Course Syllabus

MWF Period 5 (11:45 AM - 12:35 PM), NPB 1002

Chunjing Jia

Email: chunjing@phys.ufl.edu

Office Hours: Tue 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Thu 4:00 - 5:00 PM 

Office: NPB 2312

TA

Davis Chen (dclover23@ufl.edu)

The second part of the two-semester sequence on standard undergraduate-level electromagnetism, this course covers time-dependent aspects, with a main focus on Maxwell’s equations in differential form and their applications.

PHY 2049 or equivalent, and PHY 3323 or equivalent

The text is the book by Griffiths: Introduction to Electrodynamics, (Fourth Edition). We will attempt to cover Chapters 6–11.  Recommended versions for the textbooks are: 4th edition from Cambridge Univ. Press, (2017) and 3rd edition from Pearson.

Week 1 (Aug 21): Fri, Review of E&M 1;

Week 2 (Aug 25): Mon, Ch 6.1; Wed, Ch 6.2; Fri. Ch 6.3 HW 1 post

Week 3 (Sep 1): Mon, holiday; Wed,  Ch 7.1.1; Fri, Ch 7.1.2 & 7.1.3;  

Week 4 (Sep 8): Mon, Ch 7.2.1 & 7.2.2, HW1 due; Wed, Ch 7.2.3 & 7.2.4, HW 2 post; Fri, Ch 7.3.1-7.3.4;

Week 5 (Sep 15): Mon, Ch 7.3.5; Wed, Ch 7.3.6; Fri, Ch 8.1;

Week 6 (Sep 22): Mon, Ch 8.2.1 & 8.2.2; Wed, Ch 8.2.3, HW 2 due; Fri, In-class Exam 1 (cover Ch 6 and 7)

Week 7 (Sep 29): Mon, Ch 8.2.4, HW 3 post; Wed, Ch 8.3; Fri, Ch 9.1.1;

Week 8 (Oct 6): Mon, Ch 9.1.2; Wed, Ch 9.1.3; Fri, Ch 9.2;

Week 9 (Oct 13): Mon, Ch 9.3, HW 3 due, HW 4 post; Wed, Ch 9.3; Fri, no class (homecoming); 

Week 10 (Oct 20): Mon, Ch 9.4; Wed, Ch 9.4; Fri, Ch 10.1.1, HW 4 due; 

Week 11 (Oct 27): Mon, In-class Exam 2 (cover Ch 8 and 9); Wed, Ch 10.1.2-10.2.1; Fri, Ch 10.2.2;

Week 12 (Nov 3): Mon, Ch 10.3.1; Wed, Ch 10.3.2, HW 5 post; Fri, Ch.10.3.2;

Week 13 (Nov 10): Mon, Ch 11.1.1; Wed, 11.1.2; Fri, Ch 11.1.3, HW 5 due, HW 6 post; 

Week 14 (Nov 17): Mon, Ch 11.2; Wed, Ch 11.3; Fri, no class;

Week 15 (Nov 24): Holiday

Week 16 (Dec 1): Mon, Review, HW 6 due; Wed, In-class Exam 3 (cover Ch 10 and 11);

Week 17: (Dec 9) Final exam, 10AM-12PM, NPB 1002

Homeworks and Exams

There will be 6 homework assignments, each corresponding to one chapter in Griffith. Homework will be collected in-class on the due date. Since we will be posting the solutions on eLearning right after the due date, late submission won’t be accepted. The lowest score of the 6 homework assignments will be dropped. Homework assignments count for 35% of the final score. 

There will be three in-class exams. The lowest score of the three will be dropped. Each in-class exam takes 20% of the final score. Final count for 25% of the final score.

Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found at: https://catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/academic-regulations/attendance-policies/.Links to an external site.Attendance will not be monitored; however, exam questions will mostly come from topics discussed in class.

For anyone missing one of the midterms due to an excused absence (illness with doctors note, organized U of F activity requiring your presence elsewhere), there will be a single makeup scheduled after classes end. 

If you are to miss the class on a due date for university-sanctioned activities, documented illness under care of a doctor, or verifiable family emergency, you may scan or print your homework to a pdf file and email it to the instructor before the class begins—with a document such as a letter from a faculty advisor of your student organization, a physician, or an attorney.

Current UF grading policies may be found at: https://catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/academicregulations/grades-grading-policies/#gradestext.Links to an external site.

The Guaranteed Point Range for this Class is in the following table.

Letter Grade Range:

A 100 % to 85 %

A-  79 % to 84.9 %

B+  73 % to 78.9 %

B  67 % to 72.9 %

B-  61 % to 66.9 %

C+  55 % to 60.9 %

C  49 % to 54.9 %

C-  43 % to 48.9 %

D+  37 % to 42.9 %

D  31 % to 36.9 %

D-  25 % to 30.9 %

F < 25 % 

Students with disabilities who experience learning barriers and would like to request academic accommodations should connect with the Disability Resource Center by visiting https://disability.ufl.edu/students/get-started/.Links to an external site. This class supports the needs of different learners; it is important for students to share their accommodation letter with their instructor and discuss their access needs as early as possible in the semester.

Students are expected to provide professional and respectful feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing course evaluations online via GatorEvals. Guidance on how to give feedback in a professional and respectful manner is available at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/students/.Links to an external site. Students will be notified when the evaluation period opens, and can complete evaluations through the email they receive from GatorEvals, in their Canvas course menu under GatorEvals, or via https://ufl.bluera.com/ufl/.Links to an external site. Summaries of course evaluation results are available to students at https://gatorevals.aa.ufl.edu/public-results/Links to an external site..

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Contact information for the Counseling andWellness Center: https://counseling.ufl.edu/, Links to an external site.392-1575. This center provides counseling and support as well as crisis and wellness services including a variety of workshops throughout the semester (e.g., Yappy Hour, Relaxation and Resilience).

The Dean of Students Office https://dso.ufl.edu/,Links to an external site. 392-1261, provides a variety of services to students and families, including Field and Fork (UF’s food pantry) and New Student and Family programs.

ONE.UF (https://one.uf.edu/)Links to an external site. is the home of all the student self-service applications, including access to Advising, the Bursar, 392-0181, Financial Aid, 392-1275, and the Registrar, 392-1374.