Fall 2022 - PHYS 421 D100
Electromagnetic Waves (3)
Class Number: 2006
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 19, 2022
Mon, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Michael Chen
mxchen@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5786
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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
- Homework, quizzes and tutorials 20%
- Midterms (2x20) 40%
- Final Exam 40%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
RequiredText:
Intro to Electrodynamics 4th edition
Author:Griffiths
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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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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