Electrodynamics (PHYS 70006, CRN 30258)

• General Information (Syllabus)

• Chapter 1: Special theory of relativity I. Kinetics
• Chapter 2: Rotations in 4-space. 4-tensors.
• Chapter 3: 4-Vector calculus. Electromagnetic field-strength tensor.
• Chapter 4: Relativistic mechanics and field theory.
• Chapter 5: Electrostatics in vacuum. Conductors.
• Chapter 6: Electrostatics in ponderable media.
• Chapter 7: Magnetism. The Maxwell equations.

• Appendix: Simple derivation of the Lorentz transformation.
• Appendix: Infinitesimal rotations in Minkowski space. The general Lorentz transformation.
• Appendix: The Quotient Rule of Tensor Calculus and its proof.
• Appendix: Accelerated clocks and the twin paradox.
• Appendix: Quotient rule of tensor calculus.
• Appendix: More on tensors.
• Appendix: Calculus of variations.
• Appendix: The Dirac-delta function.
• Appendix: Laplacean of the inverse distance.
• Appendix: Earnshaw's theorem. When is levitation possible?
• Appendix: Method of images.
• Appendix: Orthogonal functions and expansions.
• Appendix: Spherical harmonics.

1. HW1  (due Mon 11:59pm, Jan 19)  
2. HW2  (due Mon 11:59pm, Feb 4).   Solutions  
3. HW3  (due Mon 11:59pm, Feb 16)  
4. HW4  (due Mon 11:59pm, Feb 23)  
5. HW5  (due Mon 11:59pm, Mar 2)  
6. HW6  (due Mon 11:59pm, Mar 30)  

1. Midterm exam. (due Sat March 7th, 11:59PM). 

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