204: Elementary Physics II

Calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism, leading to Maxwell's equations. Electric fields and Gauss' law; magnetic fields and Ampere's law. Capacitance and inductance, DC and AC circuits. Electromagnetic waves.

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Introduction

PHY204: Elementary Physics II [asl1]    [slides 1] 
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]    [slides 2] 
Particle in Uniform Electric and Gravitational Field [tsl25] (2)
Projectile Motion in Electric Field [tsl26]
Cathode Ray Tube [tsl419]
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]
Water Molecule [tsl510] 
Force and Torque on Electric Dipole [tsl328]
Electric Quadrupole field [tsl327]

Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distribution [tsl30]    [slides 3]
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: Illustration [tsl444]
Electric Flux: Applications [tsl40] (4)
Gauss's Law [tsl44]   [slides 4]
Gauss's Law Illustrated [tsl445]
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's law: 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] 
Electric Field Near Charged Infinite Sheets [tsl446] 
Charged Conductor at Equilibrium [tsl58] (3)
Charged Conductor Problems [tsl61] (5)

Electric Potential

Work and Energy [tsl67]    [slides 5]
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)
Attributes of Space and of Charged Particles [tsl447]
Equipotential Surfaces and Field Lines [tsl80] 
Topographic Maps [tsl421] 
Electric Potential of Charged Rod [tsl330]   [slides 6]
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 '19  [tsl591] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Spring '19  [tsl582] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Fall '18  [tsl573] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Spring '18  [tsl563] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Fall '17  [tsl554] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Spring '17  [tsl545] (3) * 
Unit Exam I of Fall '16  [tsl535] (3) * 
Unit Exam I of Spring '16  [tsl526] (3) * 
Unit Exam I of Fall '15  [tsl512] (3) *
Unit Exam I of Spring '15  [tsl488]  [slides exam 1]
Unit Exam I of Fall '14  [tsl479]
Unit Exam I of Spring '14  [tsl469]
Unit Exam I of Spring '13  [tsl448]
Unit Exam I of Spring '12  [tsl422]
Unit Exam I of Spring '11  [tsl401]
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]   [slides 7]
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] 
More Complex Capacitor Circuit [tsl511] 
Capacitor with Dielectric [tsl124]   [slides 8]
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]    [slides 9]
Current and Current Density [tsl132]
Current Direction [tsl451]
Resistance and Resistivity [tsl134]
Resistivity of Materials [tsl139]
Ohm's Law [tsl452]
Resistor: Material and Device Perspectives [tsl135]
Electric Current Applications [tsl133] (3)
Calculating the Resistance of a Wire [tsl136]
Radial Current in Coaxial Cable [tsl453]
Power Dissipation in Resister [tsl140]
Resistor Problems [tsl141] (2)
Electric Heating Element [tsl426]
Incandescent Light Bulb [tsl454]
M. C. Escher: Waterfall [tsl425]    [slides 10]
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]    [slides 11]
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)

Unit Exam II of Spring '19  [tsl585] (3) *
Unit Exam II of Fall '18  [tsl576] (3) *
Unit Exam II of Spring '18  [tsl566] (3) *
Unit Exam II of Fall '17  [tsl557] (3) *
Unit Exam II of Spring '17  [tsl548] (3) * 
Unit Exam II of Fall '16  [tsl538] (3) * 
Unit Exam II of Spring '16  [tsl529] (3) * 
Unit Exam II of Fall '15 [tsl515] (3) *
Unit Exam II of Spring '15 [tsl491] (3)   [slides exam 2]
Unit Exam II of Fall '14 [tsl482] (3)
Unit Exam II of Spring '14 [tsl472] (3)
Unit Exam II of Spring '13 [tsl456] (3)
Unit Exam II of Spring '12 [tsl427] (4)
Unit Exam II of Spring '11 [tsl404] (3)
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

Electricity and Magnetism [tsl180]    [slides 12]
Sources of Electric and Magnetic Fields [tsl181]
Electric and Magnetic Forces on Point Charge [tsl182]
Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Conductor [tsl183]
Direction of Magnetic Force [tsl455] (2)
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]
Charged Particle in Circular Motion [tsl66]
Velocity Selector [tsl194]
Measurement of e/m for electron [tsl431]
Measurement of e and m for electron [tsl432]
Mass Spectrometer [tsl195]
Cyclotron [tsl200]
Magnetic Bottles [tsl407]
Loudspeaker [tsl410]
Dot Product Between Vectors [tsl229]   [slides 13] 
Cross Product Between Vectors [tsl230]
Magnetic dipole moment of current loop [tsl475] 
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)
Direct-Current Motor [tsl408]
Galvanometer [tsl409] 
Hall Effect [tsl201]
Charged Particle in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields [tsl208] (2)
Magnetic Force Applications [tsl193] (7)

