Physics 611: Electricity and Magnetism II
Fall 2014 Course schedule
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Week |
Material covered |
Homework assignment |
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8/21-1/23 (short week) |
Maxwell equations |
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9/1-9/5 |
Vector potentials, Loretz gauge; Pointing theorem |
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9/8-9/12 |
Electromagnetics in continuous media; properties of dialectric constant |
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9/15-9/19 |
Plane electromagnetic wave; reflection and refraction; polarization |
Due 9/16 |
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9/22-9/27 |
Dispersion and group velocity Paraxial wave equation |
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9/29-10/3 |
Gaussian beams propagation Higher order transverse spatial modes |
Due 9/30 |
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10/06-10/10 |
Optical cavities Electro-magnetic wave at the interface with the conductor |
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10/13-10/17 |
Fall break Waveguides |
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10/20-10/24 |
Waveguides; cavities |
Due 10/21 |
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10/27-10/31 |
Radiation |
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11/03-11/07 |
Radiation |
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11/10-11/14 |
Radiation |
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11/17-11/21 |
Scattering |
Due 11/18 |
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11/24-11/28 |
Scattering Thanksgiving break |
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12/01-12/05 |
Diffraction |
Due 12/02 |
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12/9, 9am-12pm |
Final exam |
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