http://gallatin.physics.lsa.umich.edu/~keithr/p405/     (or  http://tinyurl.com/PHY405/ )

Course Bulletin Board Page:

http://gallatin.physics.lsa.umich.edu/~keithr/p405/bulletinboard.html

Prof. Keith Riles
372 West Hall
(734) 764-4652
kriles@umich.edu

Monday  1:00-2:00
Tuesday  2:00-4:00

Celia Cunningham (cecu@umich.edu)

Lecture Times & Location:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00-11:00 in 335 West Hall

Leader: Robert Van Wesep (rvanwes@umich.edu)
Sunday evenings 9-11, 1st floor of UGLI

Required Text:

Introduction to Electrodynamics,  David J. Griffiths, 3rd edition (1999)
(Click here for errata - check your copy's printing date)

• Electricity & Magnetism,  Purcell, 2nd edition (1985)

This text is at a lower level than Griffiths, but somewhat higher than a typical freshman physics text. Useful for bridging the gap.
 
• Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory, Reitz, Milford & Christy, 4th edition (2008)

This text is not as well written as Griffiths, but covers many topics more thoroughly. Useful as a supplement.

• Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, Heald & Marion, 3rd edition (1995)

This text focuses on radiation topics relevant toward the end of the course. It serves as a bridge to advanced texts like J.D. Jackson's Electrodynamics.

There will be 14 homework assignments, due at the start of each Wednesday lecture, beginning September 10, with the exception of the last assignment, which will be due on the last day of classes, Monday December 8.

Assigned homework problems will be posted on the course web site at least one week before their due date. Solutions will be posted on the web site after each Wednesday lecture. Both problem assignments and solutions will be posted as pdf (portable document format) files. These files can be read with the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which is installed already on most U-M computers and can be downloaded for free from Adobe . The program can be run automatically (separately or as an integrated "plug-in") from your Web browser, allowing you to quickly examine and print out documents.

Problems and solutions will be posted on the course bulletin board page:

http://gallatin.physics.lsa.umich.edu/~keithr/p405/bulletinboard.html

Because solutions will be posted immediately, late homework will not be accepted .

There will be two in-class, 50-minute exams and a 2-hour final exam. Exam 1 will be held Friday October 3 and will cover chapters 1-2 and 3.(1-3). Exam 2 will be held Friday October 31 and will cover chapters 1-5, emphasizing on material after the first exam. The final exam will be held Tuesday December 16 10:30-12:30 p.m. and will cover chapters 1-9 (excluding section 9.5) and 11.1.

Course grades will be based on homework (30%), the two in-class exams (20% each) and the final exam (30%).