ClassicalElectrodynamics

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Classhours:Tue.3,Fri.3,4
C ass ou s ue 3, 3,
Location:H2101

ShihHungChen()
Dept of Phys NCU
Dept.ofPhys.,NCU
Office:S4617
Ext.number:65368
Officehours:Thu.10:0012:00AM

TA: (S4713,Ext.65392)

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 What is Classical Electrodynamics?
WhatisClassicalElectrodynamics?
ClassicalElectrodynamicsisthescienceof
electromagneticphenomenainmacroscopic
l i h i i systems.
Theclassicalfieldisthemeanfield,inthesenseof
quantumtheory.(Theuncertaintyofthefieldisverysmall
comparedtothemeanfield.)
AllthesephenomenaaregovernedbyMaxwells
equations,equationsofmotionsandcharge
conservationlaw.
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Thespecialrelativityisessentialinthestudy.
Inthestudy,thesystemisassumedtobelinear.The
linear superposition is the basic concept for almost all
linearsuperpositionisthebasicconceptforalmostall
theoryinthecourse.
 Whydoweneedtolearn
electrodynamics?
Materialproperties
Electronicdevices
Communication & power transmission
Communication&powertransmission
Energysources
Spacescienceandthesolarsystem
High energy physics
Highenergyphysics
...
 Prerequisite Knowledge
PrerequisiteKnowledge
FundamentalElectromagnetism
Calculus
Vector(Tensor)Analysis
Ordinary Differential Equation and Partial
OrdinaryDifferentialEquationandPartial
DifferentialEquation
ComplexAnalysis
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Keepinmindthatdontmixupmathematic
operationsandthestudyofphysics!
Contents of the Course
ContentsoftheCourse
Unitsystems
Unit systems
Electrostatics
Boundaryvaluedproblems
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Dielectrics
Magnetostatics
Electrodynamics
Specialrelativity
Specialtopics
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Wavepropagation,radiationet
al.
 References
Cl i l l d i (3rdd Ed.),
J.D.Jackson,ClassicalElectrodynamics
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JohnWiley&Sons,1999.
G.L.PollackandD.R.Stump,Electromagnetism,
AddisonWesley,2002.
G.B.Arfken andH.J.Weber,Mathematics
MethodsforPhysicists (5th Ed.),AcademicPress,
2001.

Thelecturenotescanbeaccessedvia:
http://ptsl.phy.ncu.edu.tw/ shchen/Electrodynamics/
http://ptsl.phy.ncu.edu.tw/~shchen/Electrodynamics/
 Targets of the Course
TargetsoftheCourse
Pleasereadthelecturenotesbeforeclasses.
Wewillfinishreadingchaps.1
We will finish reading chaps. 1 6ofJackson
6 of Jacksonss
bookduringthesemester.

Evaluations:
Bookstudyandassignment 20%
Threeexams90%