Physics and Astronomy - Course Details

PHYS272: Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Purdue Catalog Entry | Class Times | Exam Schedules

Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, 4 Credits

Prerequisites:

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

View Additional Prerequisities

Description:

Note: This course uses Blackboard Learn. Login with your Purdue career account at https://mycourses.purdue.edu/.

Calculus-based physics course using concepts of electric and magnetic fields and an atomic description of matter to describe polarization, fields produced by charge distributions, potential, electrical circuits, magnetic forces, induction, and related topics, leading to Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic radiation and an introduction to waves and interference. 3-D graphical simulations and numerical problem solving by computer are employed throughout.

Instructor(s):

Xie, Wei

Email:

Xie, Wei

Textbook(s) for Spring 2018

---

Course Admin