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Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Current session:

Fall 2009

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. - MUZIKAR, PAUL F.

Email:

hirsch@physics.purdue.edu, paul@physics.purdue.edu

Location

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2009

Textbooks for Fall 2009
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
PHYS272 Matter & Interactions   Chabay & Sherwood  Vol. 2 w/WebAssign Set  9780470136096  Wiley-Interscience 
PHYS272 Physics 272 Laboratory Manual     2009    Available only at "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157 
PHYS272 WebAssign         If purchasing a used textbook, webassign access codes are available online for purchase. Location for WebAssign (http://webassign.net/info/signup) 
PHYS272 i>Clicker       0-7167-7939-0  Bedford/Freeman/Worth 
PHYS272 Supplies: 2-D cell batteries