A left-handed/clockwise circularly polarized wave as defined from the point of view of the source.

Course Website and Preliminary Syllabus


Electromagnetism (AKA Electricity & Magnetism or E&M)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 2014 Fall, Robert L. Bigelow Physics (BPB) 249, TR 10:00--11:15 am, 3 hours, 3 credit hours.

Instructor: James Selser

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  1. Course Mottos
  2. Lectures
  3. Course Resource Sites

  1. Course Mottos
  2. Don't Panic.
    This is so cool.
    Unchain your inner nerd.
    In science, we are slaves to the truth---only error can set us free.

    Very reassuring I think.


  3. Lectures
  4. Our readings will be from Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics (2006) by Antonio H. Castro Neto. See also Antonio H. Castro Neto, Graphene Research Centre.

    We plan to do one chapter per week. We read a chapter alone and meet to discuss and work through problems.

    There is another online book Elementary Condensed Matter Physics (2003) by Antonio H. Castro Neto which is somewhat longer.

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  5. Course Resource Sites
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