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PHYS 212 - University Physics: Elec & Mag

Last offered Summer 2026

Official Description

[IAI Code: PHY912] Coulomb's Law, electric fields, Gauss' Law, electric potential, capacitance, circuits, magnetic forces and fields, Ampere's law, induction, electromagnetic waves, polarization, and geometrical optics. A calculus-based approach for majors in engineering, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Course Information: Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for both PHYS 212 and PHYS 102. Prerequisite: PHYS 211; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241. Class Schedule Information: For students in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Exams are given in the evening (during fall and spring semesters). Register for a lecture (A) section, a discussion (D) section and a laboratory (L) section. Engineering students must obtain a dean's approval to drop this course after the second week of instruction.

Related Faculty

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
University Physics: Elec & MagA30264OLC4 -    Christian Farina
University Physics: Elec & MagD036519OD00800 - 0950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD130266OD00800 - 0950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD230268OD01000 - 1150 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD330270OD01000 - 1150 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD439130OD01800 - 1950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD530272OD01800 - 1950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD639131OD00800 - 0950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD730273OD01000 - 1150 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD830274OD01800 - 1950 T R    
University Physics: Elec & MagD939132OD01000 - 1150 T R