Welcome to PHY 482
Electrodynamics
Prof. Danny Caballero
Course Activities
- Projects:
- 2 of them; Mar 3 & May 1 - 20% each
- In-Class Quizzes:
- 7 of them; Every other Friday; 1 dropped - 20%
- Homework:
- 14 of them; Due on Mondays; 1 dropped - 40%
- Clickers:
- Pure Extra Credit - up to 5% bonus
Much more detail on website
Learning is a social and collaborative act!
Homework Help Session
Evening session once per week (Location TBD)
Question to you: When should we do this?
- Wednesdays 4-5pm
- Wednesdays 5pm-6pm
- Thursdays 4pm-5pm
- Thursdays 5-6pm
Times restricted by classroom availability
Reminder: Homework is due on Mondays (expect this first one).
This Week!!!
Stay up-to-date by checking website, calendar, and discussion forum regularly.
Computational Homework problems
- We will be using Python on homework problems this semester.
- Installation instructions appear on the piazza site.
- Homework solutions should take the form of a Jupyter notebook, which you can print to PDF and turn in.
- If you get stuck somewhere, post on piazza, so your classmates benefit from your question.
Projects
Individual Project (Mar. 3)
- Literature review of some interesting topic in E&M (3-4 pages)
- Homework questions will support you on this
- See syllabus for sample questions
- Paper should be typed, inline references, bibliography, etc.
- Evaluation rubric will be ready in a couple of weeks
Projects
Pair Project (May 1)
- Poster presentation of an original contribution (theory and computation)
- Homework questions will support you on this
- See syllabus for sample questions
- Can be something that has been done before that you just extend
- Evaluation rubric will be ready in a few weeks
- There will be a significant self-evaluation component to this also
What do you think PHY 482 is about?
Electromagnetism is the foundational field theory of physics
Think about everything you already know about electromagnetism (it's a lot already!).
Work with a partner to map out the electromagnetism concepts that you know and how they are related to each other.
Welcome to PHY 482
Electrodynamics
Prof. Danny Caballero