INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRODYNAMICS

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMAGNETISM

Lectured by Prof. Tsun-Hsu Chang (張存續教授) at National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Teaching Assistants: Hung-Chun Hsu (許弘竣), Yi-Wen Lin (林怡雯), Wei-Chi Aeneas Hsu (許為吉)

*The content of this course is based on the book written by David J. Griffiths (Fourth Edition, Reed College).

FALL SEMESTER (Syllabus_fall)

Lectures

TA sessions

Chap.1

Vector Analysis

LectureNotes Supplement

1.1 Vector Algebra

1.2 Differential Calculus

1.3 Integral Calculus

1.4 Curvilinear Coordinates

Video 1.1

Video 1.2 (part I), (part II)

Video 1.3 (part I), (part II)

Video 1.4

1. Definition of vector: Video 1.1

2. Introduction of Tensor: Video 1.2

3. Levi-Civita Symbol: Video 1.3

4. Curvilinear coordinates: Video 1.4

5. Solutions to exercises: EM01_exercises

6. Quiz 1: EM01_quiz

1.5 The Dirac Delta Function

1.6 The Theory of Vector Fields

Video 1.5 & 1.6

Chap. 2

Electrostatics

LectureNotes Supplement

2.1 The Electric Field

2.2 Divergence and Curl of Electrostatic Fields

2.3 Electric Potential

2.4 Work and Energy in Electrostatics

2.5 Conductors

Video 2.1

Video 2.2 (part I), (part II)

Video 2.3 (part I), (part II)

Video 2.4

Video 2.5

1. Solutions to exercises: EM02_exercises

2. Quiz 2: EM02_quiz

Chap.3

Special Techniques

LectureNotes Supplement

3.1 Laplace’s Equation

3.2 The Method of Images

3.3 Separation of Variables

3.4 Multipole Expansion

Video 3.1

Video 3.2

Video 3.3 (part I), (part II),

(part III), (part IV)

Video 3.4

1. Video 3

2. Solutions to exercises: EM03_exercises

Chap. 4

Electric Field in Matters

LectureNotes Supplement

Review

4.1 Polarization

4.2 The Field of a Polarized Object

4.3 The Electric Displacement

4.4 Linear Dielectrics

Video 4.1

Video 4.2

Video 4.3

Video 4.4 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 4

2. Solutions to exercises: EM04_exercises

3. Quiz 3: EM03_quiz

Chap. 5

Magnetostatics

LectureNotes Supplement

5.1 The Lorentz Force Law

5.2 The Biot-Savart Law

5.3 The Divergence and Curl of B

5.4 Magnetic Vector Potential

1. Video 5

2. Solutions to exercises: EM05_exercises

3. Quiz 4: EM04_quiz

Chap. 6

Magnetic Field in Matters

LectureNotes Supplement

6.1 Magnetization

6.2 The Field of a Magnetized Object

6.3 The Auxiliary Field H

6.4 Linear and Nonlinear Media

1. Video 6

2. Solutions to exercises: EM06_exercises

Chap. 7

Electrodynamics (Part I)

LectureNotes Supplement

7.1 Electromotive Force

Video 7.1 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 7

2. Solutions to exercises: EM07_exercises

Previous exam

2005 fall midterm, 2005 fall final

2006 fall midterm, 2006 fall final

2007 fall midterm, 2007 fall final

2008 fall midterm I, 2008 fall midterm II, 2008 fall final

2017 fall midterm, 2017 fall final

2018 fall midterm, 2018 fall final

2022 fall midterm, 2022 fall final

SPRING SEMESTER (Syllabus_spring, 上課進度更新)

Lectures

TA sessions

Chap.7

Electrodynamics (Part II)

LectureNotes Supplement I Supplement II

7.2 Electromagnetic Induction

7.3 Maxwell’s Equations

Video 7.2 (part I), (part II),

(part III)

Video 7.3

1. Video 7

2. Solutions to exercises: EM07_exercises

Chap. 8

Conservation Laws

LectureNotes Supplement

8.1 Charge and Energy

8.2 Momentum

Video 8.1

Video 8.2 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 8

2. Solutions to exercises: EM08_exercises

Chap.9

Electromagnetic Waves

LectureNotes Supplement

9.1 Waves in One Dimension

9.2 Electromagnetic Waves in Vacuum

9.3 Electromagnetic Waves in Matter

9.4 Absorption and Dispersion

9.5 Guided Waves

Video 9.1

Video 9.2

Video 9.3 (part I), (part II)

Video 9.4 (part I), (part II)

Video 9.5

1. Video 9

2. Solutions to exercises: EM09_exercises

Chap. 10

Potentials and Fields

LectureNotes Supplement

10.1 The Potential Formulation

10.2 Continuous Distributions

10.3 Point Charges

Video 10.1

Video 10.2

Video 10.3 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 10

2. Solutions to exercises: EM010_exercises

Chap. 11

Radiation

LectureNotes Supplement

11.1 Dipole Radiation

11.2 Point Charges

Video 11.1 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 11

2. Solutions to exercises: EM11_exercises

Chap. 12

Electrodynamics and Relativity

LectureNotes Supplement

12.1 The Special Theory of Relativity

12.2 Relativistic Mechanics

12.3 Relativistic Electrodynamics

Video 12.1 (part I), (part II)

Video 12.2 (part I), (part II)

Video 12.3 (part I), (part II)

1. Video 12

2. Solutions to exercises: EM12_exercises

Previous exam

2005 spring midterm, 2005 spring final

2006 spring midterm I, 2006 spring midterm II, 2006 spring final

2007 spring midterm I, 2007 spring midterm II, 2007 spring final

2008 spring midterm, 2008 spring final

2017 spring midterm, 2017 spring final

2018 spring midterm, 2018 spring final

2022 spring midterm, 2022 spring final