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Course Syllabus for PHY 424 – Electrodynamics I – Fall 2013
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Course Information
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Course Description, including Objectives
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This course is the first half of a two-semester sequence in Electromagnetics, and
deals with the most fundamental concepts of the laws of electromagnetism. You
will learn about static electric and magnetic fields as well as the properties of
conducting dielectric and magnetic materials.
Textbook
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Text: Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th Edition.
Additional references: see list at end of syllabus
Assessment (Grading) Process
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Title: Electrodynamics 1
Meeting Time & Place: Physics Building 106; T, TH 12:30 – 1:50 pm
Instructor: Dr. Steven Blusk, 327 Physics Building, 443-3158, [email protected]
Office hours: By appt.
Students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in the topics covered in the
course. Proficiency is demonstrated primarily by scores on 2 midterm exams and
one final exam. Assigned HWs are given only a small weight, since their primary
purpose is to give you ample practice to do well on the exams.
The final grade is based on the following breakdown:.
i. Two midterms: 25% each. Dates: Exam 1: Oct 1, Exam 2: Nov 7
ii. Final Exam (comprehensive): 40%. Date: Thurs, Dec. 12: 5:15 - 7:15 pm
iii. Homework (10%)
If computing a students final letter grade, good attendance in lecture and
recitation and their participation may be used to bump the student up a half letter
grade (if he/she is close).
Academic Integrity policy
o Students are expected to demonstrate academic integrity in all work related to this
course. Cheating of any form will not be tolerated. Any incidence of academic
dishonesty will result in both course sanctions and formal notification of the College
of Arts & Sciences. See: http://academicintegrity.syr.edu for the complete Syracuse
University Academic Integrity Policy. You may work together on HWs, but you are
expected to write up your solutions on your own. You may not come up with a
“common solution”, and then everyone in the group copies it. This will be treated also
as academic dishonesty. Finding and copying solutions from other source is also
considered a violation of the University’s academic integrity policy, unless you
clearly indicate that source on your homework assignment.
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Required Background
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Introductory based Physics: PHY 211, PHY 212
Calculus I-III: MAT 397
VII. Topics Covered
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Vector Analysis
Electrostatics: Coulombs Law, Gauss Law, Work, Energy Stored in charge
distributions, Induced charge
Special Techniques: LaPlaces and Poission’s Equations, Method of Images,
Boundary conditions on the electric field and potential, Separation of Variables,
Multipole Expansion, Electric Dipole Moment.
Electric Fields in Matter: Dielectrics, Polarization, Bound charge, Electric
Displacement, Linear Dielectrics, Susceptibility, Dielectric constant, Forces on
dielectrics.
Magnetostatics: Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Line, Surface and Volume
Currents, Magnetic Vector Potential, Boundary Conditions on magnetic potential
and magnetic field.
Magnetic Fields in Matter: Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism,
Hysteresis, Magnetization, Bound Volume and Surface currents, Auxiliary field
H, Magnetic Susceptibility.
Electrodynamics: EMF, Induced EMF, Lenz’s Law, Faraday’s Law, Maxwells’
Equations.
VIII. Important Points for this course
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This course will require around 6-9 hours/week of time outside of class. If you
are unable to put in this amount of time, it will be very difficult for you to do well
in this course.
Attending lecture is also very important. I do cover a significant amount of
material during class. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what
you missed and get the notes. I strongly encourage you not to miss classes, unless
there is an emergency. Once you fall behind, it’s almost impossible to catch up.
I encourage you to ask questions during lecture.
Doing HW assignments is very important. Most HW sets will take 2-3 hours
at a minimum. Generally you should expect to have a “think:write” ratio of about
2:1 or 3:1. That is, problems often require you to think hard, read, etc before
writing anything.
HWs will be assigned weekly (typically). Late HWs will be accepted up to 1 day
late, and lose 10% of maximum points.
There are NO MAKEUP exams. Make sure you don’t miss an exam.
I do not expect to curve exams. They will be challenging, but fair.
Don’t underestimate the importance of sleep. You must be able to concentrate
during class and while doing HW.
Students with disabilities
Our community values diversity and seeks to promote meaningful access to educational opportunities for
all students. Syracuse University and the instructor of this course are committed to your success and to
supporting Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and the Americans with Disabilities
Act (1990). This means that in general no individual who is otherwise qualified shall be excluded from
participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity,
solely by reason of having a disability.
If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact the Office of Disability
Services (ODS), located at 804 University Avenue, room 309, or call (315) 443-4498 for an appointment
to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for
coordinating disability-related accommodations and will issue students with documented disabilities
"Accommodation Authorization Letters" as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early
planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact ODS as soon as possible.
Religious Observance Policy
SU’s religious observances policy recognizes the diversity of faiths represented among the campus
community and protects the rights of students, faculty, and staff to observe religious holy days according
to their tradition. Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any examination,
study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious observance provided they notify their
instructors before the end of the second week of classes. For fall and spring semesters, an online
notification process is available through MySlice/Student Services/Enrollment/My Religious Observances
from the first day of class until the end of the second week of class. For more information on SU’s
religious observance policy, please see http://supolicies.syr.edu/emp_ben/religious_observance.htm.
Additional books on Electromagnetism at the advanced undergraduate level
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ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY (4th Ed) by Reitz, Milford and Christy
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, VOL II, by Edward. Purcell (Berkeley Series)
ELECTRICITY and MAGNETISM by Munir Nayfeh and Morton K. Brussel
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS & WAVES (3rd Ed) by Lorrain, Corson and Lorrain
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS by Roald Wangsness
CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS by Hans C. Ohanian
ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY by Daniel R. Frankl
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, by C. R. Paul , K. W. White, and S. A. Nasar
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS, by D. K. Cheng
ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS, by W. H. Hayt and J. A. Buck
APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETISM, by L. C. Shen and J. A. Kong
ELECTROMAGNETICS WITH APPLICATIONS, by J. Kraus and D. Fleisch
ELECTROMANGETIC CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, by R. E. DuBroff, S. V. Marshall and G.
G. Skitek