Physics 433 Course Outline
Prof. Trevor A. Tyson
E-mail: tyson@eies.njit.edu
Tel: 973-642-4681
Office: Room 451 Tiernan Hall
(1) Electromagnetic Fields and Waves by P. Lorraine and D. Corson
(2) The Electromagnetic Field by A. Shadowitz
(3) Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. II by E. M. Purcell
Office hour is Wednesday 1:00to 2:00 PM (or by appointment)
Grade Decomposition
Homework 30%
Midterm Exams 20% (per exam)
Final Exam 20%
Class Project 10%
Class Project Details
Find paper relevant to material covered in class
Read and research paper (look-up references)
Present paper in class in 15 min. talk
Write 7 page report (double spaced, not including figures)
See list of research project papers on main class WWW page (same as P432)
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1 Week Magnetostatics (Chapter 5 continued)
2 Weeks Magnetostatics Fields in Matter (Chapter 6)
2 Weeks Electrodynamics (Chapter 7)
1 Week Conservation Laws (Chapter 8)
Exam I
1Weeks Potentials and Fields (Chapter 10)
3 Weeks Radiation (Chapter 11)
Exam II
3 Weeks Electrodynamics and Relativity (Chapter 12)