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Physics 110A
Electricity and Magnetism
Winter 2001
MWF 11:00AM-12:10 PM
Earth and Marine B210
Instructor: Josh Deutsch, 221 Kerr Hall
Office Hours: Monday 2:30-4:30 PM
T.A.: Brandon Allgood, 220 Kerr Hall
Discussion Sections: Monday 7:00-8:30PM Earth and Marine B210
Office Hours: Tues 11AM-12, Fri 1-2PM
Textbook: David Griffiths
``Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition'' (Required).
Evaluations
Student evaluations will be based on their performance in the following
three tasks. These tasks and their relative weights in determining the
students' ultimate ranking are given below:
Weekly homework: Due every Wednesday starting January 10. Weight: 15%
Quizzes: Four half hour quizzes, every other Wednesday on January 17,
31, February 14, and 28. Weight: 48% (12% each)
Final: In class closed book final exam on Saturday, March 17 7:30-10:30PM.
Weight: 37%
Each quiz will be closed book but will contain at least one problem
closely related to a homework problem. For the final exam students will
be allowed to bring an 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of paper containing any information
they please. Calculators are not allowed in any of the exams.
Outline (subject to modification)
| Vector Analysis |
Chapter 1 |
Jan 3 |
| Electrostatics |
Chapter 2 |
Jan 5-12 |
| Math techniques |
Chapter 3 |
Jan 17-22 |
| Dielectrics |
Chapter 4 |
Jan 24, 26, 29, 31, Feb 2 |
| Magnetostatics |
Chapter 5 |
Feb 5, 7, 9,1 2, 14, 16 |
| B Fields in Matter |
Chapter 6 |
Feb 21, 23, 26 |
| Electrodynamics |
Chapter 7 |
Feb 28, March 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 |
| Review |
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March 14 |
| Final Exam |
March 17 |
Saturday 7:30-10:30PM |
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