The course is directly taken from the text, "Introduction to
Electrodynamics", by D J Griffiths (3rd Edition). However, the
2nd Edition is okay (different page numbering etc.), there is
one copy of 3rd and 2nd edition on closed reserve at the
Mathematics and Physical Science Library. The text may be
purchased from the UWA bookshop. The course outline below
details the relevant chapters (and pages) that covers the
course. However, these sections sometimes go into more detail
(or less) than is necessary for the examination, this will be
distinguished in the lectures.
1. Quasi-static form of Maxwell's Equations in vacuum,
electric and
magnetic potentials. (Revision of 2nd Year)
Lecture 1: Electrostatics: CH2 page: 58-87
Lecture 2: Magnetostatics: CH5 page: 202-240
2. Dynamic form of Maxwell's Equations in vacuum, electric
and magnetic
potentials. (Revision of 2nd Year)
Lecture 3: Faradays Law: CH7 page: 301-304. Complete
Maxwell's
equations in vacuum: CH7 page: 321-328.
The potential formulation for time varying fields: CH 10
page: 416-422.
3. Complete Maxwell's Equations in matter.
Lecture 4-6: Electric fields in matter: CH4 page: 160-183.
Define
electric dipole CH3 page: 146-150. Define magnetic dipole
moment CH5
page: 242-244. Magnetic fields in matter: CH6 page: 263-271,
274-275.
Lecture 6: Generalizing Maxwell's equations in matter: CH7
page
328-330. Boundary Conditions: CH7 page 331-333.
4. Physical properties of electromagnetic waves.
Lecture 7-8: Electromagnetic waves in vacuum and
non-conducting linear
media: CH9 page 375-380, 382-3.
Lecture 9-10: Reflection and transmission between two
non-conducting
media: CH9 page 384-392.
Lecture 11-12: Electromagnetic energy and momentum, Poynting
vector,
stress tensor: CH8 page: 345-356: CH9 page 380-382, 391.
Lecture 13: Electromagnetic waves in conductors: CH9 page
392-396.
Lecture 14: Reflection of a conducting surface: CH9 page
396-398.
Lecture 15: Frequency dependence of permittivity: CH9 page
398-404
Lecture 16: Guided waves: CH9 page 405-411.
5. Special Relativity and Electrodynamics.
Lecture 17: Lorentz Transformation, 4 vectors and tensors:
CH12 page
500-502.
Lecture 17-18: Relativistic Electrodynamics and the Field
Tensor: CH12
page 522-541.