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PHYS 473

Electricity and Magnetism

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Electrostatics, magnetic fields, dielectric and magnetic materials, Maxwell’s equations, motion of charged particles, electromagnetic waves, radiation, boundary value problems.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PHYS 182PHYS 301
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

PHYS 182; PHYS 301.

Units

Lecture4

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain the equations of electrodynamics and apply them to solve the problems of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic waves.