P332 is the second semester of a two-course sequence in the theory of electricity and magnetism. We will spend a little time on review at the beginning of the course then proceed to cover conservations laws, EM waves, potentials, EM radiation, and relativity.
Swain West 207/IUCF 113B
856-4320/855-3057
email:rtayloe@indiana.edu
Office Hours: (in SW207)
M: 9-10am and 11am-1pm
W: 9-10am
F: 9-10am
and by appntmnt (send email). I am also always willing to talk after class. There will be extra office hours during exam weeks.
http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~p332s06
- Physics P331
- Math M312
This book gives a clear and concise treatment of E&M and offers many intuitive explanations. We will (more-or-less) cover the first half of the book in P331 and the second half (of this same book) in P332.
Read the material before it is discussed in class. Reread it again after and while doing the homework.
Other books will be kept on reserve:
- Foundations of electromagnetic theory , J. R. Reitz, F. J. Milford, R. W. Christy, 3rd ed, 1979. (QC670.R4)
- Electromagnetic Fields and Waves , P. Lorrain and D. Carson. (QC670.C826)
- Classical Electricity and Magnetism , W.K.H. Panofsky and M. Phillips. (QC518.P19)
- Basic Electromagnetism , E.W. Cowan. (QC760.C874)
- Div, grad, curl, and all that : an informal text on vector calculus , H.M. Schey, 3rd ed, 1997. (QA433.S28)
- Two in-class exams - 40%
- Final exam - 20%
- Homework - 30%
- Class Participation - 10%
Homework will be due by 5pm on the day that is it due (see the syllabus for due dates). Hand the assignment in during class on that day, or put in our class drop box. Our HW drop box is a slot in the gray box in the hall outside SW132. Be sure to use the slot labeled "P332".
You are welcome and encouraged to work with your classmates on the homework assignments. However, the work that you turn in must be your own. Be sure to show your work. Generous partial credit will be given for work even if the final answer is incorrect. Similarly, little credit (if any) will be given for a one-line answer. If you give generous time to the homework each week, you will understand the material well.
In order to encourage you to read/understand the material and to contribute to the class, there will be a "Class Participation" component of the grade. We will do this with a scheme where you will become an "assistant instructor" (AI) for the part of class when that material is covered.
- Each student will be assigned a set of sections from the textbook. These assigments are on the syllabus (in the AI column, student initials are listed) .
- When we cover that section of material, you will be expected to answer questions in class and to do an example or two from the text.
- I will contact you via email a few days before as to what examples to prepare for class. We can also discuss the material beforehand during office hours.
The exact assignments and dates are likely to be tweaked a bit as the semester progresses. Pay attention to your assignment!
This will help you to learn the material... there is nothing like teaching to help you learn. And, it should be fun as well. This component of the class will form 10% of the course grade.