PHYSICS152L

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Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

Physics Department A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

PHYSICS

Catalog Number

152L

Title

Introductory 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, elementary geometric optics, wave interference, and diffraction. Prerequisites: Physics 151L and Mathematics 122 or equivalents.

Grading Basis

Graded

Consent (Permission Number)

No Special Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Lecture

General Education Curriculum Codes

(NS) Natural Sciences, (QS) Quantitative Studies