The following are links to information on assignments, exams, handouts and other course-related materials

| Course Syllabus | General Remarks | Homework Assignments | Homework Solutions | Lecture and Demo stuff | News and Misc. | Tutor and Graders |


Course Syllabus

Select this link to view the schedule of lectures, readings, exams and assignments. The syllabus also includes information on course grading policies and general information.


Some Comments and Reflections...

A few philosophical comments on the purpose of this course and how to approach it . . .


Help Sessions

Professor Chen will be holding regular E&M help sessions on Sunday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30. The location will be Thomas-Garrett 101. Remember, the purpose of these sessions is to answer questions and conduct review for those who need help. The sessions don't work very well if people just show up with the intent of having the homework done for them!

Final Exam Review

Professor Donnelly will hold a final pre-exam E&M review session on Wednesday evening 12/16 from 7 to 9 pm. The location will be Galileo Edwards. The format will be the same as the review for the second midterm. Be there or be square.


Random Supplementary Material from Lectures and Classes...

About Programs on the server...

As mentioned in lecture, the Macintosh visualization programs EM Field and Electric Field Hockey are available on the KATO.MAC applications server, in the Physics folder. Have fun!

Supplementary Notes from Lecture on the Polarizability and Conductivity of Materials...

Supplementary Notes on the Derivation of Ampere's Law...

Lorentz Transformation of EM Fields (from lecture #13)

Floating Ring Demo Explanation from Lecture #15...

Strategies for Calculating Inductance from Lecture #15...

Summary of Maxwell's Equations in final form...

Derivation of the Electromagnetic Wave Equation...

Supplementary Discussion on EM Energy Conservation...

Quicktime Movie of a Radiating EM Dipole...

Quicktime Movie of an EM Plane Wave...

Examples of Diffraction by Various 2-D Apertures...

Animations of Diffraction Grating Phasors


Homework Solutions


The following link will take you to the library of electronic reserve archives, including the Physics 51 homework solution keys:

Physics 51 Homework Solutions - Library Electronic Reserve

The solutions are also available in hard copy form at the reserve desk in Sprague Library.


Course Graders and Tutors


The following students have been designated as homework graders and tutors for Physics 51:

Tutors

Graders

[Note: If you have a problem or dispute concerning a homework grading issue, please bring it up with your recitation instructor. We are providing you with this grader information so that you can easily get back graded homework before exams, not so that you can more easily hassle them :-) ]


Links to the professors teaching Physics 51:
|Chen Home Page |Donnelly Home Page |Lyzenga Home Page |Sparks Home Page |Townsend Home Page|

Last updated 12/03/98.