PHYS212
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Engineering Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
Course Prerequisite
A grade of C or better in PHYS 211; a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment in MATH 224.
Course Description
This course is a continuation of PHYS 211 and is a study of electricity, magnetism, and geometric optics for students majoring in engineering, mathematics, physics, or chemistry. Topics will include Coulomb's Law; electric fields and potential; resistance, capacitance, and inductance; DC and AC circuits; magnetic forces and fields; Laws of Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday; Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves; geometrical optics and polarization.
Credit Hours
4
Course Credit Type
Transfer Course (TC)
CIP Code Classification
14.1201
Lecture Hours per week (full semester)
3
Lab hours per week (full semester)
3
Course Typically Offered
Fall Spring
Department
Does this course fulfill a General Education Course Curriculum Distribution Area Requirement?
No
Is the course Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved?
Major
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code
PHY 912
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code (2)
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Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Major Distribution Area(s)
Physics (PHY)