PHYS:7729 Plasma Physics II
General Course Information
| Professor | Gregory Howes |
| Office | 412 Van Allen Hall |
| Phone | (319) 335-1221 |
| gregory-howes {at} uiowa dot edu | |
| Office Hours | Thursday 10:45-12:15pm Friday 10:00am-11:30am or by appointment |
| Catalog Description | Continuation of PHYS:4731; cold plasma waves, MHD stability, kinetic theory of plasmas, including Landau damping and velocity space instabilities; nonlinear evolution. |
| Course Modality | Synchronous Online Course Lectures will be held live on Zoom on the scheduled dates and times Zoom Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92467721127?pwd=c0twMHQwWGFKTXpabUt5RWVCTHYvZz09 Meeting ID: 924 6772 1127 Passcode: 7729 |
| Meeting | Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30am- 0:45am, Synchronous Zoom teleconference |
| 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 Take-Home Midterm Exams: Due Friday, Mar 19 and Friday, Apr 23 at 5:00pm Take-Home Final Exam: Due Wednesday, May 12 at 5:00pm |
| Grading | Homework: 20% Two Midterm Exams: 20% each Final Exam: 40% |