Physics 422 - Electricity and Magnetism II

Review of vector algebra and calculus (Grad, div, curl in several coordinate systems, Surface and volume integrals, integral theorems)

Basic electrostatics (Coulomb's law, Electric field, Potential, Charge distributions, conductors, Gauss' law, Laplace and Poisson equations)

Laplace's equation in two variables (Boundary conditions, separation of variables, Fourier series, harmonic functions)

Dielectric media (Displacement field, polarization, Susceptibility, permittivity, dielectric constant)

Electrostatic energy (Discrete and continuous charge distributions, Force-energy relations)

Conductive media (Current and current density, continuity equation, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws)

Basic magnetostatics (Lorentz force, Force and torque on currents, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, Fields of current distributions)

Magnetic media (Magnetic moments, magnetization, Susceptibility, permeability)

Induction (Faraday's law, Lenz's law, Self- and mutual-inductance, Transformers, circuits)

Maxwell's equations (Displacement current, Wave equation, plane-wave solutions, Poynting vector, energy).

Course Information

Level:	Undergraduate	Semester Offered:	Spring
Credits:	3	GenEd:
Prerequisite:	PHYSIC 152 or 283; MATH 233
Co-requisite:	none

Next Semester (Spring 2010)

Section:		Instructor:	Santangelo
Times:	MWF 10:10	Location:	HASA 113