Syllabus for Physics 711  Electromagnetic Theory I

TuTh 4:00 -5:15, BPB 247

Instructor Dr. Zygelman BPB 227, Phone 1321

Office Hours TuTh BPB 227,  2:30-3:30  PM http://www.physics.unlv.edu/~bernard/

Text:  Classical Electrodynamics, J. D. Jackson,  3rd Edition,
Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley and Sons.

Course Policy on Grading: Final Exam - cumulative 2 hour exam determines 40% of grade,
there will be two mid-term exams. Tentatively to be given during the week of Oct 5 and the the week of Nov 14.
These will account for %60 of the grade. Grades are determined by the distribution on a curve. Homework assignments will be anounced in class.

Course Outline

Topic	Text Reading
Introduction to Electrostatics	Chapter I
Boundary-Value Problems in  Electrostatics I	Chapter  II
Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics II Multipoles, Electrostatics of Macroscopic Media, Dielectrics	Chapter  III Chapter IV
Magnetostatics	Chapter V

Supplementary Texts:

The Mathematica Book,  Stephen Wolfram, Cambridge University Press

Note: IF YOU HAVE A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY THAT MAY REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR COORDINATION IN YOUR ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS. THE DRC IS LOCATED IN THE REYNOLDS STUDENT SERVICES COMPLEX IN ROOM 137. THE DRC PHONE NUMBER IS 895-0866.(TDD-895-0652)