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Physics 213: University Physics III (Electromagnetism) (Fall 2025)

 

Syllabus

 

Lecture Notes

Solutions to Homework (Password-protected)

Lab Manuals

Other

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

 

 

 

HW1

HW2

HW3

HW4

HW5

Lab Manual

Sample Lab Report

Procedure of Solving a Physics Problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course schedule

 

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

Thursday labs

Friday

August 25

Electric charge

Read: Ch21: 1-2

No homework

August 27

Coulomb’s law

Read: Ch21: 3

HW1:  Ch21: (Exercises)3,9,10

August 28

Electric field

Read: Ch21: 4

HW1:  Ch21: 22,25

August 28

Lab #1: Mathematica Tutorials (Self-study)

 

August 29

Electric field calculations

Read: Ch21: 5

HW1: Ch21:  37,38,48,49

No homework due

September 1

Happy Labor Day!

September 3

Electric dipoles

Read: Ch21: 6-7

HW2: Ch21: 51,53,54

September 4

Electric flux

Read: Ch22: 1-2

HW2: Ch22: 2,3,6

September 4

Lab #2:  Electrostatic Simulations Using Interactive Physics

 

September 5

Gauss’s law

Read: Ch22: 3

HW2: Ch22:  9,10

HW1 due

September 8

Applications of Gauss’s law

Read: Ch22: 4

HW3: Ch22: 14,18,21,24

 

September 10

Charges on conductors

Read: Ch22: 5

HW3: Ch22: 25,27,28

September 11

Electric potential energy

Read: Ch23: 1

HW3: Ch23: 4,7,8

 

September 11

Lab #3:  Electric Field and Potential Measurements

September 12

Electric potential

Read: Ch23: 2

HW3: Ch23: 12,19,23

HW2 due

September 15

Calculating Electric Potential

Read: Ch23: 3

HW4: Ch23: 28,33,36,39

September 17

Equipotential Surfaces

Read: Ch23: 4-5

HW4: Ch23: 41,43

September 18

Capacitors

Read: Ch24: 1

HW4: Ch24: 2,7,9

September 18

Lab #4: Capacitors

September 19

Capacitor combinations

Read: Ch24: 2

HW4: Ch24: 16,18,19,21

HW3 due

September 22

Energy in Capacitors

Read: Ch24: 3

HW5: Ch24: 23,25,29

September 24

Dielectrics

Read: Ch24: 4-6

HW5: Ch24: 33,37,40

September 25

Discussion

September 25

No Lab

 

 

September 26

Current

Read: Ch25: 1

HW5: Ch25: 2,3

HW4 due

September 29

Resistance

Read: Ch25: 2-3

HW6: Ch25: 15,20,24

October 1

Electromotive Force

Read: Ch25: 4

HW6: Ch25: 26,27,28,30

October 2

Homework Review

October 2

Lab #5: DC Circuit I

October 3

Exam 1

HW5 due

October 6

Electric Energy

Read: Ch25: 5

HW7: Ch25: 35,42,47

October 8

Resistor Combinations

Read: Ch26: 1

HW7: Ch26: 4,7,11,17

October 9

Exam 1 Review

HW6 due

October 9

Lab #6: DC Circuits II

October 10

Happy Fall Break!

October 13

Kirchhoff’s Rules

Read: Ch26: 2

HW8: Ch26: 22,26,30

October 15

Ammeters and Voltmeters

Read: Ch26: 3

HW8: Ch26: 33,35

October 16

R-C Circuits

Read: Ch26: 4-5

HW8: Ch26: 39,43,48

October 16

Lab #7: DC Circuits III

October 17

Magnetic Field

Read: Ch27: 1-3

HW8: Ch27: 3,8,9,11

HW7 due

October 20

Particles in Magnetic Field

Read: Ch27: 4

HW9: Ch27: 16,20,22

 

October 22

Applications of Motion of Charged Particles

Read: Ch27: 5

HW9: Ch27: 24,25,27

October 23

Magnetic Force on Current

Read: Ch27: 6

HW9: Ch27: 32,33,34

October 23

Lab #8: Motion of Charged Objects in Magnetic and Electric Fields

October 24

Magnetic Torque

Read: Ch27: 7-9

HW9: Ch27: 36,38,41

HW8 due

October 27

Magnetic Field of a Moving Charge

Read: Ch28: 1-2

HW10: Ch28: 4,6,10,13

October 29

Straight Current Lines

Read: Ch28: 3-4

HW10: Ch28: 18,22,29,30

October 30

Discussion

October 30

No lab

October 31

Circular Current Loop

Read: Ch28: 5

HW10: Ch28: 32,34,36

HW9 due

November 3

Ampere’s Law

Read: Ch28: 6-7

HW11: Ch28: 38,39,43,44

November 5

Faraday’s Law

Read: Ch29: 1-2

HW11: Ch29: 5,9,10

November 6

Lenz’s Law

Read: Ch29: 3

HW11: Ch29: 15,17,19,22

 

November 6

Lab #9: Magnetic Field Measurements

November 7

Motional Emf

Read: Ch29: 4

HW11: Ch29: 25,26,27,29

HW10 due

November 10

Induced Electric Fields

Read: Ch29: 5-6

HW12: Ch29: 34,35,36

November 12

Maxwell’s Equations

Read: Ch29: 7

HW12: Ch29: 38,39

November 13

Homework Review

 

November 13

Lab #10: Magnetic Induction

November 14

Exam 2

HW11 due

November 17

Mutual Inductance

Read: Ch30: 1

HW13: Ch30: 1,3,4

November 19

Self-inductance

Read: Ch30: 2

HW13: Ch30: 6,9,11

November 20

Exam 2 Review

 

November 20

Lab #11: Microwaves

November 21

Magnetic-field Energy

Read: Ch30: 3

HW13: Ch30: 16,17,19

HW12 due

December 1

R-L Circuit

Read: Ch30: 4

HW14: Ch30: 21,23,27

December 3

L-C Circuit

Read: Ch30: 5

HW14: Ch30: 32,34,37

December 4

Phasors

Read: Ch31: 1

HW14: Ch31: 1,2

 

December 4

Lab #12: AC Circuits

 

December 5

Reactance

Read: Ch31: 2

HW14: Ch31: 6,8,10

HW13 due

December 8

L-R-C Circuit

Read: Ch31: 3

HW15: Ch31: 12,13,15

December 10

Power in AC Circuit

Read: Ch31: 4

HW15: Ch31: 18,20,23

December 11

Transformers

Read: Ch31: 5

HW15: Ch31: 27,33,35,36

 

December 11

No lab

December 12

EM Waves

Read: Ch32: 1

No homework

HW14 due

December 17

Final exam

8:00-9:50 am