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Introduction
PHY204: Elementary Physics II [asl1]
Mechanics [tsl1]
Electricity and Magnetism [tsl2]
Atomic Structure of Matter [tsl3]
Periodic Table of Elements [tsl368]
Charged Insulators and Conductors [tsl369]
Coulomb's Law and
Electric Field
Coulomb's Law
Coulomb's Law [tsl4] (2)
Coulomb Force in One Dimension [tsl5] (5)
Coulomb Force in Two Dimensions [tsl9] (6)
Electric Field of a Point Charge [tsl14]
Superposition Principle for Electric Field [tsl15]
Electric Field on Line Connecting Point Charges [tsl19]
(3)
Vector Field and Electric Field Lines [tsl22]
Electric Field of Point Charges in Plane [tsl18]
(5)
Particle in Uniform Electric or Gravitational
Field [tsl24]
Particle in Uniform Electric and Gravitational Field [tsl25]
Projectile Motion in Electric Field [tsl26]
Particle Projected Perpendicular to Uniform Electric Field [tsl27]
Particles Accelerated by Uniform Electric Field [tsl28]
Is the Faster also the Quicker? [tsl372]
Action and Reaction due to Coulomb Interaction [tsl29]
Electric Dipole Field [tsl23]
Force and Torque on Electric Dipole [tsl328]
Electric Quadrupole field [tsl327]
Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distribution [tsl30]
Electric Field of Charged Rod [tsl31] (4)
Electric Field of Charged Ring [tsl34]
Charged Bead Moving Along Axis of Charged Ring [tsl35]
Electric Field of Charged Disk [tsl36]
Electric Field of Charged Rubber Band [tsl37]
Electric Field Between Charged Rods [tsl38]
Electric Field of Charged Semicircle [tsl329]
Electric Flux and Gauss's Law
Electric Flux: Definition [tsl39]
Electric Flux: Applications [tsl40] (4)
Gauss's Law [tsl44]
Gaussian Surface Problems [tsl45] (6)
Calculating E from Gauss's Law: Strategy [tsl51]
Calculating E from Gauss's Law: Point Charge [tsl52]
Calculating E from Gauss's Law: Charged Wire [tsl53]
Calculating E from Gauss'slaw: Charged Plane Sheet [tsl54]
Calculating E from Gauss's law: Charged Slab [tsl373]
Electric Field of Uniformly Charged Spherical Shell [tsl55]
Electric Field of Uniformly Charged Solid Sphere [tsl56]
Electric Field of Oppositely Charged Infinite Sheets [tsl57]
Charged Conductor at Equilibrium [tsl58] (3)
Charged Conductor Problems [tsl61] (5)
Charged Particle in Circular Motion [tsl66]
Electric Potential
Work and Energy [tsl67]
Conservative Forces in Mechanics [tsl68]
Work and Potential Energy in 3D Space [tsl69]
Potential Energy of Charged Particle in Electric Field [tsl70]
Potential Energy of Charged Particle in Coulomb Field [tsl71]
Electric Potential and Potential Energy [tsl72]
Electric Potential and Potential Energy: Applications 1-7 [tsl73] (7)
Equipotential Surfaces and Field Lines [tsl80]
Electric Potential of Charged Rod [tsl330]
Electric Potential of Charged Ring [tsl81]
Electric Potential of Charged Disk [tsl82]
Electric Potential and Potential Energy: Applications 8-10 [tsl83] (3)
Electric Field and Electric Potential [tsl85]
Electric Potential and Electric Field in One Dimension [tsl88] (2)
Electric Field from Electric Potential in Two Dimensions [tsl86]
Electric Potential from Electric Field in Two Dimensions [tsl87]
Electric Potential and Electric Field in Two Dimensions [tsl91]
Electric Potential of a Charged Plane Sheet [tsl92]
Electric Potential of a Uniformly Charged Spherical Shell [tsl93]
