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\centerline{\bf Syllabus}
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\centerline{\bf Electrodynamics B (PHY 5347 -- Winter/Spring  2017)}
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\centerline{\bf Prof. Bernd A. Berg}
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\centerline{ Phones: 850-273-0001, 850-644-6246, 
             ~~~e-mail: bberg at fsu dot edu }
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\centerline{ Office: 615 Keen }
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\item{Class:} TR 9:30--10:45 am at UPL 0110. \smallskip

\item{Office hours:} T 1:30--2:30 pm and W 2:00--4:00 pm 
          at 615 Keen. Or by appointment (send e-mail). 

% \item{Grader:} David Clarke, e-mail clarke dot davida at gmail dot 
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%          by appointment (send e-mail). 

\item{Midterm:} Thursday, February 23. 

\item{Test on Homework:} Thursday, April 20.

\item{\bf Final:} Tuesday, May 2, 10:00 am -- 12:00 pm at UPL 0110.

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\centerline{\bf Goal} \medskip

This course is the continuation of Electrodynamics~A (PHY 5346). Both 
courses together intend to give a thorough understanding of classical 
electrodynamics based on the relativistic fundamentals of space-time. 
For an overview see the schedule below as well as the preface, the 
overview and the table of contents of the text for this course as 
well as of the previous PHY 5346 course.
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\noindent {\bf Texts:} My lectures notes {\it Essential Graduate 
Electrodynamics} which are available at Target Copy and were already
distributed for the PHY 5346 course in fall 2015. Recommended reference 
texts, but not required, are Jackson, {\it Classical Electrodynamics}, 
Second Edition and two volumes of the {\it Course of Theoretical Physics}, 
Landau and Lifshitz, Vol.~2, {\it The Classical Theory of Fields} and 
Vol.~8, Landau, Lifshitz and Pitaevski\u\i, {\it Electrodynamics of 
Continuous Media}.
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\noindent {\bf Homework and Classwork:} Weekly homework assignments 
will be posted on the web, which have to be turned in {\bf before} 
the beginning of the class indicated. Each problem counts ten points 
unless stated otherwise. Some problems will be solved in class. These
(unannounced) Classwork assignments count the same as homework. They
are turned in at the end of the class and students missing such a
class unexcused will get no credit. For full credit on home- and 
classwork you need only 90\% of the maximally possible score (10\%,
up to a maximum of 100\%, will be added at the end of the semester).
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A standing assignment is to read the chapters of the text as listed 
in the (tentative) schedule.
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\noindent {\bf Prerequisites:} Graduate Electrodynamics~A (PHY 5346)
at FSU or an equivalent course from another university. Analysis 
(including several variables), Vector Analysis, and a basic 
understanding of function theory of one complex variable. 
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\noindent {\bf Grades} will be based on 40\% for homework and classwork, 
15\% for the midterm, 15\% for a test on homeworks and 30\% for the 
final. Anticipated dividing lines are: A $\ge$ 90\% $>$ A$^- \ge$ 85\% 
$>$ B$^+ \ge$ 80\% $>$ B $\ge$ 70\% $>$ B$^- \ge$ 65\% $>$ C$^+ \ge$ 
60\% $>$ C $\ge$ 55\% $>$ C$^- \ge$ 50\% $>$ D $\ge$ 40\% $>$ F.
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\noindent {\bf ADA:} Students with disabilities should register with
the Student Disability Resource Center and bring a letter to the
instructor indicating their needs. Please do so during the first
week of class.
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\noindent {\bf Honor Code:} Students are expected to uphold the 
Academic Honor Code published in the FSU Bulletin and the Student
Handbook.
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\noindent For more informations see the ``Required 
Syllabus Statements'' linked on the course website.
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\begin{table}[th] \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
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\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{{\bf Schedule} (Tentative)} \\ \hline
Date    & Topic               & Text A   \\ \hline
Jan. 10 & Magnetostatics      & Chapt. 3 \\
Jan. 12 & Magnetostatics      & Chapt. 3 \\
Jan. 17 & General Electromagnetic Fields, Faraday's Law & Chapt. 4\\
Jan. 19 & General Electromagnetic Fields, LCR Circuit & Chapt. 4  \\
Jan. 24 & Wave Equation and its Green Function & Chapt. 4 \\
Jan. 26 & Wave Equation and its Green Function & Chapt. 4  \\
Jan. 31 & Cauchy Problem and Retarded Solutions & Chapt. 4 \\
Feb.  2 & Wave Equation -- Li\'enard-Wiechert Potential & Chapt. 4 \\
Feb.  7 & Lagrangian Formulation and Noether's Theorem & Chapt. 4  \\
Feb.  9 & Translations and Energy-Momentum Tensor & Chapt. 4 \\
Feb  14 & Poynting's Theorem & Chapt. 4  \\
Feb  16 & Electrodynamics of Continuous Media & Chapt. 4 \\ 
Feb. 21 & Review for Midterm &          \\
Feb. 23 & Midterm            &          \\ \hline
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        & Topic               & Text B \\ \hline
Feb. 28 & Electromagnetic Waves and Polarization & Chapt. 5  \\
Mar.  2 & Reflection and Refraction & Chapt. 5 \\
Mar.  7 & Dispersion & Chapt. 5 \\
Mar.  9 & Wave Packets and Group Velocity  & Chapt. 5 \\
Mar. 13 to 17 & Spring Break -- No Classes or Office Hours.&   \\
Mar. 21 & Kramers-Kronig Relations & Chapt. 5 \\
Mar. 23 & Kramers-Kronig Relations and Causality& Chapt. 5 \\
Mar. 28 & Boundary Conditions with a Conductor & Chapt. 6 \\
Mar. 30 & Wave Guides & Chapt. 6 \\
Apr.  4 & Wave Guides and Fiber Optics & Chapt. 6  \\
Apr.  6 & Fiber Optics and Resonant Cavities & Chapt. 6  \\
Apr. 11 & Radiating Systems and Spherical Waves &  Chapt. 7 \\
Apr. 13 & Radiating Systems and Spherical Waves &  Chapt. 7 \\
Apr. 18 & Scattering of Light & Chapt. 7 \\
Apr. 20 & Test on Homeworks      &  \\
Apr. 25 & SPCI, Review for the Final & \\
Apr. 27 & Review for the Final & \\
May   2 & Final 10:00 -- 12:00 am   & \\ \hline
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