Open University, United Kingdom, SMT356, Electromagnetism

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Title:

SMT356, Electromagnetism

Institution:

Open University, United Kingdom

Level:

Degree.

Duration:

32 weeks

Description:

This course offers in equal measure a basis for applications (in communications, for example) and an introduction to an essential part of our picture of the world. It develops the theory of electromagnetism from elementary principles based on observation to a full discussion of Maxwell's equations, which are then used to derive the properties of electromagnetic waves. The course is divided into five sections: mathematical preliminaries, electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves. The language of vector analysis is developed in the first section and used extensively throughout the course.

Languages:

English

Media and methods employed: Printed text, tutorial support.

Administrative information:

This is a Level 3 course that can be taken on its own or as part of a BA/BSc degree. It will probably take at least seven hours of study a week over a period of 32 weeks. The course is also available to students in some countries outside the UK.

Classification:

070430 PHYSICS

Date:

27 June 2000 bb
Source: 2000-2001 Prospectus

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