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Electromagnetism III (Fall 2024)
General: (The webpage of the course is updated gradually) - Last Update 21 December 2024
This is a M.Sc.. course, which will be held in Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology.
Class Time: Sunday and Tuesday 10:30 - 12:30
Place: Physics Department, 412, Partovi Hall
Office Hours: ... or by appointment - Email: baghram@sharif.edu
Registered students:
About the Course:
This is an andvacned course on Electromagnetism one of the main courses of Physics department for M.Sc. students.
The main course book is: Classical Electrodynamics by John David Jackson, Wiley; 3rd edition (August 14, 1998).
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Teacher Assitants:
Masoud Molaei
AmirAbbas PourBahrami email address: aapourbahrami@gmail.com
Ali Talashan
Grading:
Mid-term 1: 3 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Tuesday - 24 Mehr 1403 - 15 Oct 2024 : Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Mid-term 2: 4 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Tuesday - 22 Aban 1403 - 12 Nov 2024 @ 10:30 -12:30
Mid-term 3: 4 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Tuesday - 20 Azar 1403 - 10 Dec 2024 @ 10:30 -12:30
Final Exam : 6 points YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Monday 24 Day 1403 - 13 January 2025 - @ 15:00 - 18:00
Assignments: 4 points See The TAs announcement (YOU CAN HAVE 7 DAY DELAYS IN TOTAL)
Class Activity: 0.5 point
Total grade:
20+1.5***
FINAL GRADE: YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE
Suggested Reading:
1) Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory by John R. Reitz, Frederick J. Milford, Robert W. Christy Addison-Wesley; 4th edition (May 19, 2008).
2) Modern Electrodynamics by Andrew Zangwill (2012).
3) Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell, David J. Morin, Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition (2013).
4) Electricity and Magnetism by Dr. Munir H. Nayfeh, Dr. Morton K. Brussel, Dover Publications; (March 18, 2015).
5) Introduction to Electromagnetism: From Coulomb to Maxwel by Martin J N Sibley, CRC Press; 2nd edition (March 23, 2021).
6) Advanced Classical Electromagnetism Book by Robert Wald, Princeton University Press (2022).
7) Introduction to Electrodynamics 5th Edition by David J. Griffiths, Cambridge University Press; 5th edition (2023)
8) A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics (Oxford Master Series in Physics) by Michele Maggiore, Oxford University Press (2023)
9) Classical Electrodynamics: Second Edition by Julian Schwinger (Author), Kimball Milton (Editor), CRC Press; 2nd edition (2024)
Lecture Notes and Presentations:
Chapter 7 - Electromagnetic Wave I :
Lecture - 17 Dec 2024
Time Line of Lectures:
Lecture 1: ( Sunday - 1 Mehr 1403 - 22 Sep 2024 )
An introduction to the regulation of the course. A brief History of EM starting from 1600 Gilbert book to 1905 Special relativity. The definition of Coloumb and the fixed value of electric charge of electron in SI units is discussed.
Lecture 2: ( Tuesday - 3 Mehr 1403 - 24 Sep 2024 )
SI and cgs units of electrostatics. Fundamentals of electrodynamics.
Lecture 3: ( Sunday - 8 Mehr 1403 - 29 Sep 2024 )
On Green theorem, Green functions
Lecture 4: ( Tuesday - 10 Mehr 1403 - 1 Oct 2024 )
On Green function, Reciprocity theorem, Mean value Problem.
