Syllabus for Physics 712  Electromagnetic Theory II

MW 4:30 -5:15, BPB 247

Instructor Dr. Zygelman BPB 227, Phone 1321

Office Hours MWF BPB 227,  1:30-2:30  PM http://www.physics.unlv.edu/~bernard/

Text:  Classical Electrodynamics, J. D. Jackson,  2nd Edition,
Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley and Sons.

Course Policy on Grading: Final Exam - cumulative 2 hour exam and 2 in-class exams.
Homework will also contribute to the final grade.
 

Course Outline
 
Topic Text Reading
Maxwell's Equations Chapter VI
Plane E&M waves Chapter  VII
Radiation  I Chapter  IX
Radiation II
 

Additional topics Waveguides,Diffraction,SpecialRelativity,Dynamics
Book chapters TBA in-class 

 Chapter  XIV

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)