PHY 350
Physics 350
Reading responses
Ch 1: Vector Analysis
1.1-1.2: Vector algebra & differential calculus
1.3: Integral calculus
1.4: Curvilinear coordinates
1.5: The Dirac delta function
1.6: The theory of vector fields
Ch 2: Electrostatics
2.1: The Electric Field
2.2: Div and Curl of Electrostatic Fields
2.3: Electric potential
2.4: Work & Energy in Electrostatics
2.5: Conductors
Ch 3: Special Techniques
3.1: Laplace’s Equation
3.2: The Method of Images
3.3: Separation of Variables
3.4: Multipole Expansion
Ch 4: Electric Fields in Matter
4.1: Polarization
4.2: The Field of a Polarized Object
4.3: The Electric Displacement
4.4: Linear Dielectrics
Ch 5: Magnetostatics
5.1: The Lorentz Force Law
5.2: The Biot-Savart Law
5.3: The Divergence and Curl of B
5.4: Magnetic Vector Potential
Ch 6: Magnetic Fields in Matter
6.1 & 6.2: Magnetization and bound currents
6.3 & 6.4: The Auxiliary Field H and Linear media
Ch 7: Electrodynamics
7.1: Electromotive Force
7.2: Electromagnetic Induction
7.3: Maxwell’s Equations
Solutions and reference items
Office hours MWF 3-4PM, Tues 12:40-1:40PM,
Thurs 11-11:30AM & 3:40-4:10PM
Homework chapters 6 & 7 solutions
Chapters 567 practice worksheet solutions
7.3 worksheet solutions
7.2 worksheet solutions
Chapter 5 homework solutions
Blank copies of exam #1 and exam #2.
Exam #2 solutions
Chapter 7.1 worksheet solutions
Chapters 5 and 6 worksheet solutions
Chapter 4 homework solutions
Chapter 3 homework solutions
Solutions to 4.4 worksheet on line charge polarizing linear dielectric cylinder
Solutions to 4.3 worksheet on free point charge polarizing a sphere
Solutions to 4.2 worksheet on creatively crafting certain bound charges
Solutions to 4.2 worksheet on bound charges of radially polarized sphere
Solutions to 4.1 worksheet on atomic polarizability
Solutions to 3.4 worksheet on electric dipole moments and multipole expansion.
Solutions to spherical separation of variables worksheet
Exam #1 solutions
3.3 worksheet on “semi-infinite tube” boundary conditions
3.3 worksheet on Fourier series
3.2 worksheet on method of images
Worksheet solutions for 2.4-2.5
Chapter 2 homework solutions
Solutions to old exam
Solutions to all chapter 1 homework problems (except #18)
Worksheet solutions for 2.1-2.3
Chapter 1 worksheet all solutions
Copy of chapter 1 worksheet handout
Course syllabus
Fall term academic calendar
Also note that the last Tuesday of classes, 12/5, follows the Thursday schedule and we will meet 10-11AM that day.
Fall term final exam schedule
Daily action items by date
All reading responses are due by 11:59PM on the date they appear below. In other words, we will cover that material the following day in class.
——- Week 15 items below (12/3-12/5) ——-
12/5 (Tues)
• HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TODAY: Problems 7.4-7.9 on the Chapters 6 and 7 Homework Sheet.
——- Week 14 items below (11/26-12/3) ——-
11/26 (Sun)
• Read 7.3
12/1 (Fri)
• HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TODAY: Problems 6.1-6.4 and 7.1-7.3 on the Chapters 6 and 7 Homework Sheet.
——- Week 13 items below ——-
• Thanksgiving break
——- Week 12 items below (11/12-11/17) ——-
11/12 (Sun)
• Read 7.1
11/15 (Wed)
• Read 7.2
11/17 (Fri):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY IN CLASS: Problems 5-17 in the Chapter 5 homework sheet
——- Week 11 items below (11/5-11/12) ——-
11/5 (Sun)
• Read 6.1-6.2
11/7 (Tues):
• HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TODAY: Problems 1-4 in the Chapter 5 homework sheet
11/8 (Wed):
• Exam #2 in class today
11/9 (Thurs):
• Homework due Friday 11/17: Problems 5-17 in the Chapter 5 homework sheet
• Read 6.3-6.4
——- Week 10 items below (10/29-11/5) ——-
10/29 (Sun):
• Read 5.1
10/30 (Mon):
• Read 5.2
10/31 (Tues):
• HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TODAY: Problems 1-7 in the Chapter 4 homework sheet and the Matlab problem (chapter 3 homework #16)
• Homework due Tuesday, 11/7: Problems 1-4 in this sheet
11/1 (Wed):
• Read 5.3
11/2 (Thurs):
• Read 5.4
11/3 (Fri)
• HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TODAY: Problems 8-12 in the Chapter 4 homework sheet.
