Contact

Dr. Kevin H. Knuth
PH 211
Department of Physics
University at Albany
Albany NY 12222
USA

Phone: +1-518-442-4653
FAX: +1-518-442-5260
Email: kknuth@albany.edu

  

Electromagnetism I

A PHY 340
Fall 2007
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:15 – 11:35
Physics Building Room 225

Instructor:   Dr. Kevin Knuth
Contact:   kknuth@albany.edu PH 211, 442 - 4653
Office Hours:   Wednesdays 10:30pm – 12:00pm, PH 211
Teaching Assistant:  Danielle Kumpulanian


Text:   Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition), David J. Griffiths

HW:  Due Dec 6: 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 5.11


Syllabus here...

Week
Dates
Topic
Homework
Due on
1 Tues Aug 28 Ch 1: Vector Algebra Review 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7 , 1.10, 1.13 Sept 6
Thurs Aug 30 Ch 1: Vector Algebra Review    
2 Tues Sept 4     Ch 1: Vector Calculus     1.25, 1.31, 1.33, 1.43, 1.47, 1.56 Sept 18
Thurs Sept 6 Ch 1: Vector Calculus    
3 Tues Sept 11 Ch 1: Vector Calculus    
Thurs Sept 13 No Class    
4 Tues Sept 18 Ch 2: Electrostatic Fields 2.2, 2.6, 2.11, 2.15, 2.16 Oct 2
Thurs Sept 20 Ch 2: Electrostatic Fields    
5 Tues Sept 25 Ch 2: Electrostatic Fields 2.17, 2.21, 2.24, 2.25, 2.29 Oct 4
Thurs Sept 27 Ch 2: Electrostatic Fields    
6 Tues Oct 2 Ch 2: Electrostatic Potential 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.43 Oct 16
Thurs Oct 4 Ch 2: Electrostatic Potential    
7 Tues Oct 9 Ch 3: Techniques 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10 Oct 23
Thurs Oct 11 Ch 3: Techniques    
8 Tues Oct 16 Ch 3: Techniques 3.16, 3.18, 3.31, 3.32, 3.33, 3.34 Nov 6
Thurs Oct 18 Ch 3: Techniques    
9 Tues Oct 23 Ch 3: Techniques    
Thurs Oct 25 EXAM I    
10 Tues Oct 30 Ch 3: Techniques    
Thurs Nov 1 Ch 4: Electric Fields in Matter 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 Nov 13
11 Tues Nov 6 Ch 4: Electric Fields in Matter 4.18, 4.19, 4.28, 4.33 Nov 20
Thurs Nov 8 Ch 4: Electric Fields in Matter    
12 Tues Nov 13 Ch 5: Magnetostatics 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 5.11 Dec 6
Tues Nov 15 Ch 5: Magnetostatics    
13 Tues Nov 20 Ch 5: Magnetostatics    
Thurs Nov 22 No Class    
14 Tues Nov 27 EXAM II    
Thurs Nov 29 Ch 6: Magnetic Fields in Matter    
15 Tues Dec 4 Ch 6: Magnetic Fields in Matter    
Thur Dec 6 Review    
  Tues Dec 11 FINAL EXAM Dec 11, 10:30 - 12:30 pm, PHY 225