Physics 100:Electric Force, Fields, Potential and Capacitors

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to Forces Between Charges

Lecture 2: The Atom

Lecture 3: Elementary Charge

Lecture 4: Example: Finding the Total Charge

Lecture 5: Coulomb's Law

Lecture 6: Coulomb's Law: Simple Examples

Lecture 7: Coulomb's Law: Example Problem 1

Lecture 8: Coulomb's Law: Example Problem 2

Lecture 9: Example: Several Types of Forces Acting on an Object.

Lecture 10: Charging Objects – Triboelectric Series

Lecture 11: Charging Objects by Induction

Lecture 12: Introduction to Quizzes on Induction and Coulomb's Law

Lecture 13: Quiz Solutions: Induction

Lecture 14: Quiz Solutions: Coulomb's Law

Chapter 2: Electric Fields

Lecture 1: Introduction to Electric Fields

Lecture 2: Electric Field – Connection to Coulomb's Law

Lecture 3: Forces on Charges placed in an Electric Field

Lecture 4: Electric Field and Force Example

Lecture 5: Some Simple Electric Field Maps

Lecture 6: Electric Field Maps – Two Point Charges

Lecture 7: Using Superposition to Find the Total Electric Field

Lecture 8: Field from a Dipole at 3 Different Locations

Lecture 9: Electric Field produced by a Charged Plate

Lecture 10: Electric Field Between Parallel Plates

Lecture 11: Electric Field Lines

Lecture 12: Example: Charges in Electric Fields

Lecture 13: Electric Field and Conductors

Lecture 14: Faraday Cage

Lecture 15: Insulators in Electric Fields

Lecture 16: Introduction to Quiz on Electric Fields

Lecture 17: Quiz Solutions: Electric Fields

Chapter 3: Work, Electrical Potential Energy, and Electrical Potential

Lecture 1: Work and Potential Energy: Part 1

Lecture 2: Work and Potential Energy: Part 2 Comparing force of gravity to electrical force

Lecture 3: Work and Potential Energy: Part 3

Lecture 4: Checkpoint: Calculating Work done by the Electric Field

Lecture 5: Work Done by Conservative Forces

Lecture 6: Electrical Potential Energy Between Point Charges

Lecture 7: Example: Calculating the Potential Energy between Point Charges

Lecture 8: Yet another Work Example

Lecture 9: Calculating the Speed Using Conservation of Energy

Lecture 10: Example: Conservation of Energy

Lecture 11: Introduction to the Electrical Potential

Lecture 12: Electrical Potential and Electrical Potential Energy for Point Charges

Lecture 13: Equipotential Surfaces for Point Charges

Lecture 14: Example Problem: Calculating Work from Equipotentials

Lecture 15: Equipotentials and Connection to Electric FIelds

Lecture 16: Equipotentials for an Electric Dipole

Lecture 17: Mathematical Relationship between Electric FIeld and the Electrical Potential

Lecture 18: Parallel Plates – Equipotentials and Electric Field

Lecture 19: Comparing Positive and Negative Charge between Parallel Plates

Lecture 20: Equipotentials and Conductors

Lecture 21: Quiz: Electrical Potential

Lecture 22: Quiz Solutions

Chapter 4: Motion of Charges in Electric Fields

Lecture 1: Recall: Kinematics Equations for Constant Acceleration

Lecture 2: Example Problem: Proton travelling between Parallel Plates

Lecture 3: Finding the Maximum Deflection of a Charge

Lecture 4: Introduction to Quiz on Motion of Charges in Electric fields

Lecture 5: Quiz Solutions: Motion of Charges in Electric Fields

Chapter 5: Electric Dipole Inside an Electric Field

Lecture 1: Torque and Potential Energy of a Dipole in an Electric Field

Chapter 6: Electric Flux and Gauss's Law

Lecture 1: Introduction to Electric Flux

Lecture 2: Electric Flux for a Constant Electric Field

Lecture 3: Introduction to Gauss's Law

Lecture 4: Gauss's Law: Finding the Charge Enclosed by a Surface

Lecture 5: Gauss's Law Applied to Point Charges

Lecture 6: Gauss's Law for a Charged Spherical Conductor

Lecture 7: Gauss's Law – Sphere with a Uniform Charge Distribution

Lecture 8: Gauss's Law – Uniform Line of Charge – Cases with Cylindrical Symmetry

Lecture 9: Gauss's Law: Field Produced by 2D plates

Lecture 10: Gauss's Law: Conductors with Cavities – Finding the Charge on the Surfaces

Lecture 11: Gauss's Law Example – Sphere Inside a Conducting Shell

Lecture 12: Introduction to Quiz on Gauss's Law and Electric Flux

Lecture 13: Quiz Solutions: Gauss's Law and Electric Flux

Chapter 7: Capacitors

Lecture 1: Introduction to Capacitors

Lecture 2: Relationship Between Charge and Voltage for a Capacitor

Lecture 3: Capacitance and Farads

Lecture 4: Example: Calculating the Charge on a Capacitor

Lecture 5: A microscopic view of charging a capacitor

Lecture 6: Example: Two Capacitors in Series

Lecture 7: Capacitors in Series

Lecture 8: Capacitors in Parallel

Lecture 9: Energy Stored in a Capacitor

Lecture 10: Example: Calculate the Total Energy Stored in a Network of Capacitors

Lecture 11: Capacitors with Dielectrics

Lecture 12: Dielectric Constants of Materials

Lecture 13: Most Important Lecture on Capacitors and Dielectrics

Chapter 8: Final Exam

Lecture 1: Introduction to Final Exam

Lecture 2: Multiple Choice Solutions: Questions 1-4

Lecture 3: Multiple Choice Solutions: Questions 5-8

Lecture 4: Multiple Choice Solutions: Questions 9-12

Lecture 5: Multiple Choice Solutions: Questions 13-16

Lecture 6: Multiple Choice Solutions: Questions 17-20

Lecture 7: Problem 1: Gauss's Law and Electric Field