Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism with an Experimental Focus, Spring 2005
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Abstract: Main emphasis on electricity and magnetism. Topics include currents and DC circuits; capacitance, resistance, and nonsteady currents; Coulomb's Law and electrostatic fields; Gauss's Law; electric potential; magnetic fields of currents; electromagnetic induction; magnetism and matter; AC circuits and resonance; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic fields in space; electromagnetism and relativity; electromagnetic radiation as waves and photons. Kits of equipment are provided for the performance of a relevant take-home experiment as part of the homework each week. This course is an introduction to electromagnetism and electrostatics. Topics include: electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric structure of matter, conductors and dielectrics, concepts of electrostatic field and potential, electrostatic energy, electric currents, magnetic fields, Ampere's law, magnetic materials, time-varying fields, Faraday's law of induction, basic electric circuits, electromagnetic waves, and Maxwell's equations. The course has an experimental focus, and includes several experiments that are intended to illustrate the concepts being studied.
