PHYS 3200Y: Electricity & Magnetism

Instructor Information

Rayf Shiell; rayfshiell@trentu.ca, 748 1011 x7023

Course Information

Summary: Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electric and magnetic properties of matter, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic wave propagation. A short library skills component will be included. This course will cover chapters 1-7 and 9 of Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics. The course builds upon material from the following pre-requisite courses: PHYS 1002H: Introductory Physics II; PHYS–MATH 2150H: Ordinary differential equations; MATH 2110H: Calculus III: Calculus of several variables; MATH 2120H Calculus IV: Vector Calculus

The syllabus from the last time I taught this course can be found here, with the schedule of class readings here.

The formula sheet can be found here (also in .docx format for adapting if desired)

The test after the first third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2005-2006 can be found here.
The test after the second third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2005-2006 can be found here.
The final exam for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2005-2006 can be found here.

The test after the second third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2007-2008 can be found here.
The final exam for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2007-2008 can be found here.

The test after the first third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2013-2014 can be found here.
The test after the second third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2013-2014 can be found here.
The final exam for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2013-2014 can be found here.

The test after the first third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2015-2016 can be found here.
The test after the second third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2015-2016 can be found here.
The final exam for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2015-2016 can be found here.

The test after the first third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2016-2017 can be found here.

The test after the first third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2017-2018 can be found here.
The test after the second third of the course for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2017-2018 can be found here.
The final exam for PHYS3200Y from academic year 2017-2018 can be found here.