| PHYS 315 - Electromagnetic Theory I |
| Semester: |
Fall 2016 |
| Instructor: |
Ceyhun Bulutay |
| Office: |
Room 220 |
Phone: 2511 |
Email: bulutay@fen.bilkent.edu.tr |
| Office Hours: |
Wed. 12:30-14:30 |
| Course Schedule: |
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Tuesday |
15:40 - 17:30 |
Room SA-Z04 |
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Friday |
13:40 - 15:30 |
Room SA-Z04 |
| Exams & Grading
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2 Midterms (22.5% each) |
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1st Midterm: |
Nov. 1 (Tuesday) at 15:40 SA-Z04 |
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2nd Midterm: |
Dec. 16 (Friday) at 13:40 SA-Z04 |
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Final Exam (30%) |
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Final Exam: |
To be announced |
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HW (15%) |
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Quiz (10%) |
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Computational Project (20%) |
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| Letter Bins: |
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| A:[120-80], A-:(80-75], B+:(75-70], B:(70-65], B-:(65-60],
C+:(60-55], C:(55-50], C-:(50-45], D+:(45-40], D:(40-35], F:(35-0]
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| Visa: |
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Students with two midterm sum below 50 (out of 200) will not qualify for the Final Exam and will directly receive FZ grade |
| Textbook: |
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D. J. Griffiths, "Introduction to
Electrodynamics", (Pearson, 4th ed., 2012)
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Weekly
Calendar
| Week |
Subject |
HW |
| #1 |
Sep. 27 |
Vector Calculus (Ch. 1)
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| #2 |
Oct. 4
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Vector Calculus (cont'd) |
#1 |
| #3 |
Oct. 11
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Review of Curvilinear Coordinates |
#2 |
| #4 |
Oct. 18 |
Electrostatics (Ch. 2) |
| #5 |
Oct. 25 |
Electrostatics (Cont'd) & Holiday - No Friday Class |
#3 |
| #6 |
Nov. 1
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Midterm-1 & Solution of Electrostatic Problems (Ch. 3) |
| #7 |
Nov. 8
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Solution of Electrostatic Problems (Cont'd) |
#4 |
| #8 |
Nov. 15 |
Electric Fields in Matter (Ch. 4) |
| #9 |
Nov. 22
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Electrostatic Energy (Ch. 4) |
#5 |
| #10 |
Nov. 29 |
Steady Currents (Ch. 5) |
| #11 |
Dec. 6
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Magnetostatics (Ch. 5)
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#6 |
| #12 |
Dec. 13 |
Magnetostatics (cont'd) & Midterm-2 |
| #13 |
Dec. 20
| Magnetic Fields in Matter (Ch. 6) |
#7 |
| #14 |
Dec. 27 |
Electromagnetic Induction (Ch. 7) |