PHY2014F is a second-year half course, aimed primarily at students who are majoring in physics.

Course co-ordinator:

Professor D.G. Aschman

Entrance requirements:

PHY1004W or (PHY2009S and MAM1043H), a full first-year course in Mathematics and MAM2000W or (MAM2004H and MAM2046W) as corequisite.

Course outline:

VIBRATIONS AND WAVES: Harmonic oscillations, damped and forced oscillations, resonance, Fourier analysis, harmonic chains, waves, dispersion, interference, diffraction.
ELECTROMAGNETISM: Vector calculus (div, grad, curl), electrostatics, special techniques for potentials, electric fields in matter, magnetostatics, magnetic fields in matter, current, Ohm's law, circuits, electromagnetic induction, electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations.

Lecturers:

• Professor D.G. Aschman (Vibrations & Waves) - Room 540, RW James Building
• Associate Professor Mark Blumenthal (Electromagnetism) - Room 306, RW James Building

Course Tutors:

• Yingwen Zhang - Room 323, RW James Building. 

Detailed Course Information:

• 2012 PHY2014F Course Information Sheet

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Link to 2011 Course Material :   
PHY2014F course page    Electromagnetism module Vibrations and waves module     

Link to 2012 Course Material :   
PHY2014F course page    Vibrations and waves module      Electromagnetism module

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