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Electric And Magnetic Interactions

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.

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):

Blasing, David – Nistor, Jonathan

Email:

dblasing@purdue.edu | dblasing@purdue.edu

Location

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Textbook(s) for Summer 2013

Textbooks for Summer 2013
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
PHYS272 Matter & Interaction   Chabay & Sherwood  3rd; Vol. 2 (January 7, 2010)  9780470503461  Wiley & Sons 
PHYS272 Physics 272 Labs Available on the Phys 272 Website     2013     
PHYS272 WebAssign         www.webassign.net/purdue/login.html 
PHYS272 i>Clicker     Previous versions are acceptable  0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com)  Macmillan MPS 
PHYS272 Supplies: 2-D cell batteries