Physics 106C - Spring 2009
ELECTRODYNAMICS
Tuesday and Thursday
10:30am - noon
107 Downs

Midterm Exam Solutions are here.

Last year’s final exam is here.

THE FINAL EXAM IS HERE. DO NOT DOWNLOAD UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO TAKE IT.

 

Instructor

Prof. Jim Eisenstein

 

129 Sloan Annex

 

x4649

 

jpe at caltech.edu

Office Hour:  Tuesdays 1:00 to 2:00 pm

Teaching Assistants

Jaewon Song, jaewon at caltech.edu
Chien-Yao Tseng, chienyao at caltech.edu
Huan Yang, huan.yang07 at gmail.com

Cameron Hughes,  chughes at caltech.edu
Peter Hung, peterh at caltech.edu (examples sessions)

TA Office Hours

Office hours: Thursday 7-8pm, 425 Lauritsen

Example sessions: Wednesday, 10-11pm, 107 Downs.

 

General Course Information

The second half of Ph 106b and all of Ph 106c are devoted to electricity and magnetism.  We will follow the book by Griffiths, beginning with Chapter 2, "Electrostatics". I am assuming that the material in Chapter 1 , "Vector Analysis", is familiar to you.  If not, you should study it.

 

Homework: Due at 4pm on Fridays.  Place in tray outside Room 114 Sloan Annex.

Late Homework Policy: Extensions can be requested of the TA's, in advance of the assigment due date.  Assignments that are no more than 1 week late will receive 50% credit. 1 week late means by 4pm on the Friday following the one on which the set was originally due. 

You are welcome to turn in partial homework sets, either on time or within the 1 week late period.  However, you may not turn in some problems on time and some late; the late ones will not be accepted. In other words, for each problem set, you have one shot at turning in your work; judge for yourself how best to maximize your score.

Extensions require a good excuse (family or health emergency, etc).  A letter from the Dean, a health official, resident head, etc., may be required. 

There is one "free late" for problem sets in Phys 106c. 

Attendance:  You are strongly urged to attend class regularly.  There will be material presented in class which is neither in the book nor on the homework.  Such material may appear on the exams.

Exams:  There will be a midterm and a final exam in Physics 106c.  The exams will be take-home style. You may consult your text (Griffiths), your class notes and graded problem sets and solutions posted on this website.  If you missed a class you may use the notes taken by another willing student.  No other written material may be consulted.  No electronic symbolic math engines (e.g. Mathematica) may be used during the exam.

Grading: Grades in Ph106c will be determined by your homework, midterm and final exam scores; weighted equally.

Homework Assignments:

Set 1

Due Friday, April 10

Set 1 Solutions

Set 2

Due Friday, April 17

Set 2 Solutions

Set 3

Due Friday, April 24

Set 3 Solutions

Set 4

Due Friday, May 1

Set 4 Solutions

Set 5

Due Friday, May 8

Set 5 Solutions

Set 6

Due Friday, May 15

Set 6 Solutions

Set 7

Due Friday, May 29

Set 7 Solutions