Electromagnetic Theory I (Physics 3300A)

► This is the course web site for Physics 3300A (i.e., the first of the senior undergraduate courses on Electromagnetism).

► Click here to go to the official course information and description page.

► From time to time, as the need arises, I will post announcements here relating to the course, information about exams and assignments, TA support,and the course notes.

General Information

Instructor: Dr. Mike Cottam

Office: PAB Room 118

Email: cottam@uwo.ca

Office phone: 519 661-2111, x86289

Web site: http://www.physics.uwo.ca/~mgc/

Class times: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, in Room PAB 34

TA: Arash Akbari-Sharbaf (PAB Room 11)

Textbook: Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd edn.), D. J. Griffiths. The course is based (loosely) on Chapters 1 through to 7, inclusive, with maybe some additional material. Units are in SI.

Course Evaluation

The evaluation is as follows: 30% (in total) is for the Assignments; 30% (in total) is for the Midterms; and 40% is for the Final Exam.

Information about Exam and Assignments

► The arrangements (date and time) for the Final Exam are made by the Registrar’s office. It will be a written exam in the regular exam period. No textbooks or course notes (or stored information on an electronic device) are permitted. The format for the Final Exam (including the formula sheet that will be attached) can be viewed here.

► There will be two short Midterms held during regular class sessions. The dates are:

Midterm 1 (on Oct 10)

Midterm 2 (on Nov 5)

The outline solutions for the Midterm 1 are here. The outline solutions for Midterm 2 can now be viewed here.

► There will be four Assignments during the term. Announcements will be made nearer the time. The distribution dates will be roughly as indicated below. You will then have at least one week to complete the assignments. The marked assignments will later be returned to you.

Assignment 1 (distributed on Sep 19; due Sep 26 by 3 PM: download)

Assignment 2 (distributed on Oct 17; due Oct 24 by 3 PM: download)

Assignment 3 (distributed on Nov 9; due Nov 16 by 3 PM: download)

Assignment 4 (distributed on Nov 23; due Nov 30 by 3 PM: download)

Course Notes

► I will post outline notes here (as PDF files) as the term proceeds. These notes are essentially reformatted versions of all the material shown on the Powerpoint slides during the classes. It is important that you attend the classes and take your own additional notes (e.g., for the extra material to be discussed in class and the problem solving done on the board).

Introduction (now available: download)

Section 1 notes (now available: download)

Section 2 notes (now available: download)

Section 3 notes (now available: download)

Section 4 notes (now available: download)

Section 5 notes (now available: download)

Section 6 notes (now available: download)

Section 7 notes (now available: download)

► Later I will post suggestions here for worked examples and problems from the textbook. These are for your own study purposes; they are optional and there is no credit assigned for working through the examples and problems.

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