Course Schedule

Anouncements:

-Final (Exam 3), Thursday November 5, 9:00 am. The first part will be a multiple choice concept test. The second part will be both concept and analytical questions on dynamics and waves. Only the second part will be open book and open notes. Make sure to look at HW solution sets 7 and 8. Perhaps copy them out and bring them with? -See answers to graphing problems on test using mathematica. In "helpful mathematica files" below. -See Sloughbeard Solutions here. -Link to the course moodle site here, PHYS 311 moodle site.

Helpful Mathematica Files:

Graphing test solutions Curvilinear Coordinate Plotting Potential and Field Plotting Surface and vector plotting

Homework Sets:

HW1 Due Aug. 28,                                                             Solutions HW1 HW2 Due Sept. 9,                                                              Solutions HW2 HW3 Due Sept. 14,                                                            Solutions HW3 HW4 Due Sept. 25,                                                            Solutions HW4 HW5 Due Oct. 5,                                                                Solutions HW5 HW6 Due Oct. 14,                                                              Solutions HW6 HW7 Due Oct. 23,                                                              Solutions HW7 HW8 Due Nov. 2,                                                               Solutions HW8

Week	Topic	Chapters	Assignments
1	Review of Vector Calculus and Curvilinear Coordinate Systems	Chpt. 1 in Griffiths and Wangsness	Wed. Aug. 26: first web assignment due  Fri. Aug. 28: Homework Set 1 due,                      Prep for Sloughbeard Mon. Aug 31: Second web assignment,                         Finish Sloughbeard clues
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3	Electrostatics	Chpt. 2-3 Griffiths, 2-9 Wangsness	Wed. Sept 9: Homework Set 2 due
4	Electric Fields cont.	Chpt. 2-3, Griffiths	Mon. Sept 14: Homework Set 3 due
5	Dipoles and Electric Fields in Matter	Chpt. 4 Griffiths, Chpt 10 Wangsness	Fri. Sept 25: Homework Set 4 due
6	Magnetic Fields	Chpt. 5 Griffiths
7	Magnetic Fields in Matter	Chpt. 6 Griffiths	Mon. Oct. 5:  Homework Set 5 due
8	Electrodynamics	Chpt. 7 Griffiths	Mon. Oct. 12 : Homework Set 6 due
9	EM Waves	Chpt. 9 Griffiths	Mon. Oct. 19:  Homework Set 7 due
10	EM Waves in Matter

Note: The schedule may change due to your competency and/or interest in the material (we may need to speed up or slow down). 

Important Dates

Sept. 7: No Class, Labor Day Sept 18: Exam 1 October 14: Exam 2 November 5, 9:00 am: Final, Exam 3