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| electrostatics | Gauss's Law | potential difference | capacitance | dc circuits |
| RC Circuits |
magnetic force on a moving charge | Sources of magnetic fields | eletromagnetic induction | inductance |
video M8: Review for Unit M. DC Circuits (part 3)
video M9: Review for Unit M. DC Circuits (part 4)
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N. Decay and Growth in Physics (RC Circuits)*
video N1: RC circuits - Getting a Conceptual Grasp for RC Circuits
video N2: Discharging a Capacitor in an RC Circuit (The Mathematics)
video N3: Charging a Capacitor in an RC Circuit (The Mathematics)
video N4: Time Constants for RC Circuits
video N5: Review of Unit N (part 2) If you are wondering where part 1 is, this unit is both air resistance and RC circuits so part 1 in the air resistance unit in mechanics. There is a little air-resistance physics at the beginning of this one as well. You might want to pause the video each time a question is asked and try to get the answer on your own.
video N6: Review of Unit N (part 2)
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O. Magnetic Fields
video O1: Force on a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field. There is a review of the right-hand rule here.
video O2: Force of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field (part 2)
video O3: Force on a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field (part 3)
video O4: Charged Particle Moving in a Straight-Line Through Both and Electric Field, E, and a Magnetic Field, B.
video O5: Force on a Current-Carrying Wire in a Magnetic Field. This video also includes the torque on a current-carrying loop positioned in a magnetic field.
video O6: Unit O Review (part 1). You might want to pause the video each time a question is asked and try to get the answer on your own.
video O7: Unit O Review (part 2).
video O8: Unit O Review (part 3).
video 09: Unit O Review (part 4).
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P. Sources of Magnetic Fields
video P1: The Direction of the Magentic Field Created by a Current-Carrying Wire and the Direction of the Magnetic Field Created by a Moving Charge
video P2: Calculating the Magnetic Field Strength Created by a Moving Charge
video P3: The Law of Biot-Savart or Calculating the Magnetic Field Strength due to an Infinitesimally Small Current-Carrying Segment of Wire.
video P4: An Application of the Law of Biot-Savart
video P5: An Introduction to Ampere's Law (part 1). Uses an understanding of Gauss's law to introduce Ampere's law.
video P6: An Introduction to Ampere's Law (part 2). Finishes the derivation of the equation that gives you the magnetic field strength a distance r away from a current carrying wire.
video P7: Applications of Ampere's Law (part 1). Applies Ampere's law to find the magnetic field strength inside of a wire that has a uniform current density.
video P8: Applications of Ampere's Law (part 2). Applies Ampere's law to a co-axial cable.
video P9: Applications of Ampere's Law (part 3). Applies Ampere's law to find the magnetic field strength inside a wire that has a non-uniform current density.
video P10: The Magnetic Field Near the Center of a Solenoid (part 1). Applies Ampere's law to find the equation for the magnetic field strength near the center of a current-carrying solenoid.
video P11: The Magnetic Field Near the Center of a Solenoid (part 2).
video P12: The Magnetic Field Due to Two Wires (Superposition of Magnetic Field Vectors)
video P13: Force of One Current-Carrying Wire on Another Current-Carrying Wire
video P14: The Magnetic Field Due to a Toroid
video P15: The Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Current-Carrying Circular Hoop
video P16: p. 1 Unit P Review: Sources of Magnetic Fields. You might want to pause the video each time a question is asked and try to get the answer on your own.
video P17: p. 2 Unit P Review: Sources of Magnetic Fields
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Q. Electromagnetic Induction
video Q1: Magnetic Flux (part 1) To understand electromagnetic induction you will need to understand magnetic flux. This video describes the flux due to three different types of fields... gravitational fields, electric fields, and magnetic fields.
video Q2: Magnetic Flux (part 2)
video Q3: Calculating the Magnetic Flux for a Non-Uniform Magnetic Field
video Q4: Faraday's Law Basics (part 1)
video Q5: Faraday's Law Basics (part 2)
video Q6: Faraday's Law Basics (part 3)
video Q7: Lenz's Law: Finding the Direction of Induced Current (part1)
video Q8: Lenz's Law (part 2)
video Q9: Lenz's Law (part 3)
video Q10: Motional EMF . This video explains how Faraday's law is applied to a conducting bar that slides along a conducting rail to complete a loop.
video Q11: The Generator. This video explains how Faradays's law is applied to a conducting loop that is rotated in a magnetic field to produce a voltage and a current.
video Q12: Faraday's Law and Induced Electric Fields. (part 1)
video Q13: Faraday's Law and Induced Electric Fields (part 2)
video Q14: Unit Q Review on Electromagnetic Induction (part 1 of 4)
video Q15: Unit Q Review on Electromagnetic Induction (part 2 of 4)
video Q16: Unit Q Review on Electromagnetic Induction (part 3 of 4)
video Q17: Unit Q Review on Electromagnetic Induction (part 4 of 4)
R. Inductance
video R1: Inductance Basics part 1
video R2: Inductance Basics part 2
video R3: Energy Stored in an Inductor
video R4: The RL Circuit part 1
video R5: The RL Circuit part 2
video R6: Time Constants for RL Circuits
video R7: An Example Inductance Problem
video R8: The LC Circuit (part 1)
video R9: The LC Circuit (part 2)
video R10: Unit R Review for Inductance (part 1)
video R11: Unit R Review for Inductance (part 2)