Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: The electromagnetic spectrum
  2: Electromagnetic waves
  3: The field equations for electromagnetic waves
  4: Maxwell's general wave equations
  5: Proportionality of electric and magnetic fields
  6: Derivation: proportionality of E and B
  7: Calculating the speed of light from fundamental constants
  8: Creating electromagnetic waves: antennas
  9: Electromagnetic energy: the Poynting vector
10: Intensity and energy density
11: Earth's seasons
12: Sample problem: seasonal flux
13: Radiation intensity and distance
14: Sample problem: quantifying radio waves
15: Interactive checkpoint: an illuminated manuscript
16: Intensity and field strength around a dipole antenna
17: Radiation pressure
18: Sample problem: light pressure on a spacecraft
19: Interactive checkpoint: carrier waves
20: How electromagnetic waves travel through matter
21: Polarization
22: Polarization and intensity
23: Sample problem: gazing at the Sun
24: Interactive checkpoint: the polarized sandwich
25: Scattering of light
26: Optically active substances
27: Physics at work: liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
28: Gotchas
29: Summary

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