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1. Define and solve problems related to static electric fields and forces.
2. Use Gauss's law to solve problems involving charged conductors and insulators.
3. Define and calculate the electric potential for point charges and charged conductors and insulators.
4. Obtain the electric field from the electric potential.
5. Calculate the capacitance of capacitors with and without dielectrics.
6. Solve problems related to current, resistance, electrical power and Ohm's Law.
7. Use Kirchhoff's rules to analyze direct current (DC) circuits.
8. Define and solve problems related to the properties of magnetic fields and forces.
9. Use the Biot-Savart and Ampere's laws to calculate the magnetic field produced by currents.
10. Use Faraday's Law of induction to calculate motional emf.
11. Analyze resistors, inductors and capacitors in alternating current (AC) circuits using equations and phasors.
12. Solve problems related to the design of transformers and power transmission.
13. Describe Maxwell's equations and the properties of electromagnetic waves.
14. Solve problems related to electromagnetic waves.
Lab Objectives:
1. Develop and conduct experiments that apply the scientific method and error analysis to explore principles in static electricity, AC/DC circuits, electronic components and magnetism.
2. Use manual and computerized data collection techniques to measure and analyze parameters related to waves, sound, thermodynamics and optics.
3. Plot, curve fit, and interpret data using a spreadsheet or other analysis tools.
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1. Electric field
a. electric charges and field lines
b. Coulomb's law
c. electric field of continuous charges
d. motion of charged particle in electric field
2. Gauss's law
a. electric flux
b. calculation electric filed using the Gauss's law
c. conductors in electrostatic field
3. Electric potential
a. potential difference in a uniform electric filed
b. electric potential of point charge and charged conductor of various simple geometries
c. finding electric field from electric potential
d. application of electrostatics
4. Dielectrics
a. capacitances
b. combinations of capacitances
c. energy stored in capacitors
d. dielectric capacitors
e. electric dipole
5. Current and resistance
a. electric current, resistance and effect of temperature
b. resistance calculation of conductive materials
c. electrical power
d. superconductors
6. DC circuits
a. batteries and electromotive force
b. resistors in series and parallel
c. Kirchhoff's rules
d. charging and discharging capacitors
e. electrical meters
7. Magnetic field
a. magnetic force on a moving charge and its applications
b. magnetic force on a current carrying conductor
c. torque on a current loop in a uniform magnetic field
d. Hall effect
8. Sources of magnetic field
a. Biot-Savart law
b. Ampere's law
c. magnetic filed of currents flowing in straight wires, solenoid, toroid and sheets.
d. Gauss's law in magnetism
e. magnetic materials and magnetic field of the Earth
9. Faraday's law
a. motional emf,
b. Lenz's law
c. induced emf, generators and motors
d. Eddy current
10. Inductance
a. self inductance, inductors and mutual inductance
b. RL circuits
c. stored energy in a magnetic field
d. oscillation an LC and RLC circuits
11. AC circuits
a. resistors, inductors and capacitors in AC circuits
b. phasors
c. series RLC circuit
d. power in AC circuits
e. transformers and power transmission
12. Electromagnetic waves
a. Poynting's vector
b. Maxwell's equations
c. plane electromagnetic waves
d. energy carried and pressure exerted by electromagnetic waves
e. antennas
f. electromagnetic spectrum
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Physics For Scientists And Engineers By Serway and Jewett, 8th Edition, Thomson, 2010