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Listed in: Physics and Astronomy, as PHYS-117
Formerly listed as: PHYS-17
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Jonathan R. Friedman (Section 01)
Jagu Jagannathan (Section 01)
Most of the physical phenomena we encounter in everyday life are due to the electromagnetic force. This course will begin with Coulomb’s law for the force between two charges at rest and introduce the electric field in this context. We will then discuss moving charges and the magnetic interaction between electric currents. The mathematical formulation of the basic laws in terms of the electric and magnetic fields will allow us to work towards the unified formulation originally given by Maxwell. His achievement has, as a gratifying outcome, the description of light as an electromagnetic wave. Laboratory exercises will emphasize electrical circuits and electronic measuring instruments. Three hours of lecture and discussion and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Because of the expected enrollment, the lectures and labs will be online only and remote. Additional small group discusssions may have synchrnous sections either in-person or online.
Requisite: PHYS 116 or 123. Limited to 48 students. Fall semester: Professors Friedman and Jagannathan. Spring semester: Department.
If Overenrolled: Preference will be given to students who are considering a major in Physics. After that, priority will be given by seniority.