Physics 305: Advanced Electricity and Magnetism II
Spring 2020
MPHY 213
MWF 11:30 - 12:20
Professor: Dr. Carl Gagliardi
Office: 334 Cyclotron Institute (Luedecke Building)
Phone: 979-845-1411
E-mail: cggroup@comp.tamu.edu
Office hours: Tuesday 10 - 12:30, or by appointment
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Final Exams are graded. You can find your results in eCampus, and a copy of the answer key below.
Have a GREAT SUMMER and GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR !!
Material covered during Spring 2020:
- Chapter 5: Sect. 5.4.
- Chapter 6: Sect. 6.1.4 through 6.4.1.
- Chapter 7: All (including Sect. 7.3.4 that you are to read on your own).
- Chapter 8: Sect. 8.1 and 8.2. We will skip Sect. 8.3 this semester.
- End of material for Exam 1.
- Chapter 9: All.
- Chapter 10: All.
- Chapter 11: Sects. 11.1 and 11.2.1. We will skip Sects. 11.2.2 and 11.2.3 this semester.
- End of material for Exam 2.
- Chapter 12: All (plus the 4-wavevector that's not in Griffiths)
LECTURE NOTES:
Notes for Griffiths, Sects. 10.1.1, 10.1.2, and 10.1.3.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 10.1.4.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 10.2.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 10.3.1.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 10.3.2.
Notes for Griffiths, Sects. 11.1.1, 11.1.2, and 11.1.3.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 11.1.4.
Notes for Griffiths, Sect. 11.2.1.
End of material for Exam 2.
First group of Special Relativity notes.
Second group of Special Relativity notes.
Third group of Special Relativity notes.
Fourth group of Special Relativity notes.
Fifth (last!) group of Special Relativity notes.
HANDOUTS:
Revised (March 20) Class syllabus
Here is a copy of the math handout that you will be given together with each exam.
Here is a copy of the figure from Jackson, 2nd edition, showing the frequency-dependence of the index of refraction and absorption coefficient for water that was shown in class.
ANSWER KEYS:
Homework Set 1 key.
Homework Set 2 key.
Homework Set 3 key.
Homework Set 4 key.
Homework Set 5 key.
Homework Set 6 key.
Homework Set 7 key.
Homework Set 8 key.
Homework Set 9 key.
Homework Set 10 key.
Here are some old sample Exam 1 questions, and here is the answer key.
Here is a copy of 2020 Exam 1,
and here is the answer key.
Here is an old sample Exam 2, and here is the answer key.
Here is a copy of 2020 Exam 2,
and here is the answer key.
Here is an old sample Final Exam, and here is the answer key.
Here is a copy of 2020 Final Exam,
and here is the answer key.
Last modified: May 6, 2020
Carl Gagliardi
Physics and Astronomy Department and Cyclotron Institute
Texas A&M University
cggroup@comp.tamu.edu