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    PHY 62: Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism and Optics

    Course Description

    Intended principally for students in engineering and the physical sciences. Topics include: electric charge, electric fields, Gauss's Law, potential, capacitance, electrical current, resistance, circuit concepts, magnetic fields, magnetic and electric forces, Ampere's Law, magnetic induction, Faraday's Law, inductance, Maxwell's Equations, electromagnetic waves, and geometrical optics. Not open to students having credit for Physics 42l, 52L, or 54L.

    Prerequisites

    Physics 61L and Mathematics 32 or the equivalents.

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    Prospective students can get more information from the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Director of Graduate Studies.

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