Physics
PHYS-171-301/302 (lab) /303 (lab)
Honors Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiation
MWF-10:00 AM-11:00 AM; M-02:00 PM-03:00 PM
Larry Gladney
BFS Sector VI (all classes) and QDA
Pre-Reqs: MATH 114 and PHYS 150 or PHYS 170, or permission of instructor
This course parallels and extends the content of PHYS 151, at a somewhat higher mathematical level. Recommended for well-prepared students in engineering and the physical sciences, and particularly for those planning to major in physics. Electric and magnetic fields; Coulomb’s, Ampere’s, and Faraday’s laws; special relativity; Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic radiation.
Registration also required for Laboratory.