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  • Ian Balitsky
    Old Dominion University
    Physics Department
    4600 Elkhorn Ave
    Norfolk, VA 23529
Physics 453/553: Electromagnetic Radiation and Optics

Course Information:

  • Lectures:
    Physics & Oceanography Building, rm 303, TR 15:00-16:45

  • Office Hours:
    Physics & Oceanography Building, rm 323, TR 13:00-15:00

  • TextBook(s):
    D.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd ed., (Prentis Hall, 1999) - chapters 7-11
    W. Greiner, Classical Electrodynamics.

  • Course Syllabus:    PDF File

  • Lecture Notes:
    Part 1
    Part 2
    Part 3
    Part 4


  • Midterm 1:
    Tue Sept 30 , 15:00-16:15, Room 303
    Solution

  • Midterm 2:
    Tue Nov 11 , 15:00-16:15, Room 303
    Solution

  • Final exam:
    Saturday Dec 6 , 15:45-18:45, Room 303
    Solution

  • HW assignment 1 - pr. 7.8 and 7.18 from Griffiths (3rd ed.)
    Solution

  • HW assignment 2 - pr. 7.20 and 7.32 from Griffiths (3rd ed.)
    Solution

  • HW assignment 3 - pr. 7.42 and 8.2 from Griffiths (Hint for part (d) of pr. 7.42: use eq. 5.68)
    Solution

  • HW assignment 4 - pr. 8.6 from Griffiths

  • HW assignment 5 - pr. 9.9 from Griffiths

  • HW assignment 6 - pr. 9.34 from Griffiths
    Solution

  • HW assignment 7 - find R and T (and check that R+T=1) for pr. 9.16 from Griffiths
    Solution

  • HW assignment 8
    Solution

  • HW assignment 9 - pr. 9.29 from Griffiths
    Solution

  • HW assignment 10 - pr. 10.3 and 10.5 from Griffiths

  • HW assignment 11 - pr. 10.13 from Griffiths. Due Tue Nov 25 anytime before the lecture

  • HW assignment 12 - pr. 11.4 from Griffiths. Due Tue Dec 2 anytime before the lecture

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