33-132 Matter and Interactions II

Units: 12.0 Department: Physics Prerequisites: 21-120 and 33-131 Co-requisites: 21-122 Related URLs: http://www.phys.cmu.edu/ A more challenging alternative to 33-112, Physics for Science Students II. Emphasis on atomic-level description and analysis of matter and its electric and magnetic interactions. Coulomb's law, polarization, electric field, plasmas, field of charge distributions, microscopic analysis of resistor and capacitor circuits, potential, macroscopic analysis of circuits, Gauss' law, magnetic field, atomic model of magnetism, Ampere's law, magnetic force, relativistic issues, magnetic induction with emphasis on non-Coulomb electric field, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic radiation including its production and its effects on matter, re-radiation, interference. Computer modeling and visualization; desktop experiments.

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #57 Rank in this department: #6   Students also scheduled 21-127 Concepts of Mathematics 76-101 Interpretation and Argument 21-122 Integration, Differential Equations... 73-100 Principles of Economics 21-126 Introduction to Mathematical Softwa... 03-121 Modern Biology 15-211 Fundamental Data Structures and Alg... 21-132 Analysis II 15-113 Systems Skills in C 33-104 Experimental Physics

Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
1	10:30 - 11:20 am	M	Vogel	DH 1212
		W	Vogel	DH 1212
		F	Vogel	DH 1212
A	8:30 - 9:20 am	T	Instructor TBA	DH A325
		R	Instructor TBA	DH A325
C	10:30 - 11:20 am	T	Instructor TBA	DH A325
		R	Instructor TBA	DH A325