PHYS 541 - Electromagnetic Theory I |
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Semester: | Fall 2020 | |||
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Instructor: | Cemal Yalabik | |||
Office: | Room SA-228 | Phone 1316 | ||
Assistant: | Mustafa Kahraman | |||
About the course: | This is the first of the two core E&M courses in our graduate curriculum. The textbook will closely be followed throughout the course. | |||
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Homework: | Policy | Assignments | ||
Exams & Grading: | "Cheat sheets" will not be allowed during the exams, but you will be provided with sufficient information for solving the problems without memorization. | |||
The way I grade core graduate courses | ||||
Midterm Exam | 40% | November 9 2020 | SA-Z03 | |
Final Exam | 45% | January 2 | 8:30 | |
Homework | 15% | |||
Course Schedule: | ||||
First meeting: Saturday, Sept. 19, 16:30 - 17:20 in Zoom Room | ||||
Tuesdays | 17:30 - 19:20 | Zoom Room | ||
Saturdays | 16:30 - 17:20 | Zoom Room | ||
Textbook: | ||||
Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics |
You can view your grades through the Stars system.
Week (Monday) | Subject | Exam | |
#1 | Sep. 14 | Chapter 0 - Introductory concepts | |
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#2 | Sep. 21 | Chapter 1 - Electrostatics | |
#3 | Sep. 28 | Chapter 1 - Electrostatics | |
#4 | Oct. 5 | Chapter 2 - Images, Green Functions | |
#5 | Oct. 12 | Chapter 2 - Orthogonal functions, rectangular systems | |
#6 | Oct. 19 | Chapter 3 - Boundary value problems | |
#7 | Oct. 26 | Chapter 3 - Boundary value problems | |
#8 | Nov. 2 | Chapter 4 - Multipoles | |
#9 | Nov. 9 | Midterm Exam | Exam! |
#10 | Nov. 16 | Chapter 4 - Electrostatics of macroscopic media | |
#11 | Nov. 23 | Chapter 5 - Magnetostatics | |
#12 | Nov. 30 | Chapter 5 - Magnetostatics | |
#13 | Dec. 7 | Chapter 5 - Magnetostatics | |
#14 | Dec. 14 | Chapter 6 - Maxwell Equations and Macroscopic Electromagnetism | |
#15 | Dec. 21 | Chapter 6 - Maxwell Equations and Macroscopic Electromagnetism |