Fall 2021 - PHYS 421 D100
Electromagnetic Waves (3)
Class Number: 1807
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 19, 2021
Sun, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Mike Hayden
mhayden@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4845
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 321 (no substitution); PHYS 255 or ENSC 380, both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of PHYS 321: properties of electromagnetic waves and their interaction with matter. Transmission lines and waveguides; antennas, radiation and scattering; propagation of electromagnetic waves in free space and in matter; reflection and refraction at boundaries; polarization, interference and diffraction. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Outline (times are approximate)
Week 1 Review of time-varying fields and Maxwell's equations
Week 2,3 Conservation laws: charge, energy, momentum
Week 4,5,6,7 Electromagnetic waves
Week 8,9 Waveguides, transmission lines
Week 10,11 Potentials and fields of charges in motion
Week 12,13 Radiation and antennas
Grading
- Midterm I 15%
- Midterm II 15%
- Assignments and Tutorials 10%
- Final Exam 60%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
RequiredText:
Intro to Electrodynamics 4th edition
Author:Griffiths
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021
Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place. Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
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Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.