Time Table Physics 217, Fall 2001

Date
Topic
Chapter
Pages




September 5
Vector Algebra
1
1 - 12




September 10
Differential Calculus
Integral Calculus
1
13 - 38
September 12
Curvilinear Coordinates
The Direct Delta Function
1
38 - 54




September 17
The Electrostatic Field
2
58 - 64
September 19
Divergence and Curl of Electrostatic Fields
2
65 – 77




September 24
Electric Potential
2
77 – 87
September 26
Electrostatic Boundary Conditions
Work and Energy in Electrostatics
2
87 – 96




October 1
Conductors
2
96 – 103
October 3
Capacitors
2
103 – 106




October 8
Fall term break


October 10
Laplace's equation
3
110 – 121




October 15
Method of Images
3
121 – 127
October 17
Midterm exam 1
1 - 2
1 – 106




October 22
Separation of Variables: Cartesian and Spherical Coordinates
3
127 - 145
October 24
Examples of Separation of Variables
3
127 - 145




October 29
Multipole Expansion
3
146 - 155
October 31
Polarization
Field of Polarized Objects
4
160 - 179




November 5
Linear Dielectrics
4
179 - 196
November 7
Lorentz Force Law
Biot-Savart Law
5
202 - 220




November 12
Divergence and Curl of B
5
221 - 234
November 14
Magnetic Vector Potential
5
234 - 240




November 19
Magnetostatic Boundary Conditions
5
240 - 246
November 21
Magnetization
The Field of a Magnetized Object
6
255 - 268




November 26
The Auxiliary Field H
Linear and Non-Linear Media
6
269 - 282
November 28
Midterm exam 2
3 - 5
110 - 246




December 3
Electromotive Force
7
285 - 300
December 5
Electromagnetic Induction
7
301 - 321




December 10
Maxwell's equations
7
321 – 327
December 12
Electrodynamics
7
327 - 333




December 20
Final exam
1 – 7
1 - 333