PHYSICS
5406
Electricity
& Magnetism
SPRING 2007
Professor M. Blecher
blecherm@alphamb2.phys.vt.edu
Robeson 211
Ext. 6525
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Assignments
Course Policy:
Topics | Grading
| Final Exam Time
Office Hours
Days/Time:
T, W: 4:00-5:00 PM
H: 9:30-10:30 AM
If I am traveling to a laboratory I will let you know in lecture.
If I must miss class for an unexpected
reason a notice will be posted on my door in the morning.
Text
Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd Ed
J. D. Jackson: Addison-Wesley
Lecture
Day: T,H
Time: 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Place: Robeson 122
Topics
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Electric properties of materials (completed last semester)
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Magnetic properties of materials
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Energy, Momentum, Angular Momentum of the EM field
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Forces and Torques on Ponderable Bodies
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Boundary Value Problems
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Green's Functions
Solution of the Laplace and Poisson Equations With Boundary Conditions
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Method of Images
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The Wave Equation and Solutions
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Geometric Optics and Wave Guides
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Other Topics (if time permits)
Grading
Homework - 30%,
In-class closed-book exams - 2 @ 20% (formula sheet – 1 paper
sheet 8.5 inx11in)
Final (closed book) exam - 30% (formula sheet – 1 paper sheet 8.5 inx11in)
On all exams, if average is < 78%, grades will be re-normalized to
make the average 78%.
A(86-100), B(71-85), C(< 71).
Final Exam
T May 6, 2008
7:45-9:45 AM
122 Robeson