Physics II (Lecture): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics

Harvard Extension School

PHYS E-1BX

Section 1

CRN 26635

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This course is an introduction to electromagnetism, circuits, waves, optics, and sound. Topics covered include electric and magnetic fields, electrical potential, analog and digital circuits, wave propagation in various media, microscopy, sound, and hearing. Many questions and examples are drawn from the life sciences and medicine. This course does not include a lab; students who need a physics lab should enroll concurrently in PHYS E-1bxl.

Registration Closes: January 23, 2025
Credits: 3

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Term

Spring Term 2025

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

On Campus

Credit Status

Undergraduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Oliver Saunders Wilder, PhD

Research Affiliate, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Meeting Info

T 6:00pm - 9:00pm (1/27 - 5/17)

Participation Option: On Campus

Deadlines

Last day to register: January 23, 2025

Prerequisites

PHYS E-1ax, or equivalent preparation in physics (mechanics).

Notes

Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BX, and in PHYS E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
26635 1 On Campus Oliver Saunders Wilder Open T 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 Jan 27 to May 17
24293 2 Online Synchronous Oliver Saunders Wilder Open T 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 Jan 27 to May 17

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