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Course Outline
Brock calendar entry:
Magnetostatics, divergence and curl of magnetic field; magnetic vector potential; magnetic field in matter; magnetization; field of magnetic object;
magnetic field inside of linear and non-linear media; electrodynamics; Ohm's law; Faraday's law and Maxwell equations; energy and momentum in electrodynamics;
electromagnetic waves.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: PHYS 3P35.
Requirements:
It is important that the students feel comfortable with calculus (including multivariable and vector calculus), differential equations (both ordinary and partial),
linear algebra, and complex numbers.
Textbook:
Recommended textbook:
J. Franklin, Classical Electromagnetism (Pearson, 2005).
Other suggested reading:
D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th edition (Pearson, 2013)
J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd edition (Wiley, 1999).
Note: In this course, we use Gaussian units, as in Franklin's book. The Griffiths and Jackson books use SI units.
Topics covered in the course:
- Mathematical tools: vector calculus
- Magnetostatics
- Magnetization and ferromagnetism
- Electrodynamics: Maxwell's equations, conservations laws
- Electromagnetic waves
Marking scheme:
- 4 assignments: 40% (10% each); assignments must be uploaded by 5pm (EST) on the due date to the course Brightspace page (submission instructions can be found here); late assignments will not be accepted
- midterm test: 20% (mode of delivery TBA)
- final exam: 40%; a student must achieve 50% on the final exam to pass the course; the final exam will be a closed book exam, with only a calculator and one self-prepared formula sheet (letter size, two-sided) allowed.
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