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PHYSICS 412: Electrostatics Instructor: Jim Imamura 444 Willamette Hall 346-5212 imamura@physics.uoregon.edu

Course Description

Physics 412: Electrostatics is an introduction to electrostatics intended for upper division physics (and related science) majors. The course covers: (i) concepts and properties of steady electric fields, such as the principle of superposition, notion of conservative fields, field energy and momentum, and the divergence and curl of the electrostatic field. (ii) The electric potential is introduced and potential theory discussed extensively. Particular attention is given to general properties of the Laplace equation and methods for the solution of the Laplace and Poisson equations. (iii) The properties of electric fields in media (dielectrics and conductors) are presented.

Excursions and Fun Sites:

Tololo run w/Dr Dash
Physics 2000
Astronomy Links
Ant Cam
Coral Cam

Class:

318 Willamtte Hall
MWF, 11:00-11:50

Office Hours:

444 Willamette Hall
MW, 13:00-15:00
(or by appointment)

Problem Session:

318 Willamette Hall
16:30-18:30

Schedule:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-8:30           8:30-9:00           9:00-9:30           10:00-10:30           10:30-11:00           11:00-11:30 Lecture   Lecture   Lecture 11:30-12:00 318 Will Hall   318 Will Hall   318 Will Hall 12:00-12:30           12:30-13:00           13:00-13:30           13:30-14:00 Office Hour   Office Hour     14:00-14:30           14:30-15:00           15:00-15:30           15:30-16:00           16:00-16:30           16:30-17:00           17:00-17:30       318 Will Hall   17:30-18:00

Grading:

mid-term -- 25 %
homeworks -- 25 %
final exam -- 50 %

Exam Dates

Mid-Term,Friday, 31 October 2003
FINAL, Monday, 8 December 2003 @ 10:15

Text:

D. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd edition

Material:

Electrostatics, Chapters 2, 3, & 4