General physics: electromagnetism

Summary

Introduction to electromagnetism.

Content

Learning Prerequisites

Recommended courses

General physics I, II

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Interpret important phenomena involving electromagnetic interactions
• Realize the beauty and internal consistency of Maxwell's equations
• Predict the consequences of Maxwell's equations in simple but important situations
• Choose to solve problems with static and time-dependent fields
• Manipulate differential operators (gradient, curl, divergence, laplacian)
• Contextualise conservation laws for physical quantities both in local and global form

Transversal skills

• Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra and exercises supervised in class

Assessment methods

 Written test (120 min.)

Resources

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Fundamentals of Physics II : Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics The Open Yale Courses English By (author) R. Shankar
• Introduction to Electrodynamics David J. Griffiths
• Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics 9th Edition by Raymond A. Serway (Author), John W. Jewett (Author)

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-201_e