PHYS 316
Electromagnetic Theory II

Electromagnetics is one of the pillars of modern science.

Semester: Spring 2017
Instructor: Ceyhun Bulutay
Office: Room SA-220 Phone: 2511
Office Hours: Thursday 15:40-17:30
Course Schedule:
Wednesday 8:40-10:30 Room SA-Z03
Friday 10:40-12:30 Room SA-Z03
Exams & Grading (Tentative): 2 Midterms (22.5% each)
1st Midterm 17 March, Friday at 10:40 in SA-Z03
2nd Midterm 21 April, Friday at 10:40 in SA-Z03
Final Exam (30%)
Final Exam TBA

HW (10%)

Computational Project (15%)

Quiz (+10% Bonus)

Letter Bins:
A:[110-80], 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]
Visa:
Students with two midterm sum below 50 (out of 200) will receive FZ grade
Textbook:
D. J. Griffiths, "Introduction to Electrodynamics", (Pearson, 4th ed., 2012)

Weekly Calendar

Week Subject HW/MT
#1 Feb. 8 Maxwell's Equations (Ch. 7) and Conservation Laws (Ch. 8)
#2 Feb. 15 EM Waves -- in Vacuum (Ch. 9) HW-1
#3 Feb. 22 EM Waves -- in Vacuum (Cont'd) HW-2
#4 Mar. 1 EM Waves -- Reflection & Refraction HW-3
#5 Mar. 8 EM Waves -- Reflection & Refraction & EM Waveguides
#6 Mar. 15 No class on Wednesday & Midterm-1 MT-1
#7 Mar. 22 EM Waves -- Cavities & Material Absorption & Dispersion HW-4
#8 Mar. 29 Potentials & Radiation (Ch. 10,11)
#9 Apr. 5 Radiation (Ch. 11) HW-5
#10 Apr. 12 Radiation (Cont'd) Project
#11 Apr. 19 Special Theory of Relativity -- Postulates & Midterm-2 MT-2
#12 Apr. 26 STR -- Space-time
#13 May 3 STR -- Relativistic Kinematics & Dynamics
#14 May 10 STR -- Relativistic Electrodynamics HW-6