Course Syllabus pdf file

Lecture notes

Lecture 1, 2 and 3 Maxwell equations, E-M waves

Lecture 4 review of chapter 31, and circular polarization

Lecture 5 Reflection, plane mirror

Lecture 6 Reflection, spherical mirrors

Lecture 7 Refraction

Lecture 8 Thin lens

Lecture 9, 10 Light as waves: interference (I) and (II)

Lecture 11 Light diffraction (I)

Lecture 12 Light diffraction (II)

Lecture 13 Light polarization

Lecture 14 Background of special relativity

Lecture 15 Lorentz transformation

Lecture 16 Time dilation and length contraction

Lecture 17 Relativistic mechanics

Lecture 18 Doppler effect, 4-vector

Howework assignment

HW 1. Chapter 31: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, due on Wed Jan 18, Solution_1.

HW 2. Chapter 31: 22, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32, 43, 48, 52, 62, due on Wed. Jan 25. Solution_2.

HW 3. Chapter 32: 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, due on Wed. Feb 1. Solution_3.

HW 4. Chapter 32: 33, 43, 49, 53, 55, 56, 59, 60, due on Wed., Feb 9.

HW 5. Chapter 34: 1, 4, 8, 16, 18, 19, 27, 37, 40, due on Friday Feb 24.

HW 6. Chapter 35: 2, 11, 14, 20, 26, 33, 37, 40, 44, 49, 55, 61 Friday March 2.

HW 7 Chapter 36: 5, 12, 23, 29, 31, 37, 44, 46, 55, 60, 64, 66, 68, due Friday March 16.

Midterm and Final

Midterm the pdf file . Solution .


Final the pdf file . Solution_TBA .

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