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PHYS 505 Electromagnetic Theory I is a course taught by Assoc. Prof. Seçkin Kürkçüoğlu at METU, covering topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic waves. The course includes two midterm exams and a final exam, with grading based on the average of midterms and the final. Recommended textbooks include Jackson's 'Classical Electrodynamics' and Griffiths' 'Introduction to Electrodynamics'.

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PHYS 505 Electromagnetic Theory I is a course taught by Assoc. Prof. Seçkin Kürkçüoğlu at METU, covering topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic waves. The course includes two midterm exams and a final exam, with grading based on the average of midterms and the final. Recommended textbooks include Jackson's 'Classical Electrodynamics' and Griffiths' 'Introduction to Electrodynamics'.

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PHYS

 505  Electromagnetic  Theory  I  

2013-­‐2  

Instructor:  
Assoc.Prof.  Seçkin  Kürkçüoğlu,  Room  110,  Phone:  3117,  e-­‐mail:  [email protected]  
 
Course  Web  Page:    
 
http://www.metu.edu.tr/~kseckin/PHYS505.html  
 
Schedule:  
 
Tuesday:              09:40-­‐12:30      P7                    
 
Recitations:    
   
Teaching  Assistant  for  this  course  is  Gönül  Ünal.  
 
Textbook:  
 
John  David  Jackson,  Classical  Electrodynamics,(3rded.,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,1999)  
 
Suggested  Books:  
 
Jack  Vanderlinde,  Classical  Electromagnetic  Theory,  (2nded.,KluwerAcademicPub.,2005)  
 
Asım  O.  Barut,  Electrodynamics  and  Classical  Theory  of  Fields  and  Particles,(2nded.,Dover,1980),  
 
Undergraduate  Level  Preparation:  
 
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David  J.  Griffiths,  Introduction  to  Electrodynamics,  4  ed.,  Pearson  Academic,  2012  
 
Grading:  
 
There  will  be  two  midterm  examinations  and  a  final.  Your  midterm  average  will  comprise  50%  each.  If  your  
midterm  average  is  greater  than  your  final,  the  midterm  average  and  the  final  will  contribute  60%  and  40  %,  
respectively,  to  your  final  grade;  otherwise  the  midterm  average  and  the  final  will  contribute  50%  each  to  your  
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final  grade.  
 
Exam  Dates  and  Places:  
 
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1  Midterm  Exam:    12  April,  Saturday    
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2  Midterm  Exam:  24  May,  Saturday    
Final  Exam:  TBA    
 
Course  Content:  
 
Electrostatics,  Magnetostatics  &  ElectroDynamics:  
 
 
v Review  of  elementary  concepts  in  electrostatics,  Gauss’s  Law,  Boundary  Conditions  and  Conductors,  
Laplace  and  Poisson  Equations  and  Uniqueness  of  solutions  with  Driclet  and  Neumann  boundary  
conditions.  
 
v Methods  of  Solving  Electrostatic  boundary  value  problems,  Method  of  Images,  Separation  of  Variables,  
Green’s  Functions.  
 

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I have not decided yet on the weight of the assigned HW-sets. They may well have an effect in the %15-%20 range, and
accordingly a reduction in the weights of the midterms and the final.
v Multipole  Expansions,  Electric  Fields  in  Matter,  Polarization,  Electric  Displacement,  Dielectrics.  
 
v Lorentz  Force  Law,  Biot-­‐Savart  Law,  Ampere’s  Law,  Vector  Potential,Magnetic  Fields  In  Matter,  
Magnetization  
 
v Electromotive  Force,  Electromagnetic  Induction,  Faraday’s  Law  &  Maxwell’s  Equations  
 
v Conservation  Law’s:  Continuity  Equation,  Poynting’s  theorem,  Conservation  of  Momentum  and  Angular  
Momentum  
 
 
v Electromagnetic  Waves  in  Vacuum  &  Matter,  Wave  Equations  for  E&B  fields,  Plane  Waves,  Absorption  
and  Dispersion,  Guided  Waves  &  Wave  Guides.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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