029:293 Plasma Physics II
General Course Information
| Professor | Gregory Howes |
| Office | 505 Van Allen Hall |
| Phone | (319) 335-1221 |
| gregory-howes {at} uiowa dot edu | |
| Office Hours | Tuesday 1:45-2:45pm Wednesday 1-3pm or by appointment |
| Catalog Description | Continuation of 029:194 (PHYS:4731); cold plasma waves, MHD stability, kinetic theory of plasmas, including Landau damping and velocity space instabilities; nonlinear evolution. |
| Meeting | Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 - 1:45 pm, 618 Van Allen Hall |
| Textbook | Required: D. A. Gurnett & A. Bhattacharjee, Introduction to Plasma Physics with Space and Laboratory Applications Optional: T. J. M. Boyd & J. J. Sanderson, The Physics of Plasmas |
| Exams | Two Midterm Exams: Thursday, Mar 14 and Thursday, Apr 25 Final Exam: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 7:30-9:30am, 618 VAN |
| Grading | Homework: 20% Two Midterm Exams: 20% each Final Exam: 40% |