MITx
8.02x
Electricity
and
Magnetism
1
WELCOME
to
8.02x!
8.02
is
the
second
semester
of
the
MIT
introductory
physics
sequence.
Passing
the
online
version
of
this
course
will
guarantee
you
an
MIT
certificate.
The
course
covers
electricity
and
magnetism,
which
are
summarized
by
Maxwell's
equations.
The
topics
you
will
study
include
electric
fields,
magnetic
fields,
electromagnetic
forces,
conductors
and
dielectrics,
electromagnetic
waves,
and
the
nature
of
light.
This
online
version
follows
the
MIT
on-campus
class
as
it
was
given
by
the
renowned
Professor
Walter
Lewin
in
the
spring
of
2002,
and
includes
his
video
lectures
and
problem
solving
sessions.
Professor
Lewin,
proclaimed
"a
Web
Star"
by
The
New
York
Times,
has
supplemented
his
lectures
specifically
for
8.02x
by
including
interactive
concept
questions
to
help
students
check
their
understanding
of
the
material
while
watching
the
lecture
videos.
Also,
the
course
uses
prize-winning
animations
and
interactive
simulations
developed
under
the
leadership
of
Professor
John
Belcher
for
MIT's
Technology
Enabled
Active
Learning
(TEAL)
classroom.
In
addition
to
the
basic
concepts
of
Electromagnetism,
a
vast
variety
of
real-world
topics
are
covered
including:
lightning,
electric
shock
treatment,
electrocardiograms,
metal
detectors,
musical
instruments,
magnetic
levitation,
bullet
trains,
electric
motors,
radios,
TV,
car
ignition
coils,
superconductivity,
aurora
borealis,
rainbows,
radio
telescopes,
interferometers,
particle
accelerators
such
as
the
Large
Hadron
Collider,
mass
spectrometers,
red
sunsets,
blue
skies,
haloes
around
the
Sun
and
Moon,
human
color
perception,
Doppler
effect,
Big-Bang
cosmology
2
COURSE
STRUCTURE
AND
GRADING
You
will
complete
automatically
graded
weekly
homework
problems
and
a
series
of
exams
using
multiple
choice,
numerical
and
symbolic
questions
to
test
your
understanding
and
to
help
you
master
the
material.
Lectures
are
interspersed
with
questions
that
must
be
answered
before
advancing
to
the
next
lecture
segment.
There
is
a
moderated
forum
for
student-to-student
threaded
discussions.
While
homework
deadlines
will
be
strictly
enforced,
the
lowest
homework
grade
will
be
dropped.
Your
numerical
grade
will
be
based
on:
interactive
questions
during
the
lectures
(5%),
homework
problems
(20%),
three
midterm
exams
(15%
each),
and
the
final
exam
(30%).
Your
letter
grade
will
be
based
on
the
percentage
of
the
total
number
of
points
available
as
follows:
A
(more
than
85%),
B
(70-85%),
C
(60-70%).
At
least
60%
of
the
points
must
be
obtained
to
qualify
for
a
certificate.
3
IMPORTANT
DEADLINES
You
can
improve
your
performance
by
making
sure
that
you
prepare
well
for
course
exams:
Midterm
1
(23-25
March)
Midterm
2
(27-29
April)
Midterm
3
(25-27
May)
Final
Exam
(15-17
June)
4
PREREQUISITES
Passing
8.02x
requires
a
solid
understanding
of
classical
mechanics
and
single
variable
calculus.
You
can
review
the
content
of
MIT
OpenCourseWare
courses
on
classical
mechanics
(8.01,
also
by
Professor
Lewin)
and
calculus
(18.01)
to
assess
whether
you
meet
the
expected
level
of
preparation.
If
you
have
the
necessary
background
knowledge,
we
estimate
that
it
will
take
9-12
hours
weekly
to
take
this
course
and
finish
it
in
the
required
time
of
4
months.
5
TEXTBOOK
For
8.02x
we
will
use
"Introduction
to
Electricity
and
Magnetism"
by
Peter
Dourmashkin,
John
Belcher,
and
Sen-Ben
Liao.
The
book
is
available
on
line
without
charge. All
edX
courses
are
free.
The
lectures,
homework,
simulations,
and
textbook
are
all
available
online.
6
CERTIFICATION
Online
learners
who
achieve
a
passing
grade
in
8.02x
will
earn
for
free
a
certificate
of
mastery.
These
certificates
will
indicate
you
have
successfully
completed
the
course,
but
will
not
include
a
specific
grade.
Certificates
will
be
issued
by
edX
under
the
name
of
MITx.
7
QUESTIONS
If
you
have
any
questions
about
8.02x
that
are
not
answered
in
this
section,
please
ask
them
in
the
discussion
forum.
