Tentative Course Schedule:  EEL3472 – Fields I – Spring 2009

Month

Week

Day

Content

Assignments

Jan.

1

W 7

Course Introduction

Due dates TBD

F 9

 

 

2

M 12

Vector algebra & coordinate systems

H1 out

W 14

 

 

F 16

Vector calculus – Gauss/Stokes theorems

 

3

M 19

MLK holiday

 

W 21

 

H1 due

F 23

 

 

4

M 26

Electrostatics

 

W 28

 

 

F 30

 

 

Feb.

5

M 2

Electric fields in media

 

W 4

 

 

F 6

 

 

6

M 9

Electrostatic boundary-value problems

 

W 11

 

 

F 13

 

 

7

M 16

Exam 1 prep

 

W 18

Exam 1

 

F 20

Exam 1 review

 

8

M 23

Electric current

 

W 25

 

 

F 27

 

 

Mar.

9

M 2

Magnetostatics

 

W 4

 

 

F 6

 

 

10

M 9

SPRING BREAK

 

W 11

 

F 13

 

11

M 16

Magnetic force and torque

 

W 18

 

 

F 20

 

 

12

M 23

Induction

 

W 25

 

 

F 27

 

 

13

M 30

Maxwell’s equations

 

Apr.

W 1

 

 

F 3

 

 

14

M 6

Exam 2 prep

 

W 8

Exam 2

 

F 10

Exam 2 due

 

15

M 13

Electromagnetic waves

 

W 15

 

 

F 17

 

 

16

M 20

Review

 

W 22

 

 

F 24

 

 

17

M 27

Final Exam week –

Date/time of final exam TBD

 

W 29

 

May

F 1