Homework assignments:

You may collaborate on your HW, but not on your exams.
However, you must list all references, collaborations, and other sources, if any, for your HW solutions.

HW#1  Due 19 September.
Jackson 9.1, 9.14, 9.16, and 9.17, and also 9.6, and 9.12. 

HW#2  Due 5 October.
In-class problem 1:  For TM scattering from a perfectly conducting cylinder, as discussed in class, compute the radial component of the electric field and show that it does not contribute to dσ/dφ.
In-class problem 2:  Work out the electric and magnetic fields for scattering from a perfectly conducting cylinder with incident electric polarization parallel to the cylinder axis.  Compute dσ/dφ and σ as series.  Evaluate and plot the dominant terms for dσ/dφ.
In-class problem 3:  Resolve the apparent disparity between the two series expressions for vector plane waves discussed in class.  That is to say, show the two expressions are equal!
In-class problem 4:  Construct a table of differential cross-sections for all the various incident and observed circular polarizations for scattering due to a small dielectric sphere.  (Assume the sphere does not have an induced magnetic dipole moment.)
Jackson 10.1, 10.8, 10.12. 
And finally, show the orthogonality of spherical Bessel functions as given here. 

HW#3  Due 31 October.
Jackson 14.2, 14.5, 14.6, 16.1, 16.2. 

HW#4  Due 5 December.
Jackson 11.3, 11.5, 11.11, 11.12, 11.17, 11.18, 12.1, 12.16.
In-class problem 5:  Assuming only a conserved, symmetric, traceless energy-momentum tensor θ_μν, construct all conserved rank 2 tensor currents of the form x^α x^β  θ_μν with suitably chosen contractions of indices. 

HW#5  Not to be graded.
Jackson 8.2, 8.5, 8.7, 8.9, 8.14, 8.17.