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PHYS 205

Electricity and Magnetism

3 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2026

Topics

  • Electric forces and fields
  • Continuous charge distributions and Gauss’s law
  • Electric potential
  • Capacitance and dielectrics
  • Current and resistance
  • DC circuits
  • Magnetic fields and forces
  • Sources of magnetic fields
  • Faraday’s law
  • Inductance
  • Alternating current
  • Electromagnetic waves

Readings

  • Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 10th edition. ISBN 9781337553278.
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  • Assigned readings: chapter 22; chapter 23; chapter 24; chapter 25 sections 1, 3–5; chapter 26 sections 1–3 and 6; chapter 27 sections 1–4; chapter 28 sections 1–5; chapter 29 sections 1–4; chapter 30 sections 1–3; chapter 31 sections 1–3 and 5; chapter 32 sections 1–5; chapter 33 sections 1–3.
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