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NOTE: The information in this page could be changed after an official announcement in class. Please pay attentions to announcements in class and constantly check this webpage for updated information. Instructor: TeYu Chien (簡德宇) Lecture Time and Place:MWF 11:00am - 11:50am; EN 4066 Office: Physical Science Building 224 Office Hours: MWF 1:00pm - 2:00 pm Office Phone: 766-6534 Website: http://physics.uwyo.edu/~teyu Email: tchien@uwyo.edu Important Dates:
Prerequisites:PHYS 2310: Physics III: Waves and Optics, or equivalent, and MATH 2210: Calculus III. SUGGESTED READING: The following suggested reading books can be found in the library.
GENERAL ABSTRACT: This course provides a general introduction to the fundamental concepts of Electricity and Magnetism (E&M). Since this is the first half of a two-semester course, this overview will begin with a review of the mathematical details of vector analysis applied to general differential and integral calculus, which is necessary for the efficient study of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and ultimately electrodynamics. The subject will continue with the study of electrostatics, some mathematical topics relevant to the solution of the associated Laplace and Poisson equations relevant to electrostatics, the study of electric fields in matter, as well as the study of magnetostatics, and finally an overview of electrodynamics and the associated Maxwellˇ¦s equations will be presented as a bridge to the second semester topics in E&M. GENERAL APPROACH TO LEARNING: This course should be viewed as a collaboration, where the students and the teacher are working together. I am personally concerned that each of you learn as much of this subject as is possible. To this end, I will strive to help each of you attain this goal. If there are any concerns about the content of the material that is being covered, the explanations given, or the need for general help, please contact me directly, and I will do my best to correct the problem. Topics to be covered: The topics that are intended to be covered in E&M I are:
On an approximate schedule of every three weeks (at the completion of specific textbook chapters), problem sets will be handed out. The solutions will be due at the beginning of class one week after they are distributed. The corrected problem sets will be handed out at the beginning of the first lecture following the weekend after the problem sets were due, and the solutions will be reviewed in class at that time in order to make sure that everyone understands the results. Please note that it is permissible and encouraged that the problem sets are done in a cooperative fashion by groups of students. A two-hour mid-term exam will be given during the middle of the semester, which will include only the material that has been included in the problem sets up to that point (typically, the first two problem sets). Notification of the mid-term exam date will be given at least a week in advance, after every student has agreed on the proposed date and time. The two-hour final exam will be given during the finals week, as scheduled in the exam bulletin, and will include the new material covered in the problem sets since the mid-term exam (typically, the third and fourth problem sets). LATE PROBLEM SET SOLUTIONS: Each lecture day (following the due date for a problem set assignment), in which the assignment is late, will reduce the problem set grade for that particular assignment by 10% (i.e., 10% reduction after the lecture due date, 20% reduction after the next lecture date, ...). This strict requirement is simply applied to ensure that all the problem sets can be graded, returned, and gone over in class, as soon as possible after they are due. LECTURE NOTES AND PROBLEM SET & EXAM SOLUTIONS: Hard copy lecture notes will be distributed at the beginning of each class in order for each student to listen, write additional notes, think, and ask questions; however, each student must attend all lectures since additional useful comments and discussions are provided in class. Hard copy problem set & exam solutions will be distributed when the corrected work is given back and discussed in class. ATTENDANCE: Attendance is expected at each class for each student. For those students who miss a class, it is their responsibility to get the notes and an overview of the class from another classmate, as well as to do any assignments that are given during that class. Grading
If you have a disability that will require special accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible. Procedures are in place to address such needs and you will need to make sure that you have registered with Disability Support Services at 766-6189. Academic honesty: Even though collaboration with other classmates on review of the concepts presented in class, as well as analysis related to the problem sets is permitted and encouraged, it is expected that each individual will write their own problem set solutions (making sure that they understand the results), as well as to do their own work on exams. Please reference Uni Reg 6-802 for the Universityˇ¦s policy on Academic Dishonesty. General expectations
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