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PHYS 242 - Electricity and Magnetism 1

Review of vector calculus. Electrostatic field in vacuum, Coulomb's law and the superposition principle, Maxwell's equations for the electrostatic field, electrostatic potential, magnetostatic field in vacuum, Maxwell's equations for the magnetostatic field, Biot-Savart law, vector potential, inductance.

Prerequisites

One of PHYS122; One of MATH128, MATH138, MATH148; (MATH227 or co-req: AMATH231).

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2026 [1265]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00142730 / 180
LEC 00142730 / 180

Winter 2026 [1261]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001704380 / 9911:30 - 12:50 T,Th

Spring 2025 [1255]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014390145 / 15008:30 - 09:50 T,Th

Winter 2025 [1251]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001716851 / 9910:30 - 11:20 M,W,F

Spring 2024 [1245]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014440113 / 15008:30 - 09:50 T,Th

Winter 2024 [1241]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001722949 / 9913:00 - 14:20 T,Th
TUT 101747049 / 9909:30 - 10:20 F

Spring 2023 [1235]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014558113 / 15008:30 - 09:50 T,Th

Winter 2023 [1231]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001733557 / 9914:30 - 17:20 MPHY 145Ray Laflamme
TUT 101877257 / 9911:30 - 12:20 MMC 2054

Spring 2022 [1225]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014295131 / 15010:00 - 11:20 T,ThSTC 0010Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2022 [1221]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001716257 / 9911:30 - 12:20 M,W,FMC 4045Bae-Yeun Ha

Spring 2021 [1215]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0413892129 / 150 Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2021 [1211]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 041719274 / 75 Ray Laflamme
TUT 141727072 / 75 Ray Laflamme
TUT 14285552 / 2 Ray Laflamme

Spring 2020 [1205]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014307155 / 150 Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 1014320155 / 150 Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2020 [1201]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001703454 / 9913:00 - 14:20 M,WMC 4045Thomas Jennewein
TUT 101711754 / 9918:30 - 20:20 MMC 4020

Fall 2019 [1199]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00199771 / 1

Spring 2019 [1195]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014330129 / 15017:30 - 18:50 M,ThSTC 0040Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 1014344129 / 15012:30 - 14:20 ThSTC 0040Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2019 [1191]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001695681 / 9914:30 - 15:50 M,WMC 2017Adrian A. Lupascu
TUT 101705181 / 9908:30 - 10:20 FMC 4045Adrian A. Lupascu

Fall 2018 [1189]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00197231 / 1

Spring 2018 [1185]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014222127 / 12008:30 - 09:50 T,ThMC 4059Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 1014237127 / 12014:30 - 16:20 FSTC 0060Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2018 [1181]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001699964 / 9908:30 - 09:50 T,ThMC 4045Donna Strickland
TUT 101710764 / 9914:30 - 16:20 MDWE 1501Donna Strickland

Spring 2017 [1175]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0014214121 / 12013:00 - 14:20 ThSTC 0060Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 1014231121 / 12014:30 - 16:20 FSTC 0060Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2017 [1171]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001666965 / 9910:00 - 11:20 T,ThPHY 150Donna Strickland
TUT 101678465 / 9908:30 - 09:20 ThPHY 150Donna Strickland

Spring 2016 [1165]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001422096 / 12010:00 - 11:20 M,WDWE 1501Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 101424396 / 12010:30 - 11:20 FDWE 1501Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2016 [1161]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001717252 / 8013:00 - 14:20 T,ThPHY 313Donna Strickland
LEC 00287072 / 1
TUT 101734052 / 8019:00 - 19:50 MPHY 313Donna Strickland

Spring 2015 [1155]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001428395 / 12008:30 - 09:50 W,FAL 116Hartwig Peemoeller
TUT 101431995 / 12008:30 - 09:20 MRCH 302Hartwig Peemoeller

Winter 2015 [1151]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001697356 / 8008:30 - 09:20 M,W,FPHY 313Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 101819656 / 8011:30 - 12:20 FPHY 313Matteo Mariantoni

Spring 2014 [1145]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001419457 / 7008:30 - 09:50 M,WPHY 313Matteo Mariantoni
TUT 101484957 / 7008:30 - 09:20 FDWE 3516Matteo Mariantoni

Winter 2014 [1141]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001681542 / 8008:30 - 09:50 T,ThMC 2034Hartwig Peemoeller

Spring 2013 [1135]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001540153 / 7013:00 - 14:20 T,ThPHY 150Hartwig Peemoeller

Winter 2013 [1131]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001745548 / 8008:30 - 09:50 T,ThRCH 309Hartwig Peemoeller

UW Flow Ratings

Liked: 67.47%

67.47%

Easy: 25.00%

25.00%

Useful: 82.00 %

82.00%

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