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Evaluation for Physics 5583
Electrodynamics II
Spring 2011

• Please evaluate this course at http://eval.ou.edu before midnight on Thursday, May 5. Let's see if we can get a 100% response rate.

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Syllabus for Physics 5583
Electrodynamics II
Spring 2011

Instructor: K. A. Milton

Lecture: MW 12:05-1:20, Nielsen Hall 103

Office: Nielsen Hall 325, extension 36325

Office hours: MWF 1:30-2:30 pm, by appointment, or whenever you can catch me in my office.

Primary Text: Electromagnetic Radiation: Variational Methods, Waveguides and Accelerators, by K. A. Milton and Schwinger, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006. (Softback version is sufficient.) The book, by chapters, is available electronically on the OU library's website. Simply search in the catalog for Electromagnetic Radiation, and look for the internet link, which will connect you to the Springer website. You can download it for free as a member of the university community.

Secondary Text: Classical Electrodynamics, by Julian Schwinger, Lester L. DeRaad, Jr., Kimball A. Milton, Wu-yang Tsai, Perseus/Westview, New York, 1998. (On reserve in the Physics Library.)

Supplementary References: (On reserve in the Physics Library)

• J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, John Wiley
• L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Classical Theory of Fields, Pergamon
• L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, Pergamon
• A. Sommerfeld, Electrodynamics, Academic Press
• J. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory, McGraw-Hill

Prerequisites: Physics 5583 will start from Maxwell's equations, and conservations laws. We will cover special relativity. The bulk of the course will concentrate on radiation theory, including synchrotron radiation, radiation in material media, waveguides, and diffraction theory. The essential mathematical preparation is knowledge of the theory of complex variables, including contour integration, and the method of steepest descents.

Grading: The grade in this course will be based upon homework, which will be assigned approximately every week, and on three exams. The weighting will be as follows:


• Homework 35%
• Midterm Exams 2 x 20%
• Final Exam 25%

Late homework will not be accepted.
• The examination schedule is as follows:
  

  In class Exam I	Wednesday, March 9
  In class Exam II	Wednesday, April 20
  Final Exam	Friday, May 13, 1:30-3:30pm

  
  

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  Tentative Course Outline:

  We will begin with a restatement of Maxwell's equations, and the derivation of conservation laws. Relativistic transformations will be seen to flow from Maxwell's equations. The bulk of the course will consist of radiation theory. The theory of waveguides will be developed in detail. Variational methods, based of Rayleigh's principle, will be employed. There will be some discussion of the theory of accelerators, and of synchrotron and Cerenkov radiation. Exact and approximate solutions of diffraction problems will be worked out.

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  Homework Assignments

  Assignment 1, Due February 14: Chapter 1: 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23, 31, 34. Note that due to the snow days, we have postponed the due date by one week.

  Assignment 2, due February 23: Chapter 1: 4, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35. Note that I have postponed the due date to Wednesday.

  Assignment 3, due March 7: Chapter 1: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 24, 29, 36, 37.

  Assignment 4, due March 30: Chapter 3: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 24.

  Assignment 5, due April 18: Chapter 3: 29, 30, 31, 32; Chapter 15: 1, 2, 7; Chapter 1: 19, 20. Note that the due date has been extended till Monday, because of the examination on Wednesday.

  Assignment 6, due May 6: Chapter 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8; Chapter 14: 1, 2; Chapter 4: 3, 5, 6, Chapter 10: 5, 6

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  Solutions (Password Protected)

  The solution to the first five assignments are posted on Desire2Learn.

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  Examinations

  The first exam is posted here. The solution is posted on Desire2Learn.

  The second exam is posted here. The solution is posted on Desire2Learn.
  

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  University Policies

  Policy on Religious Holidays: ``It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays.''

  
  

  Reasonable Accommodation Policy: ``Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.''

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