PH 308 Electromagnetic Theory 1 (Spring 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Prof. Archana Pai Course Type: Core Pre-requisites: PH 108, MA 207 Course Content: Electrostatics from PH108, Green's function for electrostatic potentials, Solutions to Laplace's equation in various configurations, Dielectrics, Magnetostatics, Electrodynamics, Conservation Laws, Potential Formulation of Rlectrodynamics, Radiation, Relativistic Electrodynamics. Other Topics Covered: Crystal Structure, Free Electron Theory of Metals, Quantum Theory of Energy Bands in Solids, Semi-classical Model of Electron Dynamics, Lattice Vibrations, Semiconductors, dHvA effect, Cyclotron, Hall effect, Transport Phenomena (Conductivity, Magneto-resistance), Fermi Surfaces - ALL in great detail! Books: Classical Electrodynamics - J.D. Jackson, Introduction to Electrodynamics - David Griffiths, Radiative Processes in Astrophysics - Rybicki & Lightman Lectures: 80% attendance rule was nominally followed. Everything was tau...