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PHY 122

Electricity and Magnetism
Fall and Summer I
4
PHY 121, MTH 162 or MTH 143 (may be taken concurrently)

Second semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to major in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Coulomb's Law through Maxwell's equations; electrostatics, electrical potential; capacitors; electric fields in matter; current and circuits; magnetostatics; magnetic fields in matter; induction, A.C. circuits; electromagnetic waves. In addition to Two 75-minutes lectures each week, One workshop/recitation each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. The Laboratories registration is at the time of the course registration. Workshop/recitation times are determined by the instructor. Offered Fall, Summer Session I I (B-6).