PHYS 201 Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism

4 semester hours

Electrostatics. Current, resistance, and D.C. circuits. Magnetism. Induced electromotive force. Electric and magnetic properties of matter. Maxwell’s equations. Laboratory experiments pertaining to electricity and magnetism. Coulomb’s Law, static electricity, electric field plotting, circuits, charge/mass ratio for electron.

Lecture, 3 hours; Laboratory, 2 hours.

Prerequisites: PHYS 101 ; MATH 132 or concurrent enrollment.

Prerequisite(s): UG PHYS 101 D and UG MATH 132 D