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Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism

Charges, fields, potential, magnetism, induction and Maxwell's equations.

Charges, fields, potential, magnetism, induction and Maxwell's equations. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 2 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

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Learn Multivariable Calculus (MIT 18.02SC)

Maths you need first (reused; optional here).

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2 milestones

  1. 1Do the course work in public
  2. 2Find the best point with gradients
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Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism

Course 2: 3 units and your own piece.

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4 milestones

  1. 1Charges, fields and Gauss's law
  2. 2Potential, capacitance and current
  3. 3Magnetism, induction and Maxwell's equations
  4. 4Solve for the field of a capacitor in code

Resources for this path

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Free MIT course: course notes, problem-solving help and class slides.

Free open textbook (CC BY 4.0). Read chapters 5–16.

The no-calculus route through the same topics, for younger and IB learners.

Free recorded lectures with problem sets and exams.

Free to read online. Extra reading: fields, potentials and Maxwell's equations.