Physics 323 A -- Electricity and Magnetism I
	Syllabus
	Fall 2009

Instructor:	Dr. Jorge Talamantes
		Science III, room 305
		phone:	654.2335
		fax:	654.2693

Office hours:	See http://www.csub.edu/~jtalamantes

Meeting times:	T, Th 3:10 - 5:15 in room 283 (Science II)

Furlough days:	I will be unavailable during furlough days. Students are
		responsible for those days' reading assignment.

Course Text:	Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition, by David Griffiths.
		Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1999).

Reading:	The assigned reading (see the Lecture Schedule) is absolutely required.

Exams:		There will be four chapter quizzes (see the Lecture Schedule).

Final:		This exam will be comprehensive.

Attendance:	Attendance will not be checked, but it is definitely required.

Dates to keep|	10/02/09 -	last day to withdraw without a "W".
in mind:     |	10/30/09 -	last day to withdraw for serious and
				compelling reason.
		12/01/09 -	Grades available.

Final grade  |	Quizzes (15% each):	60%
determination|	Final:			40%

This class is not graded on a curve. The following relation will be
used for assigning a final grade:

	90-100%		A
	80-89%		B
	70-79%		C
	60-69%		D
	00-59%		F

Behavior: Anyone found cheating will automatically get an F in the course.

	*** CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF ***

	*** LAPTOPS MUST BE TURN OFF DURING LECTURE ***


	Lecture Schedule

Section numbers in the lectures refer to Griffiths.

Date	Activity and Reading Assignment


	** WEEK 1 **
9/15/09	Introduction to the course;
	Chapter 1 -- Vector Analysis
	1.1 Vector Algebra
9/17	1.2 Differential Calucus


	** WEEK 2 **
9/22	1.3 Integral calculus	
9/24	1.4 Curvilinear coordinates
	1.5 The Dirac delta function
9/25	Faculty furlough day


	** WEEK 3 **
9/29	1.6 The theory of vector fields
	Chapter 2 -- Electrostatics
	2.1 The electric field
10/01	Quiz 1 -- Chapter 1
10/02	 *** LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW W/O "W" ***


	** WEEK 4 **
10/06	2.2 Divergence and curl of electrostatic fields
10/08	2.3 Electric potential


	** WEEK 5 **
10/13	2.4 Work and energy in electrostatics
	2.5 Conductors
10/15	Chapter 3 -- Special techniques
	3.1 Laplace's equation
	Faculty furlough day


	** WEEK 6 **
10/19	Faculty furlough day
10/20	3.2 The method of images
10/22	Quiz 2 -- Chapter 2


	** WEEK 7 **
10/27 	3.3 Separation of variables
10/29 	3.4 Multipole expansion
10/30	 *** LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FOR A SERIOUS AND COMPELLING REASON ***


	** WEEK 8 **
11/03	Chapter 4: Electric fields in matter
	4.1 Polarization
11/04	Faculty furlough day
11/05 	4.2 The field of a polarized object


	** WEEK 9 **
11/10	Quiz 3 -- Chapter 3
11/11	Holiday -- Veterans Day. No classes.
11/12	4.3 The electric displacement


	** WEEK 10 **
11/17	4.4 Linear dielectrics
	Faculty furlough day
11/19 	Quiz 4 -- Chapter 4


11/24	Final exam (comprehensive) 5 - 7:30.
12/01	Grades become available