7.3 Sep 17 Maxwell's Equations 7.3 Maxwell's Equations 7.3 Conservation laws: charge and energy 8.1 Sep 24 Conservation laws: charge and energy 8.1 Conservation laws: momentum 8.2 Conservation laws: Maxwell's stress tensor 8.2 Oct 1 Conservation laws: anguler momentum 8.2 Conservation laws 8.2 Midterm I Chapters 7-8 oct 8 EM waves 9.1 EM waves 9.1 EM waves in vacuum 9.2 Oct 15 EM waves in vacuum 9.2 EM waves in matter 9.3 EM waves in matter 9.3 Oct 22 EM waves in matter 9.3 Absorption and dispersion 9.4 Absorption and dispersion 9.4 Oct 29 Guided waves 9.5 Guided waves 9.5 Midterm II Chapter 9 Nov 5 The potential formulation 10.1 The potential formulation 10.1 Continuous distribution 10.2 Nov 12 Veterans Day Observed: No Classes Continuous distribution 10.2 Point Charges 10.3 Nov 19 Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes Nov 26 Electric Dipole radiation 11.1 Electric Dipole radiation 11.1 Magnetic Dipole radiation 11.1 Dec 3 Magnetic Dipole radiation 11.1 power radiated by a point charge 11.2 power radiated by a point charge 11.2 Dec 10 Special Relativity 12.1 Relativistic Mechanics 12.2 Relativistic E&M Dec 17 Relativistic E&M ... Final Saturday Dec 22 10:45-1:15 Useful links