Listed in: Physics and Astronomy, as PHYS-117
Formerly listed as: PHYS-17
Ashley R. Carter (Section 01)
William A. Loinaz (Section 01)
Most of the physical phenomena we encounter in everyday life are due to the electromagnetic force. This course will begin with Coulomb’s law for the force between two charges at rest and introduce the electric field in this context. We will then discuss moving charges and the magnetic interaction between electric currents. The mathematical formulation of the basic laws in terms of the electric and magnetic fields will allow us to work towards the unified formulation originally given by Maxwell. His achievement has, as a gratifying outcome, the description of light as an electromagnetic wave. The course will consider both ray-optics and wave-optics descriptions of light. Laboratory exercises will emphasize electrical circuits, electronic measuring instruments, optics and optical experiments. Three hours of lecture and discussion and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Requisite: PHYS 116 or 123. Limited to 48 students. Fall semester: Professor Carter. Spring semester: Professors Carter and Loinaz.
Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 1
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 1
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 1
Section 01
Th 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM MERR 208
Section 02
F 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM MERR 208
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Physics, 14th edition | Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.