Electromagnetic Fields
General
Prefix
PHYS
Course Number
358
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Static electric fields, steady currents, static magnetic fields, time-dependent fields, Maxwell's equations, plane electromagnetic waves.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
4
Max
4
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify and compute the electric field, electric potential and electric potential energy for a variety of electrostatic charge distributions.
Outcome
Recognize and analyze linear dielectrics.
Outcome
Compute, using general principles or symmetries, magnetic fields for a wide variety of current configurations.
Outcome
Communicate and then apply Maxwell's equations in vacuum and in matter.
Dependencies
Programs
PHYS358
is a
completion requirement
for: