Text: Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, Third Edition
Lecturer: Dr. Paul H. Cox
Office: Hill 211
Phone: (361) 593-2623; or department phone 2618
email: phcox@tamuk.edu
Scheduled office hours: MWF 10:00-10:50, 12:10-12:50; TT 10:00-12:20
Unscheduled office hours by appointment
Informal office hours whenever in (most days beginning by 3)
Tests and Grading:
In-term exam(s) (date(s) TBA) will count at least 25%
Cumulative final will count 25%
Problems and Participation will count at least 25%
The immediate evaluation of graded work will be mainly an evaluation
of what fraction of the whole problem you did well. That fraction is seldom
commensurate with a 90%=A to 59%=F scale; about half right is often a respectable
result, especially considering time constraints. Hence, total of the point
scores will be curved at semester end, unless that would produce downward
revisions.
Most exam material will be problems. Partial credit will be given when
earned, but relevant steps must be shown to receive full credit for correct
answers. Multiple-choice or other short-answer question forms might be
used.
Make-up arrangements will depend on circumstances; these must be discussed
as soon as possible: before the scheduled exam time if possible.
Problems will be selected and announced as they become appropriate,
to be due approximately 1 week (sometimes more) later.
We will progress through the indicated text, I trust covering to Ch.
7 at least. Ch. 9 and 10 include the fancy stuff; it would be nice to get
that far.