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PHYS241: Electricity and Optics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)

Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 4, cr. 3

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.

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Description:

Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter. Electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics.

For students enrolled in the online (distance learning) 241D, please go to: PHYS 241D course webpage: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/phys241D/

Piazza:
We will use Piazza for class discussions to assist you in getting help fast and efficiently from your classmates and the teaching assistants. Rather than emailing questions to the teaching staff, you are encouraged to post your questions on Piazza. You can sign up for a Piazza account and enroll in our class page at: https://piazza.com/purdue/fall2018/phys241/home.

Instructor(s):

Saxena, Virendra (coord) - Daniel, John (coord)

Email:

Saxena, Virendra | Daniel, John

Textbook(s) for Summer 2017
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Physics for Scientists and Engineers Tipler and Mosca 6th, Volume 2 1429284587 Bedford, Freeman and Worth Required
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Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016 3:42 PM