Electric Potential of a Uniformly Charged Solid Sphere [tsl94]
Electric Potential of a Uniformly Charged Wire [tsl95]
Electric Potential of Conducting Spheres [tsl96]
(4)
Electric Dipole Potential [tsl100]
Electric Potential Energy of Several Point Charges [tsl101] (2)
Unit Exam I of Fall '10 [tsl398]
Unit Exam I of Spring '09 [tsl389]
Unit Exam I of Spring '08 [tsl374]
Unit Exam I of Spring '07 [tsl359]
Intermediate Exam I of Spring '06 [tsl348]
Intermediate Exam I of Spring '05 [tsl331]
Capacitor and Capacitance
Capacitor and Capacitance [tsl103] *
Parallel-Plate Capacitor [tsl104] *
Cylindrical Capacitor [tsl105]
Spherical Capacitor [tsl106]
Energy Stored in Capacitor [tsl107] *
Energy Density Between Parallel Plates [tsl108]
*
Integrating Energy Density in Spherical Capacitor [tsl109]
Capacitors Connected in Parallel [tsl111] *
Capacitors Connected in Series [tsl112] *
Capacitor Problems [tsl110] (2) *
Capacitor Circuits [tsl114] (8) *
Capacitor Circuit [tsl335]
Capacitor with Dielectric [tsl124]
Parallel-Plate Capacitor with Dielectric [tsl125]
(2)
Dielectric Materials [tsl138]
Impact of Dielectric [tsl127] (2)
Stacked Dielectrics [tsl129]
Lateral Force on Dielectric [tsl130]
Geiger Counter [tsl123]
Resistor and Resistance
Electric Current [tsl131]
Current and Current Density [tsl132]
Resistance and Resistivity [tsl134]
Resistivity of Materials [tsl139]
Resistor: Material and Device Perspectives [tsl135]
Electric Current Applications [tsl133] (3)
Calculating the Resistance of a Wire [tsl136]
Power Dissipation in Resister [tsl140]
Resistor Problems [tsl141] (2)
Direct Current Circuit [tsl143]
Battery with Internal Resistance [tsl144]
Resistors Connected in Parallel [tsl145]
Resistors Connected in Series [tsl146]
Symbols Used in Circuit Diagrams [tsl158]
Power in Resistor Circuit [tsl154]
Resistor Circuits [tsl148] (8)
Impedance Matching [tsl156]
Kirchhoff's Rules [tsl159]
Applying the Junction Rule [tsl160]
Applying Kirchhoff's Rules [tsl161]
Resistor Circuits [tsl162] (4)
RC Circuits
Fundamentals [tsl166]
Charging the Capacitor [tsl167]
Discharging the Capacitor [tsl168]
Energy Transfer While Charging [tsl169]
Energy Transfer While Discharging [tsl170]
Some Physical Properties [tsl171]
Applications [tsl172] (8)
Magnetic Field
Electricity and Magnetism [tsl180]
Sources of Electric and Magnetic Fields [tsl181]
Electric and Magnetic Forces on Point Charge [tsl182]
Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Conductor [tsl183]
Magnetic Force Applications [tsl184] (3)
Magnetic Force on Semicircular Current [tsl185]
(2)
Charged Particle Moving in Uniform Electric Field [tsl188]
Charged Particle Moving in Uniform Magnetic Field [tsl189]
Velocity Selector [tsl194]
Mass Spectrometer [tsl195]
Cyclotron [tsl200]
Torque on Current Loop [tsl196]
Magnetic Moment of a Rotating Disk [tsl199]
Electric Dipole in Uniform Electric Field [tsl197]
Magnetic Dipole in Uniform Magnetic Field [tsl198]
Magnetic Force Applications [tsl190] (3)
Hall Effect [tsl201]
Charged Particle in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields [tsl208] (2)
Magnetic Force Applications [tsl193] (7)
Dot Product Between Vectors [tsl229]
Cross Product Between Vectors [tsl230]
Unit Exam II of Spring '09 [tsl392] (3)
Unit Exam II of Spring '08 [tsl377]
Unit Exam II of Spring '07 [tsl362]
