College of Science

PHYS27200 (PHYS272) Fall 2008

Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Current session: Fall 2008

Offering: Fall, Spring 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.

Description: 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):
HIRSCH, ANDREW S.

Email:
hirsch@physics.purdue.edu

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2008
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
PHYS272 Matter & Interactions Chabay & Sherwood Vol. 2 w/WebAssign Set 0-470-13609-X Wiley-Interscience
PHYS272 WebAssign Location for WebAssign (http://webassign.net/info/signup)
PHYS272 Supplies: 2-D cell batteries
PHYS272 i>Clicker (The registration for the i>Clicker ID's must be done on CHIP in the Student Gradebook, NOT on the i>Clicker web site. Please register your i>clicker by Aug. 24, 2008) 0-7167-7939-0 Bedford/Freeman/Worth
PHYS272 Physics 272 Laboratory Manual 2008 Available only at "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157