# PHYS 211 — Electricity and Magnetism (AUB) > PHYS 211 Electricity and Magnetism at American University of Beirut. 10 student reviews · 2 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/669 Retrieved: 2026-09-17 ## Facts - Course code: PHYS 211 - Title: Electricity and Magnetism - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Physics - Department: Physics - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: Understanding the World - Professors on record (6): Ghassan Antar, Khalil Bitar, Mohammad Haidar, Nancy Rahbany, Paul Graham Newson, Wafic Sabra ## Catalogue description Electrostatics, current, resistance, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, RC circuits, magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Biot-Savart law, Faraday’s law, LR circuit, RLC circuits, and a qualitative discussion of Maxwell’s equations. ## Quick answers ### What is PHYS 211 at AUB? PHYS 211 Electricity and Magnetism is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Electrostatics, current, resistance, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, RC circuits, magnetic field, Ampere’s law, Biot-Savart law, Faraday’s law, LR circuit, RLC circuits, and a qualitative discussion of Maxwell’s equations. ### How many credits is PHYS 211? PHYS 211 Electricity and Magnetism is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is PHYS 211 hard? 10 AUB students have written about PHYS 211 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average. ### Who teaches PHYS 211 at AUB? Studiety has 6 professors on record for PHYS 211: Ghassan Antar, Khalil Bitar, Mohammad Haidar, Nancy Rahbany, Paul Graham Newson, Wafic Sabra. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### What are the prerequisites for PHYS 211? PHYS 211 lists 1 prerequisite: MATH 201 Calculus and Analytical Geometry III. ### Are there past papers for PHYS 211? Yes — 2 files for PHYS 211 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## What to expect - Has Quiz 1 - Has Quiz 2 - Has Final - Has Attendance - Has Graded Homeworks - Has Participation - Original Book Necessary ## Prerequisites - [MATH 201 — Calculus and Analytical Geometry III](https://studiety.com/aub/course/645) ## Shared course material 2 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Syllabus: 1 (most recent from 2018) - Exam/Quiz: 1 ## Student reviews 10 of 10 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line. - **2026-08** — PHYS 211 is not required for the Physics major and does not count toward physics major electives; it is only required for Mechanical Engineering students. - **2020-06** — study daily, pay attention in class, easy 90 - **2020-06** — 1) take it in spring for sure; the course is MCQ in fall , subjective in the spring (subjective means a higher grade) 2) it is a very easy course...that u can get a 90 in ...yet there is no raise at all 3) Dr. Antar is a pretty good professor whom u'll enjoy the course with - **2019-11** — Paul Newson is good! You don't do much in class and get a good grade if you can write a decent essay with the info he says in class. - **2019-11** — Dr. Khalil Bitar is a very experienced yet nice professor. - **2019-11** — You can get 100 easily! - **2019-08** — Actually I find ghassan antar a very good teacher; he explains very well, his exams are pretty straightforward, and he cares about students understanding. I found it to be a nice course with him. Id recommend it. - **2019-08** — He is good, yet his exams aren't easy - **2019-08** — To be honest....compared to other teachers who give the course, hes probably the most experienced - **2019-08** — I believe he is the best out of the professors who teach the course. His exams aren't easy, they involve derivation rather than calculation, yet the raise at the end is great. ## See also - [All Physics courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/physics.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.