PHY 270 - Electricity and Magnetism

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DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Prerequisite(s): PHY 200 This calculus-based course studies the basic concepts underlying electrical and magnetic phenomena. It considers the following topics: atoms and free electrons; Coulomb's law; the electric field, Gauss's Law, and potential; capacitance, properties of dielectrics, current, resistance, and EMF; DC circuits and instruments, and Kirchhoff's rules; the magnetic field and magnetic forces on current-carrying conductors; magnetic field of a current; electromagnetic induction and magnetic properties of matter; alternating current; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic waves; semiconductors and the PN junction; and photoelectric effect.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.digipen.edu

Phone Number:

(425) 558-0299

Calendar System:

Semester

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