by Oliver Heaviside) Maxwell’s Equations (as condensed Big Idea: Maxwell had 20 equations, which he simplified down to 8 with the help of quaternions. Heaviside didn’t like quaternions or the he the and brought the number of equations “potentials” so chose “to murder whole lot” down to the following 4. Law of Electricity Gauss’ Law of Magnetism Gauss’ Law Faraday’s Ampere-Maxwell’s Law Discussion:
Big Idea: Maxwell’s Equations (as condensed by Oliver Heaviside) Maxwell had 20 equations, which he simplified down to 8 with the help of quaternions. Heaviside didn’t like quaternions or the “potentials” so he chose “to murder the whole lot” and brought the number of equations down to the following 4. Gauss’ Law of Electricity Gauss’ Law of Magnetism Faraday’s Law Ampere-Maxwell’s Law Discussion: