Lecture Notes


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Electrostatics

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Electric Charge
Electric Force
LN 1, Page 1 LN 1, Page 1 LN 1 LN 1 LN 1
Electric Field
Electric Dipole
Continous Charge Distributions
LN 1, Page 2 LN 1, Page 2 LN 1 LN 1 LN 1
Electric Flux and Gauss' Law
Field of a Charged Conductor
E-Fields of Continous Charge Distributions
LN 2, Page 1 LN 2, Page 1 LN 2 LN 2 LN 2
Electric Potential Energy
Electrostatic Potential
Equipotential Surface and Relation Between V and E
Potential of Point Charges
LN 2, Page 2 LN 2, Page 2 LN 2 LN 2 LN 2
Capacitors:Parallel and Series
Energy Stored in Capacitors
Dielectrics
LN 3, Page 1 LN 3, Page 1 LN 3 LN 3 LN 3


Current and Circuits

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Electric Current
Resistances
Power Dissipation in a Simple Circuit
LN 3, Page 2 LN 3, Page 2 LN 3 LN 3 LN 3
Batteries
Kirchhoff's Rules
Resistors in Series and in Parallel
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor
LN 4, Page 1 LN 4, Page 1 LN 4 LN 4 LN 4

Magnetism and Induction

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Magnetic Field
Trajectory of Charges in Constant B-fields
Hall Effect
Force on a Current
Torque on a Current Carrying Coil
LN 4, Page 2 LN 4, Page 2 LN 4 LN 4 LN 4
Magnetic Field Due to a Current
Force Between Two Wires
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid and Toroid
Ampere's Law
LN 5, Page 1 LN 5, Page 1 LN 5 LN 5 LN 5
Induction
Inductance and Selfinductance
LN 5, Page 2 LN 5, Page 2 LN 5 LN 5 LN 5
Magnetic Materials
Ampere-Maxwell's Law and Displacement Current
Gauss' Law for Magnetic Fields
Maxwell's Equation
LC Oscillator
LN 6, Page 1 LN 6, Page 1 LN 6 LN 6 LN 6

AC Circuits

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RLC Oscillator
R,L, or C in an AC Circuit
RLC Circuits
Transformers
LN 6, Page 2 LN 6, Page 2 LN 6 LN 6 LN 6

Electromagnetic Waves

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Definition of EM-Waves
Polarization
Reflection and Refraction
LN 7, Page 1 LN 7, Page 1 LN 7 LN 7 LN 7

Geometric Optics

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Mirrors
Lenses
Mirrors and Single Lenses
LN 7, Page 2 LN 7, Page 2 LN 7 LN 7 Lect ure Notes 7

Wave Optics

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Wavefronts and Refraction
Coherent Light and Interference
Double-Slit Interference
Thin-Film Interference
LN 8, Page 1 LN 8, Page 1 LN 8 LN 8 LN 8
Single Slit Diffraction
Diffraction by a Double Slit
Diffraction Grating
LN 8, Page 2 LN 8, Page 2 LN 8 LN 8 LN 8


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Last Updated Jan 21, 1998, MRT nedavis