| 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. | |||