Electromagnetism and Special Relativity

(2 Credits)

This course is intended to give students a deeper understanding of electricity and magnetism at the introductory level. It provides a necessary bridge between Foundations of Science 3-4 and the intermediate level course Electricity and Magnetism. The topics include derivations of divergence, gradient and curl, Stokes' Theorem, the Vector Potential, and origin of magnetic fields. The connection between electricity, magnetism, and special relativity is also explained, including time dilation, length contraction and other bizarre phenomena that occur when charges and other matter travel at velocities close to that of light.