PHYS 421

Electricity and Magnetism

This course examines the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism: electric and magnetic fields and forces, electric potentials, capacitors and dielectrics, DC and AC circuits, inductance, magnetic materials, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, and the operation of general electrical circuit measuring devices including multimeters and oscilloscopes. This is the second course (although Physics 421 and 431 may be taken in either order) of the calculus-based physics sequence for physical science, engineering, and computer science majors. (C-ID PHYS 210; Part of C-ID PHYS 200S)

Units: 4.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB