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OCW Scholar - Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 17 Online
OpenStudy (priths):

why , always the north end of the compass points the direction of the magnetic field ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like every magnetized piece of metal, there is a north and a south pole. Opposite poles attract, therefore, the south pole points toward the north and visa versa.

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