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Physics Courses

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMAGNETISM

Course Number: PHYS-211
Description: Introduction to the study of electromagnetic force, including the basic laws of electricity and magnetism, the concept of a field, Maxwell's equations, basic circuits, elecromagnetic radiation, and optics. The relationship of electromagnetism to the special theory of relativity. Lecture, discussion, and laboratory. $15 lab fee. Prerequisites: 210, and MATH 170. Concurrently: MATH 180. 5 credits (QR)