PHY4323 Ref#2371; 3 hrs;

MW 4:00 - 5:15 PM; Room:248

Instructor: Dr. J.E. Touma (jtouma1@uwf.edu) Oce Hours: Before/after class and by appointment. Course Title/Hours: Electricity & Magnetism I / 3 Semester Hours Textbook: Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd Edition David J. Griths Addison Wesley, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-80532b-X. Pre/Co- requisites : PHY 2049, PHY 4113 and 4144 Course Description: Electricity & Magnetism I is the rst of a two-semester sequence of courses on Classical Electricity & Magnetism. This is a theoretical physics course. The principal topics covered in this course are vector analysis, electrostatics, electric eld in matter, magnetostatics, magnetic elds in matter. Course Outline: Chapter 2: Electrostatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx 5 class sessions Chapter 3: Special Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx 5 class sessions First Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 class session Chapter 4 Electric Fields in Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . approx 5 class sessions Chapter 5: Magnetostatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx 5 class sessions Second Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 class session Chapter 6: Magnetic Fields in Matter . . . . . . . . approx 4 class sessions Review: Review for nal exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx 2 class sessions Final Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 class session Grade Policy: There will be two (2) midterm exams, one nal exam, and homework assignments. Each of the midterm exams is worth 20% of the nal grade; the homework is worth 30% of the nal grade; the nal exam is worth 30% of the nal grade. Grading: The following is the grading scale for the course: 100 > A 90 90 > A- 87 87 > B+ 84 84 > B 80 80 > B- 77 77 > C+ 74 74 > C 70 70 > C- 67 67 > D 60 60 > F

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Homework: Submission of homework must be before the set deadline: A copy shall be turned in class and a scanned copy shall be submitted to Dropbox as a PDF document. Homework must be presented in a neat, clear, and legible fashion. You must show all steps leading to the solution. Your name should appear on the top of each page. Staple pages together. I know that students are resourceful and solutions to certain problems, if not all problems, are available. Please, do the problems on your own rst, then check your answers with a refernce. All work must be shown to receive full credit. Critical steps that are skipped and are not obvious will result in points taken o. Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the student must be able to analyze electrostatics and magnetostatics phenomena, understand the basic concepts of electrodynamics. They will be able to solve complex EM problems by studying the appropriate integral and partial dierential equations describing EM phenomena. Additionally: In accordance with the general educational mission, you are here to learn new analytical tools that will serve you well in a broad range of professions. The course will generate interest for a deeper understanding of nature. Along the way of mastering the subject you will learn how to use physics to analyze and solve many practical problems. Specically, a student who masters this subject will have the following skills The ability to model reality in terms of abstract objects and physical laws. The ability to express these models verbally. The ability to express these models graphically. The ability to express these models mathematically. The ability to manage complexity in terms of distinct and simpler concepts. As you can see from the above schedule, I wont dedicate special time for the rst chapter, which is mathematical in nature and you should have had the material as a prerequisite. Instead, I will discuss the mathematical tecnhiques in detail as we need them while progressing through the material. Academic Honesty: As members of the University of West Florida, we commit ourselves to honesty. As we strive for excellence in performance, integrity, personal and institutional,is our most precious asset. Honesty in our academic work is vital, and we will not knowingly act in ways that erode that integrity. Accordingly, we pledge not to cheat, nor to tolerate cheating, nor to plagiarize the work of others. We pledge to share community resources in ways that are responsible and that comply with established policies of fairness. Cooperation and competition are means to high achievement and are encouraged. Indeed, cooperation is expected unless our directive is to individual performance. We will compete constructively and professionally for the purpose of stimulating high performance standards. Finally, we accept adherence to this set of expectations for academic conduct as a condition of membership in the UWF academic community. Extra Help: The Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) at the University of West Florida supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, please notify the instructor or the

SDRC as soon as possible. You may contact the SDRC oce by e-mail at sdrc@uwf.edu or by phone at (850) 474-2387. Appropriate academic accommodations will be determined based on the documented needs of the individual. SDRC will provide the student with a letter for the instructor that will specify any recommended accommodations. University Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend classes regularly. A student who incurs an excessive number of absences may be withdrawn from a class at the discretion of the professor. Important Dates: MLK Day - No Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/16 Withdrawal deadline (Grade W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16 First Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . week of 2/13 (Tentative) Spring Vacation - no classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18 - 3/25 Second Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . week of 3/26 (Tentative) Course Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2 - 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm