Download Physics 3220, Outline for Exam-1: Chapters 23-29 Electric Fields

Physics 3220, Outline for Exam-1: Chapters 23-29
Electric Fields
I.
Electric charge
A. Two kinds of charge
B. Conductors and Insulators
II.
Coulomb’s law
III.
Electric field
A. Definition
B. Lines of force
C. E from a charge distribution
IV.
Motion of a charged particle in a constant electric field
Gauss’s Law
I.
II.
A.
B.
III.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Flux
Gauss’s law
Solid angle
Derivation
Applications of Gauss’s law
Spherically symmetric charge distribution
Infinite line charge
Infinite plane of charge
Charged conductor in equilibrium
Field at the surface of a charged conductor
Electric Potential
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
A.
B.
Work done by electric field
Electric potential
Equipotential surfaces
Point charges
Potential of a charged conductor in equilibrium
Calculation of E from V
Applications
Van de Graaff generator
Millikan oil drop experiment
Capacitance and Dielectrics
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
II.
III.
IV.
Capacitance
Definition
Parallel plate capacitor
Concentric cylindrical capacitor
Concentric spherical capacitor
Parallel and series combinations of capacitors
Energy storage in an electric field
Parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric
Current and Resistance
I.
II.
III.
Electric current
Resistance
Power
Direct Current Circuits
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Electromotive force
Solving for currents
RC circuits
Electrical measuring instruments
The Magnetic Field
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Definition
Particle in a static magnetic field
Magnetic force on a current
Torque on a current loop
Applications
Hall effect
Cyclotron
Synchrotron
Velocity selector
e/m of the electron