• Topic 1 Static Electricity
  • Section 1.1 Electric Forces and Electric Charges
    • 1.1.1 Electric Charge - A Property of Matter
    • 1.1.2 Coulomb's Law
    • 1.1.3 An Example of Coulomb's Law
  • Section 1.2 Electric Fields and Electric Forces
    • 1.2.1 Drawing Electric Fields
    • 1.2.2 Calculating Electric Forces for Point Charges
    • 1.2.3 Continuous charge distributions
  • Section 1.3 Electric Fields of Finite Objects
    • 1.3.1 Electric Field for a Ring of Charge
    • 1.3.2 Electric Field for a Dipole Ring Charge
    • 1.3.3 Electric Field for a Rectangular Sheet of Charge
• Topic 2 Gauss' Law
  • Section 2.1 Defining Gauss' Law
    • 2.1.1 Definition of Flux
    • 2.1.2 Spherical Symmetry
  • Section 2.2 Applications of Gauss' Law
    • 2.2.1 Electric Field Due to a Line Charge - Cylindrical Symmetry
    • 2.2.2 Planar Symmetry
    • 2.2.3 The Finite Thickness Infinite Sheet
• Topic 3 The Electric Potential
  • Section 3.1 Definition of Electric Potential
    • 3.1.1 Motivation
    • 3.1.2 Calculating the Electric Potential
  • Section 3.2 The Electric Potential of Charge Distributions
    • 3.2.1 Electric Potential for a Finite Thickness, Infinite Sheet
    • 3.2.2 Potential of a Charged Ring
    • 3.2.3 Electric Potential Inside a Spherical Thin Shell Conductor
    • 3.2.4 Electric Potential Inside a Hollow Metal Sphere
    • 3.2.5 Equipotential
• Topic 4 Capacitance and Dielectrics
  • Section 4.1 Capacitance
    • 4.1.1 Definition of Capacitance
    • 4.1.2 Batteries and Capacitor
    • 4.1.3 Energy Storage in Capacitors
    • 4.1.4 Filling the Gap - Dielectrics
  • Section 4.2 Combinations of Capacitors
    • 4.2.1 Parallel Combinations
    • 4.2.2 Series combinations
    • 4.2.3 Examples of Capacitor Combinations
• Topic 5 Electrodynamics
  • Section 5.1 Current and Resistance
    • 5.1.1 Current Defined
    • 5.1.2 Resistance Defined
    • 5.1.3 Electric Power Defined
• Topic 6 Circuits
  • Section 6.1 Direct Current Circuits
    • 6.1.1 Kirchoff's Rules
    • 6.1.2 Resistors in Series
    • 6.1.3 Resistors in Parallel
  • Section 6.2 Direct Current Circuits, continued
    • 6.2.1 RC Circuits
    • 6.2.2 RC Charging
    • 6.2.3 RC circuits applied
• Topic 7 Magnetic Fields and Forces
  • Section 7.1 Magnetic Forces
    • 7.1.1 Magnetic Force on a Charged Particle
    • 7.1.2 Forces on Currents
    • 7.1.3 Magnetic Force on an Arbitrarily Shaped Wire
• Topic 8 Sources of Magnetic Field
  • Section 8.1 Magnetic Field of Moving Charges
    • 8.1.1 Magnetic Field for a Single Moving Charge
    • 8.1.2 Biot-Savart Law
    • 8.1.3 Applying the Biot-Savart Law
      • Magnetic Field of a Long, Thin Wire
      • Magnetic Field of a Wire Loop
      • Magnetic Field of Multiple Arcs
      • Magnetic Field of a Hairpin Loop
  • Section 8.2 Definition of Ampere's Law
    • 8.2.1 Applying Ampere's Law to a Long, Thin Wire
    • 8.2.2 Ampere's Law Applied to a Non-Uniform Current Distribution
    • 8.2.3 Applying Ampere's Law to a Uniform Current Distribution
  • Section 8.3 More Applications of Ampere's Law
    • 8.3.1 Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
    • 8.3.2 Magnetic Field of a Toroid
    • 8.3.3 Magnetic Field of an Infinite Sheet of Current
• Topic 9 Electromagnetic Induction
  • Section 9.1 Faraday's Law
    • 9.1.1 Observation of Induction - Lenz's Law
    • 9.1.2 Faraday's Law Applied
  • Section 9.2 Induced Electric Fields
    • 9.2.1 Motional Electromotive Force
    • 9.2.2 Induced Electric Fields
    • 9.2.3 Ampere-Maxwell Law
• Topic 10 Inductance
  • Section 10.1 Inductance
    • 10.1.1 Definition of Inductance
    • 10.1.2 Qualitative description for RL circuits
    • 10.1.3 Quantitative description for RL circuits
      • Energy in an Inductor
      • Example Problem for an R-L circuit
• Topic 11 Waves
  • Section 11.1 Mechanical Waves
    • 11.1.1 Qualitative Definition of Mechanical Waves
      • Types of Mechanical Waves
      • Periodic Transverse Waves
    • 11.1.2 Quantitative Description of Mechanical Waves
      • Wave Function for a Sinusoidal Wave
      • The Wave Equation
    • 11.1.3 Energy and Power of a Traveling Wave on a String
      • Kinetic and Potential Energy
      • The Rate of Energy Transmission
    • 11.1.4 Superposition of Mechanical Waves
  • Section 11.2 Electromagnetic Oscillations
    • 11.2.1 LC Circuits
    • 11.2.2 RLC Circuits
    • 11.2.3 AC Circuits
• Topic 12 Electromagnetic Waves
  • Section 12.1 EM Waves
    • 12.1.1 EM Waves - Qualitatively
    • 12.1.2 EM Waves - Quantitatively
    • 12.1.3 Energy and Momentum in EM Waves
• Topic 13 The Properties and Propagation of Light
  • Section 13.1 Propagation of Light
    • 13.1.1 Reflection and Refraction
      • Total Internal Reflection
    • 13.1.2 Polarization
      • Polarization by Reflection
      • Circular Polarization
  • Section 13.2 Geometric Optics
    • 13.2.1 Definitions for Lenses
• Topic 14 Physical Optics
  • Section 14.1 Interference
    • 14.1.1 Interference due to Differing Distances
    • 14.1.2 Young's Experiment
      • Phase Differences and Path Differences
      • Intensity for Phase Difference Superposition
    • 14.1.3 Example Problems
  • Section 14.2 Interference, continued
    • 14.2.1 Interference due to Thin Films
      • Interference in Thin Air Films
• Topic 15 Physical Optics, continued
  • Section 15.1 Diffraction
    • 15.1.1 Why Diffraction Occurs
    • 15.1.2 Types of Diffraction
      • Intensity for Diffraction
      • Circular Apertures
  • Section 15.2 Diffraction and Interference Patterns
    • Multiple Slits
    • Example
• Topic 16 Review of Course
  • Section 16.1 Example Problems
    • 16.1.1 Static Electric Charges
      • Coulomb's Law and Electric Potential
      • Gauss' Law
      • Capacitors
    • 16.1.2 Magnetic Fields
      • Magnetic Forces
    • 16.1.3 Maxwell's Equations
      • Faraday's Law
      • Circuits Including Inductors
      • Electromagnetic Waves
    • 16.1.4 Interference