GENERAL INFORMATION

Instructor: Marianna Safronova

Research fields: Theoretical Atomic Physics & Quantum Computation

Office hours: Tuesday 12.30-2.30 and Wednesday 1.30-2.30.

Spring 2004 Schedule: MWF 304 Gore Hall 12.20-1.10

Goals of the course

Learn fundamentals of electromagnetic theory
Aid in preparation to qualifying exam
Aid in student’s research

Textbook

Charles Brau, Modern problems in classical electrodynamics.
This book is placed on reserve at the Physics Library.
Other textbooks

J.D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics
L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, The classical theory of fields

Homework

Homework is assigned ones a week, on Wednesday.
It is due in one week, next Wednesday.
Late homework policy: it is best to always return it on time.
MAXIMUM number of late homeworks: 1 (no more than a week late). No explanation or notification is needed.
Homework will be graded and returned in one week.

Quizzes

Occasional quizzes will be given throughout the semester.
The purpose of the quizzes is to access the familiarity of the class with specific topics and the progress of the course.

Exams & Grades

There will be two open book midterm exams.
They are tentatively scheduled on March 8 and April 14.
There will be a research project instead of the final exam.
The total grade is determined from the homework, midterms, quizzes and the research project.
Homework contributes 30%.
Each midterm contributes 20%.
Quizzes contribute 10%.
Research project contributes 20%.