Physics 353S, Spring 2009
Electromagnetic Waves

Prof. Dylan Jones

Office: McLennan Laboratory 707B
Phone: (416) 978-4992
Fax: (416) 978-8904
E-mail: dbj at atmosp dot physics.utoronto.ca
Office hour: Fridays 10:00 - 11:00 am

Teaching Assistant

Andrei Swidinsky

Phone: (416) 978-5177
E-mail: aswidins at physics dot utoronto.ca

Class Room and Hours

Tutorial -- Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 pm, MP 137
Lecture -- Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm, MP 137
Lecture -- Thursdays 2:00-3:00 pm, MP 137

Note: during the week of Jan. 12th we will have lectures on Tuesday and Wednesday

Announcements

Aids allowed in the final exam: one 8.5"x11" sheet (you can use both sides) and a non-programmable calculator. Material covered on the exam: 7.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3, 8, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 10.2.1, 10.3, 11.1, and 11.2.1
We will not have class (lecture or tutorial) on Wednesday April 8th, but on Thursday April 9th there will be a tutorial
Quiz on Tuesday Apr. 7th. The material covered will be chapters 7.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3, 8, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4
Midterm exam on Wednesday February 25, 4:00-5:00 pm in MP137. The material covered will be: chapters 7.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3, 8, 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3

Quiz on Tuesday Feb 10th on chapters: 7.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.3, and 8

January 7th - NOTE: The lecture on Thursday January 8th will be cancelled

PHY353 Papers, Handouts, and Demos

Homework

There will be 4 Homework assignments. Homeworks will be due, in lecture, two weeks after they are assigned. There will be a 50% penalty for homeworks one day late. Homeworks will not be accepted after 5 pm on the day following the due date.

	Problems	Date Due	Solutions
Assignment #1	7.8, 7.18, 7.56, 8.4, 8.9, 8.13	Jan. 29th	Solution set 1
Assignment #2	8.6, 9.9, 9.12, 9.16, 9.34	Feb. 12th	Solution set 2
Assignment #3	download	Mar. 19th	Solution set 3
Assignment #4	10.6, 10.19, 10.14, 11.9, 11.14, 11.22	Apr. 9th	Solution set 4

Text Book

D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd edition (Prentice Hall).

Reference Books

Feynman-Leighton-Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. 2, (Addison Wesley).
(NOTE: This volume focuses exclusively on Electrodynamics)

Grading

Homework (10%)

Quizzes                 (20%)    (Scheduled for February 10 and April 7)

Mid-Term Exam (25%)   (MP 137, Wednesday February 25, 4:00-5:00 pm)

Final Exam          (45%)

Outline

Review of Electrostatics and Magnetostatics (Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6)
Electrodynamics and Maxwell's Equations in Free Space and Matter (Chapter 7)
Conservation Laws (chapter 8)
Electromagnetic Waves (Chapter 9)
Potential and Fields (Chapter 10)
Radiation (Chapter 11)

Physics 353S, Spring 2009 Electromagnetic Waves

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