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PHYS102: Introduction to Electromagnetism
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Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Mechanical Vibrations and Waves in Extended Objects
1.1: Periodic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators
1.2: Simple Harmonic Motion
1.3: Oscillations and Energy
1.4: Forced Oscillations and Resonance
1.5: Wave Motion
1.6: Superposition and Interference
1.7: Energy in Waves
Unit 2: Electrostatics
2.1: Introduction to Electricity
2.2: Conductors and Insulators
2.3: Coulomb's Law
2.4: Electric Field and Gauss' Law
2.5. Applications of Electrostatics
2.6: Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy
2.7: Capacitors and Capacitance – Storage of Electric Energy
Unit 3: Electronic Circuit Theory
3.1: Electric Current, Voltage and Resistance
3.2: Ohm's Law
3.3: Resistance and Resistivity
3.4: Power in Electric Circuits
3.5: Alternating Current vs. Direct Current
3.6: Electric Hazards and the Human Body
3.7: Resistors in Circuits
3.8: Kirchhoff's Rules
3.9: DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
Unit 4: Magnetism
4.1: Magnets
4.2: Magnetic Field
4.3: Magnetic Force on Moving Electric Charges
4.4: Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
4.5: Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampère's Law
4.6: Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors
Unit 5: Electromagnetic Induction
5.1: Faraday's Law
5.2: Motional Emf
5.3: Eddy Currents
5.4: Electric Generators
5.5: Transformers
5.6: Electrical Safety
5.7: Inductance
5.8: RC, RL, and RLC Circuits
Unit 6: Electromagnetic Waves
6.1: Maxwell's Equations
6.2: Electromagnetic Waves
6.3: Spectrum of Electromagnetic Radiation
6.4: Energy and Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves
Unit 7: Optics
7.1: Geometric Optics – The Ray Aspect of Light
7.2: Geometric Optics – The Law of Reflection
7.3: Geometric Optics – The Law of Refraction
7.4: Dispersion and Prisms
7.5: Image Formation by Lenses
7.6: Image Formation by Mirrors
7.7: Optical Instruments
7.8: Wave Optics: Interference
7.9: Wave Optics: Diffraction
7.10: Polarization
Unit 8: Special Relativity
8.1: Introduction to Relativity
8.2: Simultaneity, Time Dilation, and Length Contraction
8.3: Relativistic Momentum and Energy
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Course Syllabus
Electromagnetism
Hooke's Law
Spring Force
Period and Frequency in Oscillations
Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion
Simple Harmonic Motion and Phase
The Simple Pendulum
Pendulum: Simple Harmonic Motion
Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Forced Oscillations and Resonance
Intro to Waves
Waves
Wave Simulator
Speed of a Traveling Wave
Wave Equation
Wavelength and Wavenumber
Waves: Graphical View
Wave Properties
Superposition and Interference
Wave Interference
Wave Interference and Beats
Energy in Waves: Intensity
Periodic Waves
Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge
Electrostatics Starting Concepts, Conservation of Charge, Conductors, Coulomb's Law
Triboelectric Effect and Charge
Conservation of Charge
Conductors and Insulators
Conductors and Insulators II
Coulomb's Law
Coulomb's Law II
Coulomb Force: Overview
Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited
Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
Electric Field near a Conductor, Applications of Electrostatics
Applications of Electrostatics
Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference
Electrostatic Potential
Electric Potential in a Uniform Electric Field
Electrostatic Potential of a Point Charge
Electrical Potential Due to a Point Charge
Equipotential Lines
Capacitors and Capacitance
Capacitors and Dielectrics
Dielectrics in Capacitors
Capacitors
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Capacitors in Series
Capacitors in Parallel
Energy Stored in Capacitors
The Energy in a Capacitor
Energy of a Capacitor
Current
Current II
Ohm's Law: Resistance and Simple Circuits
Ohm's Law
Resistance and Resistivity
Resistivity and Conductivity
Electric Power and Energy
Electrical Power
Electrical Power and AC Circuits
Alternating Current vs. Direct Current
Alternating Current and Direct Current: What Is Frequency?
Sockets and Voltages In Different Countries
Electric Hazards and the Human Body
Live Wire, Neutral, and Ground (Earth Wire): Domestic Circuits
Nerve Conduction and Electrocardiograms
Circuit Diagram Symbols
Resistors in Series and Parallel
Resistors in Series Circuits
Resistors in Parallel Circuits
Combo Circuits
Resistors and Batteries in Series and Parallel
Electromotive Force: Terminal Voltage
Shorting Out a Battery
Concepts of Circuit Analysis Using Kirchhoff's Rules
Kirchhoff's Rules
Kirchhoff's Rules: Introduction
Potential vs. Voltage
Examples: Kirchhoff's Voltage Rule for Resistors
Example: Kirchhoff Voltages for a Battery (Basic Calculation)
Kirchhoff's Voltage Rule: Single Loop
DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
Ammeter and Voltmeter
Null Measurements
Voltmeters, Ammeters and Null Measurements
DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor in a Circuit
Magnets
Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
Introduction to Magnetism
Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Field Lines
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Field Strength: Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
Magnetic Force on a Moving, Charged Particle
Magnetic Forces 1, Units
Right Hand Rule for Magnetic Force on a Particle
Motion of a Particle in a Magnetic Field
Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field: Examples and Applications
The Hall Effect
Hall Effect, Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
Magnetic Force on Current Carrying Wires, Conceptual
Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Wire, Equation
Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters
Electric Motors
Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere’s Law
Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors
Force between Parallel Wires With Parallel Currents
Force between Parallel Wires With Anti-parallel Currents
Induced Emf and Magnetic Flux
Magnetic Flux
Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic Induction II
Faraday's Law of Induction: Lenz's Law
Faraday's Law and Average Emf
Motional Emf
Motional Concept
Motional Units
Motional Practice
Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping
Electric Generators
Phet Electric Generator
Back Emf
Back EMF, Transformers, Electrical Safety, Inductors
Transformers
Electrical Safety: Systems and Devices
Inductance
RL Circuits
Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive
RLC Series AC Circuits
Maxwell's Equations: Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed
Electromagnetic Waves
Production of Electromagnetic Waves
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Waves
Energy in Electromagnetic Waves
The Ray Aspect of Light
Geometrical Optics
The Law of Reflection
The Law of Refraction
Ray Diagrams
Refraction and Snell's Law
Refraction in Water
Snell's Law Examples
Total Internal Reflection
Total Internal Reflection
Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms
Dispersion
Dispersion, Lenses
Image Formation by Lenses
Convex Lenses
Convex Lens Examples
Object Image and Focal Distance Relationship (Proof of Formula)
Concave Lenses
Virtual Image
Thin Lens Equation and Problem Solving
Image Formation by Mirrors
Parabolic Mirrors and Real Images
Parabolic Mirrors 2
Convex Parabolic Mirrors
Mirrors
Physics of the Eye
Optics of the Eye
Vision Correction
Microscope
Microscope II
Telescopes
Telescopes II
The Wave Aspect of Light: Interference
Wave Optics, Interference
Huygens' Principle: Diffraction
Young's Double Slit Experiment
Young's Double Slit Introduction
Young's Double Slit Equation
Young's Double Slit Problem Solving
Diffraction
Multiple Slit Diffraction
Single Slit Diffraction
Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
Resolution
Thin Film Interference
Polarization
Einstein's Postulates
Einstein's Special Relativity
Simultaneity and Time Dilation
Length Contraction
Relativistic Addition of Velocities
Relativistic Momentum
Relativistic Energy
PHYS102 Study Guide
PHYS102: Certificate Final Exam
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