Lecture 5: ( Sunday - 15 Mehr 1403 - 6 Oct 2024)
Review of chapter 2
Lecture 6: ( Tuesday - 17 Mehr 1403 - 8 Oct 2024 )
Separation of Variable, Cartesian coordinate
Lecture 7: ( Sunday - 22 Mehr 1403 - 13 Oct 2024 )
Green theorem in spherical coordinates and separation of variables
Lecture 8: ( Tuesday - 24 Mehr 1403 - 15 Oct 2024)
Midterm Exam I
Lecture 9: ( Sunday - 29 Mehr 1403 - 20 Oct 2024 )
Chapter 3 - Cylindrical coordinate I
Lecture 10: (Tuesday - 1 Aban 1403 - 22 Oct 2024)
Chapter 3 - Cylindrical coordinate II + Eigenvalue and Eigenvectors in the arena of Green Theorem
Lecture 11: ( Sunday - 6 Aban 1403 - 27 Oct 2024)
Chapter 4 - Concept of multipole expansion and polarization
Lecture 12: ( Tuesday - 8 Aban 1403 - 29 Oct 2024 )
Chapter 4 - Polarization and electric field in media
Lecture 13: ( Sunday - 13 Aban 1403 - 3 Nov 2024)
Chapter 5 - Magnetostatics
Lecture 14: ( Tuesday - 15 Aban 1403 - 5 Nov 2024 )
Chapter 5- Magnetozation and moment expansion.
Lecture 15: ( Sunday - 20 Aban 1403 - 10 Nov 2024 )
Chapter 5 - Faraday's Law
Lecture 16: ( Tuesday - 22 Aban 1403 - 12 Nov 2024 )
Midterm II
Lecture 17: ( Sunday - 27 Aban 1403 - 17 Nov 2024 )
Chapter 6 - Maxwell equations
Lecture 18: ( Tuesday - 29 Aban 1403 - 19 Nov 2024 )
Chapter 6 - Poything theorem
Lecture 19: ( Sunday - 4 Azar 1403 - 24 Nov 2024)
Chapter 11-12 Relativistic formalism of EM
Lecture 20: ( Tuesday - 6 Azar 1403 - 26 Nov 2024)
Chapter 11-12 Relativistic formalism of EM - Lagrangian
Lecture 21: ( Sunday - 11 Azar 1403 - 1 Dec 2024 )
A review on Chapter 11-12
Lecture 22: ( Tuesday - 13 Azar 1403 - 3 Dec 2024 )
A review on Chapter 6
Lecture 23: ( Sunday - 18 Azar 1403 - 8 Dec 2024 )
Dirac Magnetic Monopoles - Chapter 6
Lecture 24: ( Tuesday - 20 Azar 1403 - 10 Dec 2024 )
Midterm Exam III
Lecture 25: ( Sunday - 25 Azar 1403 - 15 Dec 2024 )
Holiday due to air pollution + Energy Enbalance
Lecture 26: ( Tuesday - 27 Azar 1403 - 17 Dec 2024 )
Chapter 7 - Electromagnetic Wave I : Lecture
Lecture 27: ( Sunday - 2 Day 1403 - 22 Dec 2024 )
Chapter 7 - Electromagnetic Wave II
Lecture 28: ( Tuesday - 4 Day 1403 - 24 Dec 2024)
Lecture 29: ( Sunday - 9 Day 1403 - 29 Dec 2024 )
Lecture 30: ( Tuesday - 11 Day 1403 - 31 Dec 2024)
Assignments:
You have the opportunity to use 7 days in total to send homeworks after deadlines.
0) Problem Set 0 due to Tuesday 1 October 2024 / 10 Mehr 1403
1) Problem Set 1 due to Tuesday 15 October 2024 / 24 Mehr 1403
2) Problem Set 2 due to Tuesday 29 October 2024 / 8 Aban 1403
3) Problem Set 3 due to Tuesday 12 November / 22 Aban 1403
4) Problem Set 4 due to Tuesday 26 November / 6 Azar 1403
5) Problem Set 5 due to Tuesday 10 December / 20 Azar 1403
6) Problem Set 6 due to Tuesday 24 December / 4 Day 1403
Essays and Projects:
Useful Links and Further Reading:
1) Lecture notes on Vector calculus by Prof. David Tong.
2) Lectures notes on Electromagnetism by Prof. David Tong.
3) Notes by Roger Briley
4) Notes by Piaras Kelly
5) INTRODUCTION TO VECTORS AND TENSORS - Ray M. Bowen, and C.-C. Wang
6) Video forms part of a course on Electromagnetism by Prof Robert de Mello Koch held at AIMS South Africa in 2013.
7)
Lectures on EMI - Fall 2021 Videos