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{\bf PHYSICS 742} \\
Electricity \& Magnetism - I 
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{\bf Instructor:} Simonetta Liuti

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Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00-12:15, Room 218 

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{\bf Office Hours:} Monday, 1:00 to 3:00 and when needed. 

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{\bf Textbook:} {\it Classical Electromagnetism}, Second Edition, 
J.D. Jackson. 

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{\bf Brief Description and Aim:} This course covers the theory 
of classical electromagnetism, 
from problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics to the Maxwell 
Equations. Most topics are going to be addressed by using tools of 
mathematical physics 
(Green's functions, spherical harmonics, Bessel functions, etc. ...),
which are an essential part of the cultural background of any physicist.
Moreover, the course prepares the ground for Electricity and 
Magnetism - II (offered next Fall), 
which is centerd around the interaction of radiation
with matter, a subject widely dealt with in many areas of 
research, from condensed matter to nuclear and particle physics.

The textbook (Chapters 1 to 7) will
be followed closely. Occasionally the instructor's notes are going
to be handed out. 

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{\bf Organization and Grading:}

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\item 1 midterm (Thursday, March 6th), on Chapters 1 to 3,  $25\%$.
\item Homework $25 \%$.
\item Final (Friday, May 2nd), on Chapters 1 to 7, $50 \%$.
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The homework assignements will be handed out on Thursdays and 
collected on the 
following Thursday, every week. No late papers are going to be accepted.
      
{\bf Syllabus}
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\item Jan. 16th to 28th: Chapter 1.  
\item Jan. 30th to Feb. 11th: Chapter 2.  
\item Feb. 13th to 25th: Chapter 3.  
\item Feb. 27th to Mar. 4th: Chapter 4.
\item Mar. 6th: Midterm.  
\item Mar. 18th to 27th: Chapter 5.  
\item Apr. 1st to 10th: Chapter 6.  
\item Apr. 15th to 29th: Chapter 7 and Review.
\item May 2nd (9:00-12:00): Final. 
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The dates on this Syllabus are tentative and could be varied as 
the course develops.  
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