PHY6346: Electromagnetic Theory I
This course is the first semester of a two semester graduate level course on
Classical electromagnetism. I will be assuming all in the class have
mastered electricity and magnetism as taught at the advanced undergraduate
level. We shall therefore take Maxwell's equations as a given,
and concentrate on their applications to explaining a wide range
of physical phenomena. A major goal of the course is to develop
systematic mathematical methods for the solution of the equations
in advanced contexts, and in a way that will be useful in all areas
of theoretical physics. Our aim in the first semester is
to cover most of the material in the first seven chapters of Jackson.
PHY6347: Electromagnetic Theory II
This course is the second semester of a two semester graduate level course on
classical electromagnetism. We shall begin the semester with a
discussion of Lorentz covariance and special relativity. (Chapters 11,12
of Jackson). We shall then return to Jackson's order of topics
from plane waves through radiation by moving charges.
Below are links to course information, a syllabus, a convention
and formula sheet. As the course develops, I will improve and update
my lecture notes, which will be posted here.
Required text:
Course Information:
Class and contact Information
Lecturer: Charles Thorn, NPB2069
email: thorn@phys.ufl.edu
Lectures: TTh period 3 and 4 (9:35-11:00 am), via Zoom.
Office hours: TTh period 4/5 (11:00-11:59 am), via zoom and by appointment
Our grader: Kazi Alam
email: kazi.a.alam@ufl.edu
Office hour: Thursday period 8: 3:00-3:50 pm, via zoom
Announcements, Spring 2021
- I have scheduled our class meetings on Zoom. You may acess the meeting ID
number on Canvas. The ID and password will be emailed to the class in the
week before the first class on 12 January 2021.
- Problem Set 1 posted 12 January 2021.
- Problem Set 2 posted 17 January 2021.
- Solution Set 1 posted 21 January 2021.
- Problem Set 3 posted 24 January 2021.
- Problem Set 4 posted 31 January 2021.
- Solution Set 2 posted 4 Februry 2021.
- Problem Set 5 posted 7 February 2021.
- Solution Set 3 posted 11 Februry 2021.
- Problem Set 6 posted 14 February 2021.
- Solution Set 4 posted 18 Februry 2021.
- Solution Sets 5 snd 6 posted 25 Februry 2021.
- Problem Set 7 posted 25 February 2021.
- Problem Set 8 posted 2 March2021.
- Problem Set 9 posted 12 March 2021.
- Solution Set 7 posted 20 March 2021.
- Problem Set 10 posted 20 March 2021.
- Solution Set 8 posted 25 March 2021.
- Problem Set 11 posted 29 March 2021.
- Solution Set 9 posted 1 April 2021.
- Problem Set 12 posted 5 April 2021.
- Solution Set 10 posted 9 April 2021.
- Problem Set 13 posted 9 April 2021.
- Solution Set 11 posted 20 April 2021.
- Solution Sets 12 snd 13 posted 22 April 2021.
- Information on the Final Exam, scheduled for 28 April 2021,
11:30am-3:30pm is posted in canvas. You have the option of joining a
zoom meeting while taking the exam. Zoom
credentials have been emailed to you. Please email me if you have not
received them.
- Course and teacher evaluations are now being conducted entirely
on line. They will start April 2021 and will continue until
April 2021..
These evaluations provide very important feedback, so it
is essential that we all do our best to maximize the number of responses.
Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback
on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations
online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional
and respectful manner is available at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/.
Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens,
and can complete evaluations through the email they receive from GatorEvals,
in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or
via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/.
Summaries of course evaluation results
are available to students at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/.
Homework Assignments, Second Semester
In the homework assignments, I will refer to problems in
Jackson's book by prefixing the problem number with J.
- Problem Set   1, due 20 January 2021,
Solution Set 1
- Problem Set   2, due 27 January 2021,
Solution Set 2
- Problem Set   3, due   3 February 2021,
Solution Set 3
- Problem Set   4, due 10 February 2021,
Solution Set 4
- Problem Set   5, due 17 February 2021,
Solution Set 5
- Problem Set   6, due 24 February 2021,
Solution Set 6
- Midterm Examination, 4 March 2021, 9:35-10:35 am.
