PHYS 141 - Electricity and Magnetism

    Recent Professors
    Raj Misra, Arefa Hossain, Lowell E. Hazelton, Haifan Liang
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    24–30 students
    Difficulty
    6.2Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYS-140 and MATH-101B
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3 · UCTCA Area 5A · UCTCA Area 5C · UCTCA Area UC-S · UCTCA Area UCTCA
    Description
    Corequisite: MATH-101C or prerequisite MATH-101C Accepted For Credit: CSU & UC Offered: All Terms, Every Year This course is the second semester of a three-semester sequence of calculus- based introductory physics for scientists and engineers. This course builds a strong foundation in the physical laws and principles of electromagnetism, grounded in a careful vector and calculus-based discussion. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing the field-model of electromagnetism and on the strong connection between electrical and magnetic phenomena. Topics include the atomic basis of macroscopic electromagnetism; Coulomb's law; electric fields of static discrete and continuous charge distributions; electric dipoles; Gauss Law; electric potential and potential energy; conductors and insulators; capacitance, electrical current, and fundamentals of electric circuits including RC circuits, magnetism; Biot-Savart's law and the magnetic fields of common current distributions; magnetic dipoles; Lorentz force; Ampere's law; electromagnetic induction; and Lenz's and Faraday's laws. A brief introduction to displacement current, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves is provided. A graphing calculator is required for this course. (GR) C-ID PHYS 210
    Usually Held
    Mon 2:50pm–6:10pm, Wed 2:50pm–6:10pm, Mon 9:00am–12:20pm, Mon 9:20am–12:40pm