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Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization  In the study of reflection and refraction it is very convenient to depict light as rays. A light ray represents the path of a thin beam (ray) of light. This ray construct is very convenient in understanding reflection and refraction as well as images formed by mirrors and lenses. Reflection and […]
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Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization  In the study of reflection and refraction it is very convenient to depict light as rays. A light ray represents the path of a thin beam (ray) of light. This ray construct is very convenient in understanding reflection and refraction as well as images formed by mirrors and lenses. Reflection and […]
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Electromagnetic Waves  This chapter, especially in the middle part, is very calculus intensive. Depending on your course you may want to be selective of the sections you read. If your course does not deal with the derivations of the speed and energy transport in an electromagnetic wave, you may want to pass over or skim […]
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Electromagnetic Waves  This chapter, especially in the middle part, is very calculus intensive. Depending on your course you may want to be selective of the sections you read. If your course does not deal with the derivations of the speed and energy transport in an electromagnetic wave, you may want to pass over or skim […]
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Electromagnetic Waves  This chapter, especially in the middle part, is very calculus intensive. Depending on your course you may want to be selective of the sections you read. If your course does not deal with the derivations of the speed and energy transport in an electromagnetic wave, you may want to pass over or skim […]
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Maxwell’s Equations  The discussion of Maxwell’s equations starts with four basic laws of electromagnetism, each of which has been described in a previous chapter. These laws can be described in words, but a full appreciation of them requires a good calculus background. Whether you have sufficient calculus background to fully appreciate the scope of these […]
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Maxwell’s Equations  The discussion of Maxwell’s equations starts with four basic laws of electromagnetism, each of which has been described in a previous chapter. These laws can be described in words, but a full appreciation of them requires a good calculus background. Whether you have sufficient calculus background to fully appreciate the scope of these […]
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Maxwell’s Equations  The discussion of Maxwell’s equations starts with four basic laws of electromagnetism, each of which has been described in a previous chapter. These laws can be described in words, but a full appreciation of them requires a good calculus background. Whether you have sufficient calculus background to fully appreciate the scope of these […]
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Series R-L-C Circuits and Phasors The previous chapter was concerned with the natural oscillations of L-C circuits. This chapter is devoted to the study of R’s, L’s and C’s, individually and in combination, in response to sinusoidal voltages. Alternating Currents Problems 37-3 through 37-6 in Chapter 37, Faraday’s Law, describe how a loop rotated in […]
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Series R-L-C Circuits and Phasors The previous chapter was concerned with the natural oscillations of L-C circuits. This chapter is devoted to the study of R’s, L’s and C’s, individually and in combination, in response to sinusoidal voltages. Alternating Currents Problems 37-3 through 37-6 in Chapter 37, Faraday’s Law, describe how a loop rotated in […]
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