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Syllabus

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Prerequisites


Physics III (8.03) and Differential Equations (18.03)



Required Text


Amazon logo Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Electrodynamics. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780138053260.



Recommended Books


At a lower level than our course you may consult:

Amazon logo Halliday, Resnick, and Krane. Physics. Vol. 2. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. ISBN: 9780471320579.

Amazon logo Feynman, R. P. The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Vol. II. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, June 1970. ISBN: 9780201021158.

Amazon logo Purcell, E. M. Electricity and Magnetism. 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, August 1, 1984. ISBN: 9780070049086.

At a level similar to our course, the following offers useful insights:

Amazon logo Stump, Daniel R., and Gerald Pollack. Electromagnetism. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2002. ISBN: 9780805385670.

At a level higher than our course, you may consult:

Amazon logo Jackson, J. D. Classical Electrodynamics. 3rd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. ISBN: 9780471309321.

Amazon logo Landau, L. D., and E. M. Lifshitz. The Classical Theory of Fields. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Science Ltd., 1980. ISBN: 9780750627689.



Homework


There will be 11 problem sets, one per week. Collaboration and discussion in doing the homework are very much encouraged, but you must write your own solutions and not copy someone else's.



Exams


There will be a 50-minute in-class midterm exam and a final exam.



Grading



ActivitiesPercentages
Homework33%
Midterm Exam30%
Final Exam37%

 








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