PHYS 245 — Electromagnetism I
Physics · University of Ghana
Electric field and potential gradient; Gauss's law and it's applications; electric field around conductors; Dielectric medium: polar and non-polar molecules, electric polarization and bound charges; Displacement vector; Gauss's Law in dielectrics; Potential energy of a charge distribution in the presence of dielectrics; Boundary conditions on E and D; Magnetic fields, magnetic force law and concept of magnetic induction B: Biot-Savart law, Lorentz force; Electromagnetic induction.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- PHYS 206 — Practical Physics IV
- PHYS 241 — Atomic Physics and Quantum Phenomena
- PHYS 242 — Oscillations and Waves
- PHYS 244 — Mathematical Methods I
- PHYS 246 — Nuclear Physics I
- PHYS 248 — Introduction to Physics of Materials
- PHYS 256 — Computational Methods in Physics I
- PHYS 106 — Practical Physics II
- PHYS 143 — Mechanics and Thermal Physics
- PHYS 144 — Electricity and Magnetism
- PHYS 305 — Practical Physics V
- PHYS 306 — Practical Physics VI
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).