Prerequisites: MATH 010B; MATH 046; one of the following: PHYS 002B or PHYS 02HB with B- or better, PHYS 040C or PHYS 040HC with a C- or better, PHYS 041B with a C- or better
Description: Topics include vector calculus; Coulomb’s law and the electric field; Gauss’ law; scalar potential; conductors in electrostatic fields; electrostatic energy; electric multipoles; boundary conditions; electrostatics in the presence of matter; and special methods in electrostatics.