University of
Maryland
Department of
Physics
Physics 606 Spring 2016
Tentative Schedule
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Topic |
Text Chapters |
Lectures1 |
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Fundamentals of
Electrostatics |
1.1 Ð 1.8 |
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Energy, Capacitance,
Variational Approach |
1.11 Ð 1.13 |
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Method of Images, Fields Near Corners, Finite Elements |
2.1 Ð 2.6, 2.11, 2.12 |
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Fields Near Protrusions |
3.4 |
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Multipoles, Dielectrics |
4.1 Ð 4.7 |
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Exam 1 |
TBD |
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Magnetostatics, AmpereÕs
Law, Biot-Savart Law, Scalar Potential,
Vector Potential |
5.1 Ð 5.12 |
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FaradayÕs Law, Magnetic Energy,
Self and Mutual Inductance |
5.15 Ð 5.17 |
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MaxwellÕs Displacement
Current and Equations, Conservation Laws, Gauge transformations |
6.1 Ð 6.9 |
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Plane Waves, Polarization,
Reflection at Discontinuities |
7.1 Ð 7.4 |
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Dispersion,
frequency-dependent dielectrics, FosterÕs theorem, pulse propagation |
7.5 Ð 7.11 |
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Exam 2 |
TBD |
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Guided Waves, conducting
waveguides, optical waveguides, cavities, transmission lines |
8.1 Ð 8.5 |
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Radiation, moving charges,
antennas, coherent/incoherent |
9.1 Ð 9.4 |
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Special Relativity, transformations,
Energy and Momentum, Charged Particle Motion in Strong Fields, Lagrangian
Densitty |
11.3 Ð 11.6 |
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Special Topics: by popular
demand Diffraction Scattering Metamaterials Plasma Oscillations and
Waves Surface Plasma Waves |
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Final Exam |
Thursday May 12* |
1 Lecture is two 50 minute
periods.
* Subject to change