Bilkent University     Department of Physics

PHYS 542 - Electromagnetic Theory II


Semester:Spring 2019
Instructor: Cemal Yalabik
Office: Room SA-228 Phone 1316
Office Hours: Thursdays12:40 - 13:30 Room SA-228
All other times (if available - call 1316 to check)
Assistant: Shahnaz Aas Office: SA-204
 
About the course:
 
This is the second of the two core E&M courses in our graduate curriculum. The textbook will closely be followed throughout the course.
 

 

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.
 
There is an attendance requirement for this course: A student may not miss more than 6 hours of class or recitation in order to pass the course. Further absences may be compensated by completing assignments which will take much longer time than the corresponding class time.
 
The way I grade core graduate courses
 
First Exam % Thursday, March 14 15:40 - 17:30
Second Exam % Thursday, April 18 15:40 - 17:30
Final Exam % Monday, May 27 9:00 - 11:45
Homework %
Course Schedule:
First meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 13:40 - 15:30 in SA-Z19
Tuesday 13:40 - 15:30SA-Z19
Thursdays 15:40 - 16:30SA-Z19
Recitation:Thursdays 16:40 -17:30
Textbook:
Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics

You can view your grades through the Stars system.



Chapter 6 - Maxwell Equations Chapter 6 - Maxwell Equations Chapter 6 - Macroscopic electromagnetism hapter 7 - Plane electromagnetic wave propagation Chapter 7 - Propagation in complex media Review and exam
Week Subject Exam Exam! Chapter 8 - Cavities, waveguides, fibers
No Thursday class Chapter 8 - Cavities, waveguides, fibers Chapter 9 - Radiation Chapter 9 - Radiation Review and exam
Exam! Chapter 10 - Scattering
No Tuesday class Chapter 10 - Scattering Chapter 11 - Special theory of relativity Chapter 12 - Relativistic dynamics