Intermediate Exam II of Spring '06 [tsl351]
Intermediate Exam II of Spring '05 [tsl336]
Magnetic Field of a Moving Point Charge [tsl210]
Law of Biot and Savart [tsl213]
Magnetic Field of Circular Current [tsl214]
Magnetic Field Applications [tsl212] (2)
Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Solenoid [tsl215]
Magnetic Field Generated by Current in Straight Wire [tsl216] (3)
Magnetic Field Applications [tsl221] (3)
Force Between Parallel Lines of Electric Charge [tsl231]
Force Between Parallel Lines of Electric Current [tsl232]
Force Between Perpendicular Lines of Electric Current [tsl233]
Magnetic Field Applications [tsl245] (6)
Magnetic Field Application [tsl340]
Magnetic Field Applications [tsl227] (3)
Gauss' Law for Magnetic Field [tsl236]
Ampere's Law (Restricted Version) [tsl237]
Ampere's Law (Applications) [tsl239] (2)
Ampere's Law: Magnetic Field Inside a Long Solenoid [tsl241]
Ampere's Law: Magnetic Field inside a Toroid [tsl242]
Ampere's Law: Magnetic Field Inside a Wire [tsl243]
Ampere's Law: Magnetic Field Outside a Wire [tsl244]
Ampere's Law: Coaxial Cable [tsl341]
Magnetic Induction
Motional EMF [tsl246]
Current Produced by Motional EMF [tsl247]
Faraday's Law of Induction [tsl248] (2)
Lenz's Rule [tsl250] (2)
Magnetic Induction: Applications [tsl254] (7)
Inductor and Inductance [tsl265]
Inductance of a Solenoid [tsl266]
Inductance of a Toroid [tsl267]
Self-Induction [tsl268]
Energy Stored in Inductor [tsl269]
Energy Density within Soleneoid [tsl270]
Magnetic Induction: Applications [tsl261] (6)
Response of Device to Electric Current [tsl277]
Magnetic Induction: Application [tsl286]
RL Circuits
RL Circuit: Fundamentals [tsl271]
RL Circuit: Current Buildup in Inductor [tsl272]
RL Circuit: Current Shutdown in Inductor [tsl273]
RL Circuit: Energy Transfer During Current Buildup [tsl274]
RL Circuit: Energy Transfer During Current Shutdown [tsl275]
RL Circuit: Some Physical Properties [tsl276]
RL Circuit: Applications [tsl278] (8)
LC Circuits
Mechanical Oscillator [tsl294]
Electromagnetic Oscillator (LC Circuit) [tsl295]
LC Circuit Applications [tsl296] (3)
Mechanical Oscillator with Damping [tsl299]
Damped Electromagnetic Oscillator (RLC Circuit) [tsl300]
Alternating Current Circuits
Alternating Current Generator [tsl287]
Single Device in AC Circuit: Resistor [tsl288]
Single Device in AC Circuit: Inductor [tsl289]
Single Device in AC Circuit: Capacitor [tsl290]
Single Device in AC Circuit: Applications [tsl291]
(3)
RLC Series Circuit [tsl301] (3)
AC Circuit Applications [tsl304] (2)
RLC Parallel Circuit [tsl306] (3)
AC Circuit Applications [tsl309] (4)
Power in AC Circuits [tsl311]
AC Circuit Applications [tsl384]
(4)
Unit Exam III of Spring '09 [tsl395]
Unit Exam III of Spring '08 [tsl381]
Intermediate Exam III of Spring '07 [tsl365]
Intermediate Exam III of Spring '06 [tsl355]
Intermediate Exam III of Spring '05 [tsl342]
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
Dynamics of Particles and Fields [tsl314]
Ampere's Law (Extended Version) [tsl315]
Traveling Waves [tsl316]
Sinusoidal Transverse Traveling Wave [tsl317]
Wave Equation [tsl318]
Electromagnetic Plane Wave [tsl319] (4)
Energy Transport in Electromagnetic Plane Wave [tsl323]
Momentum Transport in Electromagnetic Plane wave [tsl324]
Last updated 10/04/10