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Note: This schedule will evolve throughout the semster. Therefore, be aware that important content might change over time.

Date Lecture Readings Homework Discussion
Mon Aug 28 Lecture 1: Introduction, Conservation Laws, Poynting Vector Notes + Griffiths Ch. 2.4.3-4, 7.2.4, 8.1, 8.2
Tue Aug 29 NO DISCUSSION
Wed Aug 30 Lecture 2: Conservation of Momentum, Stress Tensor I Notes + Griffiths Ch. 8.1, 8.2
Fri Sep 1 Lecture 3: Stress Tensor II Notes + Griffiths 8.2 Homework 1 (Due Sep 8) Solutions
Mon Sep 4 Labor Day (NO LECTURE)
Tue Aug 30 Discussion 1 Solutions
Wed Sep 6 Lecture 4: Hidden Momentum Notes + Griffiths 8.2
Fri Sep 8 Lecture 5: EM Field Angular Momentum Notes + Griffiths 8.2 Homework 2 (Due Sep 15) Solutions
Mon Sep 11 Lecture 6: Wave Phenomena Notes + Griffiths 9.1, 9.2
Tue Sep 12 Discussion 2 Solutions
Wed Sep 13 Lecture 7: EM Waves Notes + Griffiths 9.1, 9.2
Fri Sep 15 Lecture 8: Energy & Momentum in EM waves Notes + Griffiths 9.1, 9.2 Homework 3 (Due Sep 22) Solutions
Mon Sep 18 Lecture 9: EM Waves in Matter Notes + Griffiths 9.3
Tue Sep 19 Discussion 3 Solutions
Wed Sep 20 Lecture 10: Reflection & Transmission Notes + Griffiths 9.3
Fri Sep 22 Lecture 11: Reflection & Transmission at Oblique Incidence Notes + Griffiths 9.3 Homework 4 (Due Sep 29) Solutions
Mon Sep 25 Lecture 12: EM Waves in Conductors Notes + Griffiths 9.5
Tue Sep 26 Discussion 4 Solutions
Wed Sep 27 Lecture 13: Absorption & Dispersion I Notes + Griffiths 9.4
Fri Sep 29 Lecture 14: Absorption & Dispersion II Notes + Griffiths 9.5 Homework 5 (Due Oct 6) Solutions
Mon Oct 2 Lecture 15: Wave guides Notes + Griffiths 9.5
Tue Oct 3 Discussion 5 Solutions
Wed Oct 4 Lecture 16: Resonant Cavities Notes + Griffiths 9.5
Fri Oct 6 Exam I Solutions Homework 6 (Due Oct 13) Solutions
Mon Oct 9 Lecture 17: Transmission Lines Notes + Griffiths 9.5
Tue Oct 10 Discussion 6 Solutions
Wed Oct 11 Lecture 18: Scalar and Vector Potentials Notes + Griffiths 10.1, 10.2
Fri Oct 13 Lecture 19: Gauge Transformations Notes + Griffiths 10.1, 10.2 Homework 7 (Due Oct 20) Solutions
Mon Oct 16 Lecture 20: Retarded Potentials Notes + Griffiths 10.1, 10.2
Tue Oct 17 Discussion 7 Solutions
Wed Oct 18 Lecture 21: Lienard-Wiechert Potentials I Notes + Griffiths 10.2, 10.3
Fri Oct 20 Lecture 22: Lienard-Wiechert Potentials II Notes + Griffiths 10.2, 10.3 Homework 8 (Due Oct 27) Solutions
Mon Oct 23 Lecture 23: EM Fields of a Moving Charge Griffiths 10.3, 11.1
Tue Oct 24 Discussion 8 Solutions
Wed Oct 25 Lecture 24: Electric Dipole Radiation Griffiths 11.1.2
Fri Oct 27 Lecture 25: Magnetic Diplole Radiation Griffiths Ch. 11.1.3 Homework 9 (Due Nov 3) Solutions
Mon Oct 30 Lecture 26: The Generalized Larmor Formula Griffiths 11.2
Tue Oct 31 Discussion 9 Solutions
Wed Nov 1 Lecture 27: Radiation Reaction Griffiths Ch. 11.2.2
Fri Nov 3 Lecture 28: Radiation from an Aribtrary Source Griffiths Ch. 11.1.4 Homework 10 (Due Nov 10) Solutions
Mon Nov 6 Lecture 29: Special Relativity Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Nov 7 Discussion 10 Solutions
Wed Nov 8 Lecture 30: Time Dilation and Lorentz Contraction Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Nov 10 Lecture 31: Lorentz Transformations I Griffiths Ch. 12 Homework 11 (Due Nov 27) Solutions
Mon Nov 13 Lecture 32: Lorentz Transformations II Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Nov 14 Discussion 11 Solutions
Wed Nov 15 Lecture 33: Relativistic Addition of Velocities and the Doppler Shift Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Nov 17 Exam II Solutions NO HOMEWORK
Mon Nov 20 Fall Break (NO LECTURE)
Tue Nov 21 Fall Break NO DISCUSSION
Wed Nov 22 Fall Break (NO LECTURE)
Fri Nov 24 Fall Break (NO LECTURE) NO HOMEWORK
Mon Nov 27 Lecture 34: Causality and Minikowski Diagrams Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Nov 28 Discussion 12 Solutions
Wed Nov 29 NO LECTURE
Fri Dec 1 Lecture 35: Relativistic Momentum and Energy Griffiths Ch. 12 Homework 12 (Due Dec 15)
Mon Dec 4 Lecture 36: Relativistic Kinematics Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Dec 5 Discussion 13 Solutions
Wed Dec 6 Lecture 37: Lorentz Transformations in Electrodynamics Griffiths Ch. 12
Fri Dec 8 Lecture 38: Covariant Maxwell's Equations I Griffiths Ch. 12
Mon Dec 11 Lecture 39: Covariant Maxwell's Equations II Griffiths Ch. 12
Tue Dec 12 Discussion 14
Wed Dec 13 NO LECTURE (some review material and problem can be found here)
Fri Dec 15 Final Exam 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm in 144 Loomis Laboratory