In this course, we explore the fundamental principles and underlying causes of electromagnetic interaction, one of the key forces that shape the physical world. Electromagnetism plays a crucial role in our everyday lives—many of the natural phenomena we observe, from chemical reactions to biological processes, arise from the electromagnetic forces acting between atoms and molecules.
Physics Fundamentals: Electromagnetics
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The knowledge necessary to smoothly tackle the electric and magnetic field portion of the first-year physics course in any engineering program
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January 2026
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