PHYS 405T(F) Electromagnetic Theory (Offered 1997-98; not to be offered 1998-99)

Review of elementary principles leading to Maxwell's equations, bounded and traveling wave solutions of these equations, and sources of electromagnetic radiation. After an initial meeting of all the students with the instructor, groups of two students will meet with the instructor for one hour during each of the subsequent ten weeks. At each session, both students will discuss the assigned reading and will present solutions to assigned problems. Written solutions to the problems will be due a few days later. The final two weeks of the semester will be devoted to individual investigations of such topics as applications of electromagnetic radiation, relativistic electrodynamics, and relativistic quantum theory. Topics will be chosen by the students in consultation with the instructor, will include independent reading and calculations, and will result in a final paper. The papers will be shared among the members of the class, which will meet during the final week to discuss them. Evaluation will be based on class participation, solutions to problems, the project paper, and a take-home exam. Prerequisites: Physics 202 and Mathematics 210.

Hour:  AALBERTS