Problem Sets for Physics 3201
Problems
Problem Set 1
Basic vector calculus, introduction to electric fields.
Problem Set 2
Divergence, gradient, curl, and Gauss’ law.
Problem Set 3
Gauss’ law and the electric potential.
Problem Set 4
Work and energy in electric fields, spherical coordinates, 1-D delta functions.
Problem Set 5
3-D Delta functions; conductors.
Problem Set 6
Laplace’s equation; method of images.
Problem Set 7
Numerical methods for Laplace’s equation.
Problem Set 8
Separation of variables.
Problem Set 9
More on separation of variables; dipole moment and
multipole
expansions.
Problem Set 10
More on
multipoles
; Electrostatics in dielectric
materials.
Problem Set 11
More Electrostatics.
Problem Set 12
Electrostatic energy and force; magnetic field basics.
Problem Set 13
Magnetic fields and dipoles; Magnetostatics in magnetic materials.
Solutions
Problem Set
1
Hand-written solutions
in
pdf
format.
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 4
Problem Set 5
Exam 1
Includes exam and solutions
Problem Set 6
Problem Set 7
Problem Set 8
Problem Set 9
Problem Set 10
Exam 2
Includes exam and solutions
Problem Set 11
Problem Set 12
Problem Set 13
Final Exam
Includes exam and solutions