Physics and Frontiers II - Electricity and Magnetism

4 Units

Time-independent and time-dependent electric and magnetic fields. The laws of Coulomb, Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday. Microscopic approach to dielectric and magnetic materials. Introduction to the usage of vector calculus; Maxwell's equations in integral and differential form. The role of special relativity in electromagnetism. Electromagnetic radiation. This course has a laboratory component. Students may earn credit for only one of the following courses: PHYS 116 , PHYS 122 , PHYS 124 . Prereq: PHYS 123 and ( MATH 122 or MATH 124 ).