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PHYS272 — Fall 2024

PHYS272: Electric And Magnetic Interactions

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Offering:
Fall, Spring, and Summer, 4 Credits


Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 172.
Corequisite: MA 162.
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Description:
Note: This course uses Brightspace. Login with your Purdue career account at https://purdue.brightspace.com/.

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):
PIKUS, MIRANDA | ARNOLD, IAN | URBA, LAURA


Email:
mpikus@purdue.edu | iarnold@purdue.edu | lurba@purdue.edu


Textbook(s) for Fall 2024

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code Chabay and Sherwood 9781119679653 Wiley and Sons Required
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Loose-leaf Chabay and Sherwood 4th 9781119679677 Wiley and Sons Required

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