Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

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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. Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 219. Recommended prerequisite: PHYSICS 151L and MATH 122, or equivalents.