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PHY 415: Electromagnetic Theory I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Fall 2019

 Monday, December 23, 2019

The Final Exam has been graded and the grades posted to the Blackboard system. The exam and its solution are posted on the Homework page, along with a histogram of scores. You may pick up your exam by stopping by my office.

Final course grades have been computed and submitted to the registrar.

Have a happy holiday and break.

 Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 8 are now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 30 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Please take a few moments to fill out the course evaluation survey available on the Blackboard system. I appreciate your feedback on the course.

The FINAL EXAM will be next week, Tuesday, December 17, 12:30-3:30pm in BL 269. I will give you the same formula sheet from the covers of Griffiths that you had for the Midterm. Otherwise, no notes, books, or electronic equipment are permitted. The final will focus on the material since the Midterm, so that is from lecture 14 onwards: dielectric and magnetic materials, energy and momentum in electromagnetic fields, EM waves in the vacuum, dielectrics, and conductors, and radiation. However anything from the entire semester may appear. But special relativity will not be on the exam. Good luck!

 Monday, December 9, 2019

Notes through lecture 29 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

The course evaluation survey is now available on the Blackboard system. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

For problem 2 on Problem Set 8, you are to work in the electric dipole approximation, in the radiation zone.

 Thursday, December 5, 2019

Notes through lecture 28 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, December 4, 2019

We will have a lecture tomorrow, Thursday, December 5, at 9:40-10:55am in BL 375. Note this is a different room from the one we have used on previous Thursdays.

Notes through lecture 27 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Problem Set 8, due Wednesday, December 11, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page. You should be able to do problem 1 on this assignment after our next lecture. You might need the following lecture to do the last part of the second problem.

Solutions to Problem Set 7 are posted on the Homework page.

 Monday, December 2, 2019

Notes through lecture 26 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Monday, November 25, 2019

Notes through lecture 25 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Friday, November 22, 2019

The due date for Problem Set 7 has been postponed until after Thanksgiving break. Turn your work into the homework locker by 2pm on Monday, December 2. You are free to turn your work in any time earlier.

 Thursday, November 21, 2019

Notes through lecture 24 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Notes through lecture 23 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Remember, we will have a lecture tomorrow, Thursday November 21, at 9:40am in BL 372.

 Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 6 are now posted on the Homework page.

 Monday, November 18, 2019

Notes through lecture 22 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Friday, November 15, 2019

The due date for Problem Set 6 has been postponed to Monday, November 18, 2pm. Put your work in the homework locker.

Problem Set 7, due Tuesday, November 26, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page. You should be ready to start problem #1 of this problem set after Monday's lecture. It might take until the end of the week for you to be able to do problem #2.

Thanksgiving recess officially starts at noon on Wednesday, November 27. However, since many of you may have travel plans that day, I have decided to cancel lecture that morning, and instead hold a make-up lecture next Thursday morning, Novebmer 21, 9:40-10:55 am in BL 372.

 Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The Midterm Exam and its Solution is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 20 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Monday, November 4, 2019

Problem Set 6, due Friday, November 15, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 19 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

For the Midterm Exam on Wednesday, I will give you a copy of the formulas on the inside front and back covers of Griffiths. Note, these formulas are in MKS units, but you are required to work out the exam problems in CGS units. You are responsible to know the needed conversions.

I will be out of town from Tuesday morning until Sunday evening, so my office hour this Tuesday is canceled. You may still contact me by email, but I might not be able to respond until late Tuesday night since I will be traveling. The Midterm will be proctored by our TA Yunus.

Good luck on the exam!

 Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Notes through lecture 18 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Monday, October 28, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 5 are now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 17 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

There will not be a new problem set due until after the Midterm.

The Midterm Exam will be next week, Wednesday, November 6, from 10:25 - 11:40am in BL 269. It will cover all material up to, but not including, our last section on dielectric and magnetic materials. The exam will probably have two questions, and it is closed book, closed notes.

 Thursday, October 24, 2019

Notes through lecture 16 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Thursday, October 17, 2019

Problem Set 5, due Friday, October 25, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 14 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Lecture next week Monday is canceled. There will be a make-up lecture next week on Thursday.

 Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 4 are now posted on the Homework page.

 Thursday, October 10, 2019

Notes through lecture 12 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

There is no lecture next week on Monday due to Fall break. Next lecture will be Wednesay, October 16. We will also have a make-up lecture next Thursday.

 Monday, October 7, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 3 are now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 11 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Please take a few minutes to fill out the TA evaluation survey, available at https://webapps.pas.rochester.edu/secure/phpQ

 Thursday, October 3, 2019

Problem Set 4, due Friday, October 11, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 10 are posted on the Lecture Notes page. Also posted are some supplemental notes on the eigenfunction expansion for computing Green's functions. We did not go over this in lecture, and we won't use it in the course, but it is worth your knowing about.

 Wednesday, October 2, 2019

There will be a make-up lecture tomorrow, Thursday Oct 3, at 9:40 - 10:55 am in BL 372.

Solutions to Problem Set 2 are now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 9 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Problem Set 3, due Friday, October 4, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 8 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Lecture next Monday, September 30, and my office hour next week Tuesday, October 1, are canceled. We will have our first make-up lecture next week Thursday, October 3, 9:40-10:55 am in BL 372. If you have any questions, feel free to email or stop by my office any time after Tuesday evening.

 Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Solutions to Problem Set 1 are now posted on the Homework page.

The make-up lectures will take place in room BL 372.

 Monday, September 23, 2019

Notes through lecture 7 have now been posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Make-up lectures have been scheduled for Thursdays, 9:40 - 10:55 am, on October 3, 10, 17, and 24. Room will be announced.

The MIDTERM EXAM has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, during our usual lecture period 10:25 - 11:40 am in BL 269.

 Thursday, September 19, 2019

Problem Set 2, due Friday, September 27, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page.

Notes through lecture 6 are posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Notes through lecture 5 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Thursday, September 12, 2019

Notes through lecture 4 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Monday, September 9, 2019

Problem Set 1, due Friday, September 20, by 2pm in the homework locker, is now posted on the Homework page. The homework lockers are located on the first floor of B&L by the entrance to the tunnels.

Notes through lecture 3 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Notes for lecture 2 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Thursday, August 29, 2019

Notes for lecture 1 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Welcome to PHY 415, Electromagnetic Theory I. All schedule and course information, homeworks and solutions, and lecture notes will be posted on this website.

For those of you who wish to read my lectures ahead of time, you can find links to this course in previous years at:

http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~stte/phy415F18
http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~stte/phy415F17