Physics 3123: Electrodynamics (Spring 2008)

Class Information

Instructor

Walt de Heer
Office: N107 Howey Physics Building
Lab: W109 Howey Physics Building
Email: walt.deheer [at] physics.gatech.edu
Class Hours: MWF 9:05am - 9:55am

Grader / TA

Yaroslav Olegovich Dudin
Email: dudin [at] gatech.edu

Office Hours: contanct by e-mail.

Text

Introduction to Electrodynamics, by David J. Griffiths

Links

1. Follow this link to find a very nice tool to visualize fields.

2. This applet demonstrates the difference between group velocity and
phase velocity. I encourage you to play with it.
http://www.physics.northwestern.edu/vpl/waves/superposition2.html

Midterm April 16 (Wednesday): Ch. 8, 9. 

Homework

Homework will be assigned every week, due one week from the date of assignment. All assignments, solutions and grade distributions will be posted to this page. No late homework will be accepted.

1. HW Assignment #1. Due January 23 (Wednesday)

Ch.5: 3,11,15,16,23,39.

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2. HW Assignment #2. Due Feb. 1 (Friday)

Ch7: 1,3,7,8,10,12,17.

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3. HW Assignment #3. Due Feb. 8 (Friday)

Ch7: 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.

PS: who did  not know that homework was due Firday, can hand it in on Monday.

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4. HW Assignment #4. Due Feb. 15 (Friday)

Ch.5: 31, 32, 33;        Ch.7: 38, 53, 54, 58.

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5. HW Assignment #5. Due Feb. 29 (Friday)

Ch.8: 1, 2;        Ch.9: 1, 3, 9, 10.

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6. HW Assignment #6. Due March 12 (Wednesday)

Ch.9: 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.
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7. HW Assignment #7. Due March 28 (Friday)

Ch.9: 23, 24, 25.
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8. HW Assignment #8. Due April 18 (Friday)
Ch 11: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10
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Resources

On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies - English text of Einstein's 1905 paper which introduced special relativity. Contains deep insight into the connection between electromagnetism and relativity.

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