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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

School of Education

About This Course

WGU Catalog 2026-03
Physics: Electricity and Magnetism addresses principles related to the physics of electricity and magnetism. Students will study electric and magnetic forces and then apply that knowledge to the study of circuits with resistors and electromagnetic induction and waves. This course will focus on such topics as electric charge and electric field, electric currents and resistance, magnetism, electromagnetic induction and Faraday's law, and Maxwell's equation and electromagnetic waves.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

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