PHY-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 Schedules
Semester | Sec | Instructor | Times / Rm |
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Spring 2013 |
1 |
MWF 10:10 HASA 113 |
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Spring 2012 |
1 |
Lorenzo Sorbo |
MWF 10:10 HASA 113 |
Spring 2011 |
1 |
MWF 10:10 HASA 113 |
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Spring 2010 |
1 |
Christian Santangelo |
MWF 10:10 HASA 113 |
Spring 2009 |
1 |
Christian Santangelo |
MWF 10:10 LGRT 111 |
Spring 2008 |
1 |
Christian Santangelo |
MWF 10:10 TBA |
Spring 2007 |
1 |
Monroe Rabin |
MWF 10:10-11:00 LGRT 323 |
Spring 2006 |
1 |
Monroe Rabin |
MWF 10:10-11:00 LGRT 111 |
Spring 2005 | Monroe Rabin |
MWF 10:10-11:00 LGRT 111 |
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Spring 2004 | Monroe Rabin |
MWF 10:10 LGRT 111 |
Department of Physics