- Problem Set   7, due 10 March 2021,
Solution Set 7
- Problem Set   8, due 17 March 2021,
Solution Set 8
- Problem Set   9, due 25 March 2021,
Solution Set 9
- Problem Set 10, due 31 March 2021,
Solution Set 10
- Problem Set 11, due   7 April 2021,
Solution Set 11
- Problem Set 12, due 14 April 2021,
Solution Set 12
- Problem Set 13, due 21 April 2021,
Solution Set 13
Information on Examinations
The final exam is scheduled for Wednesday 28 April 2021, 12:30pm-2:30pm.
The midterm date is tentatively scheduled for Thursday,
4 March 2021. 9:35am-10:35am.
In grading the midterm and final exams,
points will be deducted for errors in calculation and logic.
Both exams will be closed book. A formula sheet will be provided,
see Exam formula sheet.
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And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
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Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback on the
quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations
online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional
and respectful manner is available at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/. Students will be notified when the
evaluation period opens, and can complete evaluations through the email they
receive from GatorEvals, in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or
via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/. Summaries of course evaluation results are
available to students at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/
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Announcements, Fall 2020
- I have scheduled our class meetins on Zoom. You may acess the meeting ID
number on Canvas. The ID and password will be emailed to the class in the
week before the first class.
- Problem Set 1 has been posted on the course webpage and can also be
accessed on Canvas.
- Test zoom meetings 24,26,28 August, 9:30-10:00 am.
- Problem Set 2 has been posted on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- There will be no class on Monday 7 September due to the Laor Day holiday.
- Problem Set 3 has been posted on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Solution Set 1 posted 17 September 2020
on the course webpage and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Problem Set 4 has been posted on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Solution Set 2 posted 24 September 2020
on the course webpage and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Problem Set 5 has been posted, 27 September 2020
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Solution Set 3 posted 1 October 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments.
- Problem Set 6 has been posted, 4 October 2020
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Take the Practice Quiz on Canvas! Go to the Quizzes link and click
PracticeQuiz(Honorlock). Email feedback is welcome.
- Solution Set 4 posted 8 October 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Solution Sets 5 and 6 posted 15 October 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments. (Solutions to set 6 are posted 1 week
early to help you prepare for the midterm on 21 October.
- Problem Set 7 has been posted, 18 October 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Problem Set 8 was posted, 24 October 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Solution Set 7 posted 6 November 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Problem Set 9 has been posted, 1 November 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Solution Set 8 posted 11 November 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Problem Set 10 has been posted, 8 November 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Problem Set 11 has been posted, 17 November 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Problem Set 12 has been posted, 23 November 2020,
on the course webpage and
can also be accessed on Canvas.
- Course and teacher evaluations are now being conducted entirely
on line. They will start 24 November 2020 and will continue until
11 December 2020..
These evaluations provide very important feedback, so it
is essential that we all do our best to maximize the number of responses.
Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback
on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations
online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional
and respectful manner is available at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/.
Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens,
and can complete evaluations through the email they receive from GatorEvals,
in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or
via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/.
Summaries of course evaluation results
are available to students at
https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/.
- Solution Set 10 posted 28 November 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments..
- Solution Sets 11 and 12 posted 10 December 2020 on the course webpage
and can also be
accessed on Canvas under assignments.
Homework Assignments, First Semester
In the homework assignments, I will refer to problems in
Jackson's book by prefixing the problem number with J.
- Problem Set   1, due   9 September 2020,
Solution Set 1
- Problem Set   2, due 16 September 2020,
Solution Set 2
- Problem Set   3, due 23 September 2020,
Solution Set 3
- Problem Set   4, due 30 September 2020,
Solution Set 4
- Problem Set   5, due   7 October 2020,
Solution Set 5
- Problem Set   6, due 14 October 2020,
Solution Set 6
- Midterm Examination, 21 October 2020,
- Problem Set   7, due 28 October 2020,
Solution Set 7
- Problem Set   8, due   4 November 2020,
Solution Set 8
- Problem Set  9, due 13 November 2020,
Solution Set 9
- Problem Set 10, due 20 November 2020,
Solution Set 10
- Problem Set 11, due   2 December 2020,
Solution Set 11
- Problem Set 12, due   9 December 2020,
Solution Set 12