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PHYS 321 A: Electromagnetism I

Meeting Time: 
TTh 8:30am - 9:50am
Location: 
PAA A102
SLN: 
19038
Instructor:
Alejandro Garcia

Syllabus Description:

Prof. Alejandro Garcia (agarcia3@uw.edu)

TAs: Kristin Kellar (kkellar@uw.edu), David Liu (dwliu@uw.edu), Wilder Schaaf (wschaaf@uw.edu), Lingnan Shen (shenln@uw.edu)

Instructor + TA Office Hours: See here

Lectures

T-Th 8:30-9:50am

PAA 102

Welcome to PHYS 321 (Spring 2022), the first of a three-quarter sequence of electromagnetism for advanced undergraduates. I hope you find this course challenging and enjoyable. The topic of electromagnetism is fundamental through all the natural sciences and is also crucial in modern technology. We will closely follow Griffiths' text "Introduction to Electrodynamics". If you are interested in more advanced treatments of certain topics, use the graduate-level text "Classical Electrodynamics" by Jackson. 

I will be lecturing in person at PAA102, but also transmitting and recording lectures via zoom (see menu at left.)

For information about texts, tutorials, and grading, see COURSE INFORMATION (which is also on the "Pages" link).

For useful links and latest news on particle physics see USEFUL LINKS & IN THE NEWS. Please email suggestions.

Here is the tentative schedule. Reading for each lecture can be found in the Modules section for each week. HW assignments will be due on Saturdays at 10:00PM, electronically, and can be found within Files.

 

Religious accommodations

Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy (https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodations-policy/). Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form (https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/).

Catalog Description: 
First of a three-quarter sequence. Charges at rest and in motion; dielectric and magnetic media; electromagnetic waves; relativity and electromagnetism; physical optics. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in PHYS 227; and either PHYS 228, MATH 207, AMATH 351, MATH 208, AMATH 352, MATH 209, AMATH 353, MATH 224, MATH 334, MATH 335, or AMATH 401. Offered: ASp.
GE Requirements: 
Natural Sciences (NSc)
Credits: 
4.0
Status: 
Active
Section Type: 
Lecture
Last updated: 
January 26, 2022 - 4:24am
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