Abstract: Our teaching of electromagnetism at the noncalculus level, whether in high school or college, should be based upon Maxwell’s equations, just as we customarily base our discussions of mechanics upon Newton’s second law of motion. Both the second law and Maxwell’s equations are differential equations; but each has an algebraic representation which is fruitful in many applications. An algebraic formulation of Maxwell’s equations is presented, along with some suggestions for teaching Maxwell’s equations ab initio based upon experiences accrued at Newton South since the 83/84 academic year.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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