PHY 3323 Syllabus - UCF Physics

PHY3323-0001 Electricity & Magnetism I (84550)Fall 2012Instructor: Dr. Lee ChowPrerequisite:PHY2049 and MAP2302, or equivalent.Credit:3 credit hours.Textbook:“Introduction to Electrodynamics” 3rd Edition,(1999) by D. J. Griffiths (Prentice-Hall).This course is the first part of the required two semester Electricity & Magnetismcourse for Physics majors. E&M is one of the cornerstone courses for physics major. Itis fairly mathematical and can be learned only by practice.Homework, assigned and collected weekly, is a very important part of the course.Most home works are not easy and require students to struggle through the problem. It isquite normal to spend a large amount of time on homework. To help, I will organize aregular weekly problem solving session to be held in PS445 meeting room.Semester DatesClasses Begin Aug. 20Mid-term Oct. 10Withdraw deadline Oct. 29Veterans Day Nov. 12Thanksgiving Nov. 22-24Classes end Dec. 3FinalDec. 7 th , (7:00am – 9:50am)Office HourMonday, Wednesday 11:00am - 11:50am, Rm: PS445.Grade PolicyThe final grade will be decided based on:FinalMid-term examHomeworkQuizTotal200 points150 points150 points100 points600 points.

The grading scales are as follow. A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D and FTentative scheduleChapter 1 Aug. 20 – Sept. 5Chapter 2 Sept 7 – Sept 21Chapter 3 Sept. 24 - Oct. 8Chapter 4 Oct. 12 – Oct. 26Chapter 5 Oct. 29 – Nov. 14Chapter 6 Nov. 16 – Dec. 3