UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

 

PHYS 606                                                                                                                                                              Spring 2016

 

TITLE:                                                             Electrodynamics

 

INSTRUCTOR:                                    T M. Antonsen Jr.

                                                                                    mailto:antonsen@umd.edu

                                                                                    3339 A. V. Williams II

                                                                                    405-1635

Office hours:  Tues 2:30-4, or by appointment

 

GRADER:                                                    TBD

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

ROOM:                                                            PHYS 1402

 

TIME:                                                               Tu-Th                      11:00 Ð 12:50

 

 

 

COURSE

DESCRIPTION                                    Classical Electrodynamics

 

TEXT:                                                               Classical Electrodynamics, J. D. Jackson (John Wiley and Sons, 3rd edition, ISBN 0-471-30932-X)

                                                                                   

 

EXAMS:                                                         There will be three exams: two midterms and a

                                                                                    final exam.  These will be take-home

 

HOMEWORK:                                     Assignments will be posted on the web.

                                                                                    Assignments may involve computation.

 

GRADING:                                                 Your course grade will be computed on the basis of

                                                                                    400 points apportioned as follows:

 

 

                                          Two  midterms                                                                                                      200

                                          Final: (May 12 - ?, 2016)                                                                          100

                                          Homework                                                                                                                 100

                                                                                                                                                                                             400