WEEK DAYS LECTURE TOPICS TEXTBOOK
week 1 Mon 25-Aug 1 Introduction. Vectors:Operations and transformations. Vector Calculus (Chapters 1 and Appendix)
We 27 2 Scalar and vector fields: Examples. Gradient. Physical interpretation.
Fr 29 3 Divergence and curl: Interpretation.Second derivatives: Laplacian
week 2 Mon 1-Sep   LABOR DAY:NO CLASSES
We 3 4 Integral calculus: Stokes theorem. Delta functions.
Fr 5 5 Spherical and Cylindrical coordinates: Examples
week 3 Mon 8-Sep 6 Helmholz theorem. Examples
We 10 7 Coulomb law and Electric field: Examples. Basic Electrostatics (Chapter 2)
Fr 12 8 Field lines. Flux. Gauss law. Applications.
week 4 Mon 15-Sep 9 Electric potential. Poisson and Laplace Equations. Examples.
We 17 10 Work and Energy. Examples.
Fr 19 11 Conductors: Electric field near a conductor. Examples.
week 5 Mon 22-Sep 12 Boundary conditions. Uniqueness theorems. Solution to Electrostatic problems (Chapter 3)
We 24 13 Method of images. Examples.
Th 26 14 Separation of variables I: Cartesian coordinates.
week 6 Mon 29-Sep 15 Separation of variables II: Spherical coordinates.
We 1 16 Additional examples: Multipolar fields.
Fr 3 17 Dipolar and quadrupolar fields. Examples.
week 7 Mon 6-Oct 18 Polarization and Polarizability. Examples. Electrostatics in media (Chapter 4)
We 8 19 Examples: Planar capacitor. Uniformly polarized sphere.
Fr 10 20 Physical interpretation of P. The Displacement vector.
week 8 Mo 13-Oct 21 Linear response: Susceptibility, dielectric constant. Examples.
We 15 22 Field inside a dielectric: microscopic vs macroscopic field.
Fr 17 23 Energy in dielectric systems. Forces.
week 9 Mo 20-Oct 24 Examples of dielectrics. The dielectric sphere.
We 22 25 Discussion on dielectrics.
Fr 24 26 Catch-up lecture on dielectrics.
week 10 Mo 27-Oct 27 Origin of magnetic fields. Lorentz forces. Discussion.
We 29 28 Current and current density. Continuity equation. Examples. Magnetostatics (Chapter 5)
Fr 31 29 Biot-Savart-law. Examples
week 11 Mon 3-Nov E 1st Midterm (includes lectures 1-17)
We 5 30 Divergence and curl of B. Ampere law. Examples
Fr 7 31 Magnetic monopoles: Comparison of electrostatics and magnetostatics
week 12 Mo  10-Nov 32 Vector potential. Examples. Boundary conditions.
We 12 33 Final discussion on magnetostatics.
Fr 14 34 Torques and forces on magnetic fields. Examples. Magnetic Fields in Matter (Chapter 6)
week 13 Mo 17-Nov 35 Magnetization M. Bound currents: interpretation. Examples.
We 19 36 Auxiliary field H. Examples. Boundary conditions.
Fr 21 E 2nd Midterm (includes lectures 18-33)
  Mon 24-Nov   THANKSGIVING BREAK
We 26   THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fr 28   THANKSGIVING BREAK
week 14 Mon 1-Dec 37 Linear media: Susceptibility and permeability. Inductance
We 3 38 Ferromagnetism. Hysteresis loops.
Fr 5 39 Additional examples of magnetostatic problems.
week 15 Mon 8-Dec 40 Ohm's law. Joule heating law. Dissipation. Electrodynamics (Chapter 7)
We 10 41 Electromotive law. Motional emf. Examples.
Fr 12 42 Magnetic flux. Faraday's law. Maxwell equations before Maxwell.