2022-2023 Academic Catalog

PHYS 206 Physics Using Calculus II

Physics Using Calculus II: Electricity and Magnetism. A continuation of PHYS 205. Topics include electrostatics and Gauss' Law; electric potential, capacitance, and Kirchhoff's Laws for analysis of simple DC circuits; magnetostatics and Ampère's Law; electromagnetic induction, simple AC circuits, and transformers. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Students must pass PHYS 205 with a grade of "C-" or better to enroll in PHYS 206.

Corequisite

Take PHYS-206L concurrently. NOTE: Students must separately enroll in a laboratory section to be fully registered for PHYS 206.

Offered

Annual Spring Semester