11/5 (Sun)
• Read 6.1-6.2
——- Week 9 items below (10/22-10/29) ——-
10/22 (Sun):
• Read 4.2
10/24 (Tues):
• Homework due Tuesday, 10/31: Problems 1-7 in the Chapter 4 homework sheet and the Matlab problem chapter 3 homework #16
• Read 4.3
10/26 (Thurs):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY IN CLASS: Problems 11-15 in the Chapter 3 homework sheet
• Read 4.4
• Homework due Friday, 11/3: Problems 8-12 in the Chapter 4 homework sheet.
10/29 (Sun):
• Read 5.1
——- Week 8 items below (10/15-10/22) ——-
10/19 (Thurs):
• Read 4.1
• Due Thursday 10/26: Problems 11-15 in the Chapter 3 homework sheet
10/20 (Fri):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 1-10 in the Chapter 3 homework sheet
10/22 (Sun):
• Read 4.2
——- Week 7 items below (10/8-10/15) ——-
10/9 (Mon):
• Due Tuesday 10/17: Problems 1-10 in the Chapter 3 homework sheet
10/12 (Thurs):
• Read 3.4
10/13 (Fri):
• EXAM CORRECTIONS DUE TODAY at start of class meeting. No late submissions accepted.
——- Week 6 items below (10/1-10/8) ——-
10/1 (Sun):
• Read 3.3
10/4 (Wed):
• EXAM IN CLASS TODAY
——- Week 5 items below (9/25-10/1) ——-
9/24 (Sun):
• Read 3.1
9/25 (Mon):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 1-16 in the Chapter 2 homework sheet
9/28 (Thurs):
• Read 3.2
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 17-21 in the Chapter 2 homework sheet
10/1 (Sun):
• Read 3.3
——- Week 4 items below (9/18-9/24) ——-
9/17 (Sun):
• Read 2.4
9/18 (Mon):
• Read 2.5
9/24 (Sun):
• Read 3.1
——- Week 3 items below (9/11-9/17) ——-
9/10 (Sun):
• Read 2.1
9/11 (Mon):
• Read 2.2
9/13 (Wed):
• Read 2.3
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 22-25, 29-32 in the Chapter 1 homework sheet.
9/15 (Fri):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 26,35-37 in the Chapter 1 homework sheet.
——- Week 2 items below (9/4-9/10) ——-
9/5 (Tues):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 16, 18, 1-11 in the Chapter 1 homework sheet.
9/6 (Wed):
• Read 1.6
9/8 (Fri):
• HOMEWORK DUE TODAY: Problems 12-15,17,19-21 in the Chapter 1 homework sheet.
9/10 (Sun):
• Read 2.1
——- Week 1 items below (8/28 – 9/3) ——-
8/28 (Mon):
• Read 1.1-1.2 and post responses via link at the left
8/30 (Wed):
• Read 1.3 (and post responses, which goes without saying in the future)
• Due Tuesday 9/5: Problems 16,18,1-11 (on sections 1.1-1.2) in the Chapter 1 homework sheet. Note that “Griffiths 13” means Griffiths problem 1.13. Problems 16 & 18 have to do with the discussion on the first two day of class. The remaining problems are from sections 1.1-1.2.
8/31 (Thurs):
• Read 1.4
9/3 (Sun):
• Read 1.5
• Finish homework due Tuesday.
• Due Friday 9/8: Problems 12-15,17,19-21 in the Chapter 1 homework sheet
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My lecture notes:
Chapter 1 notes
Chapter 2 notes
Chapter 3 notes
Chapter 4 notes
Chapter 5 notes
Chapter 6 & 7 notes
Old versions of slides from class:
Chapter 1 slides
Chapter 2 slides
Chapter 3 slides
Chapter 4 slides
Chapter 5 slides
Chapter 6 slides
Chapter 7 slides