Course Description

Content includes charge and matter, the electric field, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, direct current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, inductance, magnetic properties of matter, electromagnetic oscillations, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, and the Maxwell Equations.

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Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

1. Analyze and solve novel problems using the concepts, equations and methods of electricity and magnetism in both independent and collaborative settings
2. Investigate physical phenomena experimentally using appropriate equipment and methods, and make valid comparisons with theoretical predictions
3. Clearly communicate results of scientific inquiries in both oral and written form
   

Course Content

• Coulomb's Law and Superposition
• Electric Fields
  
  • Coulomb Fields
    
  • Gauss' Law
• Direct Current Circuits
  
  • Potential
    
  • Capacitance
    
  • Resistance
• Magnetic Fields
  
  • Determiniation of Magnetic Fields
    
  • Effects of Magnetic Fields on Moving Electric Charges
    
  • Time Varying Magnetic Fields
    
  • Magnetism and Matter
• Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Currents
• Development and Applications of the Maxwell Equations
  

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