Magnetic Field of a Moving Point Charge [tsl210]  [slides 14]
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 at Center of Square-Shaped Wire [tsl518]
Magnetic Field Applications [tsl221] (3)
Magnetic Field Next to Current-Carrying Ribbon [tsl519]
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] [slides 15]
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]

Intermediate Exam III of Spring '07 [tsl365]  [slides exam 3]
Unit Exam III of Spring '08 [tsl381]
Unit Exam III of Spring '09 [tsl395]
Unit Exam III of Spring '11 [tsl415]
Unit Exam III of Spring '12 [tsl435]
Unit Exam III of Spring '13 [tsl461] [tsl463] [tsl465]
Unit Exam III of Spring '14 [tsl476] 
Unit Exam III of Fall '14 [tsl485] 
Unit Exam III of Spring '15 [tsl494] 
Unit Exam III Fall '15 [tsl523] (4) *
Unit Exam III of Spring '16  [tsl532] (3) *
Unit Exam III of  Fall '16  [tsl541] (4) *
Unit Exam III of  Spring '17  [tsl551] (3) *
Unit Exam III of  Fall '17  [tsl560] (3) *
Unit Exam III of  Spring '18  [tsl569] (3) *
Unit Exam III of  Fall '18  [tsl579] (3) *
Unit Exam III of  Spring '19  [tsl588] (3) *

Magnetic Induction

Motional EMF [tsl246]   [slides 16]
Current Produced by Motional EMF [tsl247]
Faraday's Law of Induction [tsl248] (2)
Magnetic flux and Faraday's law [tsl411]
Area - Field - Flux - EMF [tsl459] (2)
Lenz's Rule [tsl250] (2)
Magnetic Induction: Applications [tsl254] (7)
AC Generator [tsl412]
AC Motor [tsl413]
Inductor and Inductance [tsl265]  [slides 17] *
Inductance of a Solenoid [tsl266]
Inductance of a Toroid [tsl267]
Self-Induction [tsl268]
Inertia: Mechanical vs Electrical [tsl520] *
Mutual Induction [tsl414]
Energy Stored in Inductor [tsl269]
Energy Density within Solenoid [tsl270]
Magnetic Induction: Applications [tsl261] (6)
Response of Device to Electric Current [tsl277]
Devices in Series and in Parallel [tsl521] 
Magnetic Induction: Application [tsl286] [tsl522] 

RL Circuits

RL Circuit: Fundamentals [tsl271]  [slides 18]
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 and RLC Oscillators

Mechanical Oscillator [tsl294]  [slides 19]
Electromagnetic Oscillator (LC Circuit) [tsl295]
Mechanical vs Electromagnetic Oscillations [tsl497]  
LC Circuit Applications [tsl296] (3)
Oscillator with Two Modes [tsl498] 
Mechanical Oscillator with Damping [tsl299]
Damped Electromagnetic Oscillator (RLC Circuit) [tsl300]
RLC Circuit Application [tsl438]  (3)

Alternating Current Circuits

Alternating Current Generator [tsl287]  [slides 20]
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)
Impedances: RLC in Series [tsl467] (2)
Filters [tsl468]
AC Circuit Applications [tsl304] (2)
RLC Series Resonance [tsl501] (2)
RLC Parallel Circuit [tsl306] (3)
Impedances: RLC in Parallel [tsl504] (2)
AC Circuit Applications [tsl309] (4)
RLC Parallel Resonance [tsl506] (2)
Power in AC Circuits [tsl311]
Transformer [tsl418]
AC Circuit Applications [tsl384] (4)

Intermediate Exam III of Spring '05 [tsl342]
Intermediate Exam III of Spring '06 [tsl355]
Unit Exam IV of Spring '12 [tsl441]

Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves

Dynamics of Particles and Fields [tsl314]  [slides 21]
Gauss' Law for Electric and Magnetic Fields [tsl44] [tsl236] [tsl508] 
Ampere's Law (restricted and full versions) [tsl237] [tsl315]
Faraday's law [tsl411] 
Faraday's law and Ampere's law [tsl509] 
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] 

Relativity

Is There Absolute Motion? [tsl211]  [slides 22]
Catching Up with a Photon? [tsl439] (2)


Last updated 09/28/19