PHYS 259
Electricity and Magnetism (for students in Engineering)
Electric and magnetic fields related to charges and current through Maxwell's equations. Energy stored in fields, potential energy, and voltage. Conductors, insulators, and dielectrics. Resistance, capacitance, and inductance with applications to RC/RL circuits. Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 211 and 3 units from Mathematics 249, 265 or 275 and admission to the Schulich School of Engineering. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Physics 259 and either Physics 255 or 355 will not be allowed.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027