2020-2021 Catalog

PHYS-477 Electricity and Magnetism

This course covers fundamental electrostatic and field of moving charges with extensive mathematical treatment. Topics included are Gauss' Law, Divergence theorem, electrostatic field energy, potential function, methods for solution of boundary value problems. Ampere's Law, Stokes' Theorem. The magnetic fields, vector potential, relativistic field transfers. Faraday's Law of induction, displacement current. Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves. Poynting vector. Interaction of charged particles with electromagnetic fields. Dipoles, dielectrics and magnetic materials.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Take PHYS-152 and PHYS-L152

Offered

Fall Only