PHYS:7729 Plasma Physics II
General Course Information
| Professor | Gregory Howes |
| Office | 213 Van Allen Hall |
| Phone | (319) 335-1221 |
| gregory-howes {at} uiowa dot edu | |
| Office Hours | Tuesday 1:45-2:45pm Wednesday 9:45am-11:45am 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. |
| Meeting | Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30- 1:45pm, 172 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, Feb 27 and Thursday, Apr 17 Final Exam: TBD |
| Grading | Homework: 20% Two Midterm Exams: 20% each Final Exam: 40% |