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PHY 415: Electromagnetic Theory I
Prof. S. Teitel: stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Fall 2020
Unit 0
Course Overview and Introduction
Welcome to Electromagnetic Theory I. And since most of you are new first year graduate students, welcome to the University of Rochester, whether you are here physically or virtually!
Please note that this will be an entirely online course, and so it is essential that you have access to a computer and internet connection so that you can access the material on this website. You will also need to be able to scan or make a digital photo of your work so that you can submit your homework and exam solutions.
This course will review the Classical Theory of Electromagnetism. You should already be familiar with most of the concepts we will discuss in this course from your undergraduate studies. If you have not already a taken an undergraduate course in electromagnetism at the level of the textbook by Griffiths, please contact Prof. Teitel. For the historically minded, here is A Brief History of Electromagnetism.
To access the following four items, you need to be logged in to the University's Blackboard system. If you are not already logged in, please go to Blackboard and do so.
Welcome Video
Please view this video from Prof. Teitel for an introduction to the course and the course website.
Meet your Classmates
Please use this link to make a brief text introduction of yourself to your classmates. What name do you wish to go by? Where are you physically located? How many time zones are you away from Rochester? What field of physics do you think you wish to study (I don't know is a valid response)? What is a favorite joke of yours?
Introduce Yourself
A picture is worth a thousand words! Use this link to go to the PHY415 Home Page of the course on Blackboard, where you will find the Introduce Yourself link to create a short video introduction of yourself to your classmates
Ask A Question
Use this Question Discussion Board to post a general question about the class, rather than a question about specific subject material. By asking your question here, your classmates can benefit from the answers as well. Be sure to check here to see if the question you want to ask has already been asked and answered. Questions about the subject material can be found on the class' other Discussion Boards.
The class website is structured as outlined below. Note, to access several features of the class website, such as viewing lecture videos, emailing classmates, posting to discussion boards, uploading homework, and viewing your grades, you must first login to the University's Blackboard system using your UR NetID.
Use the Home page to see announcements for the class.
Use the Instructors page to see contact information for the class instructors and office hours.
Use the Course Information page for general information and policies concerning the class
Use the Communications page for information about the various means we will use to communicate with one another.
Use the Unit Topics page to see the Syllalbus for the course, listing the Unit Topics to be covered. It also gives the links to the Unit pages containing the course notes, video lectures, and unit assignments and due dates.
Use the Calendar
page for a calendar for the class noting significant dates.
Use the Notes page for links to class notes.
Use the Videos page for links to pre-recorded video lectures.
Use the Homework page for links to Problem Sets and Solutions.
Use the Zoom link to see the links for the class' Zoom Meetings.
Use the Email link to send email to your classmates or the instructors.
Use the Discussion link to access the class' Discussion Boards.
Use the Slack link to launch the class Slack channel.
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