PHYS4200 · Physics
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
To provide students with the background in electricity and magnetism necessary to deal with experimental problems in electromagnetism. Part 1 will present the mathematical foundations for the entire treatment of electromagnetism. Part 2 deals with Coulomb's law and the electrostatics based on this law. Part 3 addresses stationary currents and magnetostatics. Part 4 deals with induction and quasi-stationary phenomena, self- and mutual-induction. Part 5 presents a treatment of Maxwell equations and the consequences of these equations, e.g., energy and momentum conservation, Plane waves, reflection, and refraction. Time permitting, we will discuss radiation from moving charges.
Course experience
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Organization
4.5 / 5
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Challenge
4.7 / 5
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Attendance
4.4 / 5
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Assignments
4.5 / 5
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Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section