PHYS 301
MW 14:00-15:30 (Lecture)
Thu. 11:00-12:00 (Seminar)
My schedule

Electrcity and Magnetism
Room: FIP 239
Room: SCI 236
Term 1

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Chapter 1: Vector Analysis
- Triple products
- Differential calculus
- Product rules
- Integral calculus
- Fundamental theorem of calculus
- Stokes theorem
- Divergence theorem
- Curvilinear coordinates (spherical, cylindrical)
- Dirac delta function

Chapter 2: Electrostatics
- Columb's law
- Electric fields
- Continuous charge distributions
- Divergence and curl of electric fields
- Gauss's law
- Electric potnetial
- Poisson's and Laplace's equations
- Boundary conditions
- Electrostatic energy
- Conductiors

Chapter 3: Potentials
- Laplace's equation
- Uniqueness theorems
- Method of images
- Separation of variables
   (Cartesian, spherical, & cylindrical coordinates)

Chapter 5: Magnetostatics
- Lorentz force
- Magnetic fields
- Magnetic forces
- Biot-Savart law
- Divergence and curl of magnetic fields
- Ampère's law
- Vector potential

Chapter 7: Electrodynamics
- Electromotive force
- Motional emf
- Faraday's law
- Induced electric fields
- Inductance
- Maxwell's equations
- Displacement current (density)

The following topics were covered, but won't appear on the final exam:

Chapter 4: Electric fields in matter
- Induced dipoles
- Polarization
- Electric fields due to polorization
- Bound charges
- Electric displacement
- Gauss's law for electric displacement
- Linear dielectrics
- Susceptibility, permittivity, dielectric constant

Chapter 6: Magnetic fields in matter
- Magnetic dipoles
- Magnetization
- Paramagnetism
- Diamagnetism
- Magnetic fields due to magnetization
- Bound currents
- Auxiliary field H
- Ampère's law for magneitzed materials
- Linear media
- Susceptibility and permeability
- Ferromagnetism

Copies of the inside front and back covers of the Griffiths textbook will be provided with the exam.

You can bring any calculator that cannot go online or wirelessly communicate with another device. Graphing calculators are fine.

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The video I made is about Legendre polynomials. It has little to no educational value, but you can watch if you want.

You may also bring with you a single letter-sized piece of paper (8.5 x 11) with anything written on it (both sides).

You may bring any calculator that cannot go online. Graphing calculators are fine.

Monday, Oct. 21 during the regular lecture time and in the usual lecture room.

The midterm will cover the the following topics from Griffiths:

- 1.1 - 1.5
- 2.1 - 2.5
- 3.1 - 3.3.1
(up to and including separation of variables in Cartesian coordinates)

The major topic covered include, but are not limited to:

Chapter 1 - The del operator and its product rules; fundamental theorem of calculus for the gradient, divergence, and curl; divergence theorem and Stoke's theorem; curvilinear coordinates; and the Dirac Delta function.

Chapter 2 - Electric field of point charges and continuous charge distributions; divergence and curl of electric fields; Gauss's law; electric potential of point charges and continuous charge distributions; Poisson's equation and Laplace's equation; boundary conditions; work and energy; and conductors in electric fields.

Chapter 3 - Laplace's equation in 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D; two uniqueness theorems; the method of images; and separation of variable in Cartesian coordinates.

Wednesday, Dec. 18
15:30 - 18:00
LIB 306

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- 1 mark for attendance
- 2 marks for being a productive group member when working on the group problems
- 2 marks for the individual quiz at the end of the tutorial

Midterm - Mon. Oct. 21

To enroll and participate in the discussions, you'll need the access code which can be found on the PHYS 301 Canvas page.

Lecture Notes

Tutorials

Assignments

Midterm

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URL:https://cmps-people.ok.ubc.ca/jbobowsk/phys301.html