UNIT 9

Magnetic & Electric Fields

Mar. 26th

Electric & Magnetic Fields

 

·         Electric fields

o   Exert force on stationary and moving charges

o   Always cause an increase or decrease in speed

·         Magnetic fields

o   May exert force on moving charges; never exert force on stationary charges

o   Never cause a change in speed

·         Force on a moving charge:  F = qv x B

o   Units

o   Right-hand rule

·         Circular motion due to magnetic fields

 

HW:  Begin Forces on Moving Charges & Circular Motion assignment.

 

 

Mar. 27th

Combined Magnetic & Electric Fields

 

·         Helical motion for a particle in a magnetic field

·         Charged particles moving in combined magnetic and electric fields

·         Magnetic force on a current-carrying wire:  F = IL x B

·         Torque on a current-carrying loop

 

HW:  Finish Forces on Moving Charges & Circular Motion assignment.
Begin Combined Fields and Force/Torque on Current-Carrying Wires/Loops assignments.

 

 

Mar. 28th

Magnetic Force/Torque on Current-Carrying Wires/Loops

 

·         CW:  Work on Combined Fields and Force/Torque on Current-Carrying Wires/Loops assignments.

 

HW:  Finish Combined Fields and Force/Torque on Current-Carrying Wires/Loops assignments.

 

 

Mar. 29th

Magnetic Force due to Currents

 

·        Biot-Savart Law

·        Application of Biot-Savart to a long, straight wire (calculus review)

·        Application of Biot-Savart to an arc

·        Conceptual questions #3 & #5 from the end of Chapter 29

 

HW:     Begin the Magnetic Fields due to Current-Carrying Wires assignment.

 

 

Mar. 30th

Magnetic Force/Torque on Current-Carrying Wires/Loops

 

·         Review HW & concepts

 

HW:   

 

 

Apr. 2nd

Magnetic Force due to Currents

 

·         Review HW questions

·         CW:  Work on Magnetic Fields due to Current-Carrying Wires assignment

 

HW:  Finish the Magnetic Fields due to Current-Carrying Wires assignment.

 

 

Apr. 3rd

Ampere’s Law

 

·         Review HW

·         Force on parallel wires

·         Ampere’s Law

o   Conceptually

o   Sign convention

o   General comments on application

·         Applying Ampere’s Law to determine the field outside of a long, straight wire

·         Applying Ampere’s Law to determine the field inside a long, straight wire

 

HW:  Do the Ampere’s Law assignment.

 

 

Apr. 4th

Solenoids & Toroids

 

·         Review HW

·         Magnetic fields inside solenoids and toroids

 

HW:   Begin the Solenoids & Toroids assignment.
Read through Magnetic Field in a Slinky Lab.

 

 

Apr. 5th

Solenoids

 

·         Lab:  Magnetic Field in a Slinky

 

HW:   Finish the Solenoids & Toroids assignment.

 

 

Apr. 6th

Solenoids

 

·         Lab:  Magnetic Field in a Slinky

 

HW:   Create graphs and begin to answer questions for the lab report.

 

 

Apr. 9th

Toroids

 

·         Lab:  Magnetic Field in a Slinky

o   Work on data analysis and questions

 

HW:   Continue working on the lab report.

 

 

Apr. 10th

Magnetism Review

 

·         Review for Magnetism Test

·         Work on lab anaylsis

 

HW:   Finish studying for test.

 

 

Apr. 11th

Magnetism Test

 

·         Test:  Magnetism (Chapters 28 & 29)

 

HW:  

 

 

Apr. 12th

Solenoids Lab

 

·         Lab:  Magnetic Field in a Slinky

o   Work on data analysis and questions

 

HW:   Finish lab report!

 

 

Apr. 13th

Faraday’s & Lenz’s Law

 

·         Induction – induced current and emf

·         Faraday’s Law

o   Magnetic flux

o   Induced emf as a function of changing magnetic flux

o   Induced emf in a solenoid

·         Lenz’s Law

o   Induced current opposed the change in the magnetic flux

·         Example – applying Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws to a rectangular loop being pulled out of a magnetic field at a constant speed

o   Is a force required to pull the loop out of the field?  Explain.

o   Is energy transferred to the loop?  Explain.

o   Derive relationships for the required force and the rate at which energy is transferred.

 

HW:   Do the Faraday’s and Lenz’s Law assignment.

 

 

Apr. 16th

Induced Electric Fields

 

·         Review HW

·         Induced electric fields

·         Faraday’s Law in terms of induced electric fields

·         Electric potential for induced electric fields

 

HW:   Do the Induction and Energy Transfer assignment.

 

 

Apr. 17th

Inductors & Inductance

 

·         Review HW

·         Definition of inductance (and units)

·         Inductance of a solenoid

·         Self-induction (voltage-current relationship for an inductor)

·         RL circuits – Differential Equation Method

o   Writing the differential equation for a simple RL circuit

o   Particular and homogeneous solutions

o   General solution

o   Time constant

 

HW:   Begin the Induced Electric Fields and Inductance assignment.

 

 

Apr. 18th

RL Circuits

 

·         Review HW

·         RL circuits – Modeling Method

o   Modeling inductors in initial and final states

o   Solving circuits using the modeling method

 

HW:   Begin the RL Circuits assignment.

 

 

Apr. 19th

RL Circuits

 

·         Work on webassign

·         Read Chapter 30

 

HW:   Finish the RL Circuits and Induced Electric Fields and Inductance assignments.

 

 

Apr. 20th

Magnetism Review

 

·         Review HW

 

HW:   Do the Chapter 30 Concept Review assignment.

 

 

Apr. 23rd

Magnetism Review

 

·         Review HW

 

HW:  

 

 

Apr. 24th

Magnetism Test

 

·         Test:  Magnetism (Chapters 28-30)

 

HW:   Work on E&M review packet.

 

 

Apr. 25th

Review

 

·         Review Magnetism Test

·         Review E&M packet

 

HW:   Work on E&M review packet.

 

 

Apr. 26th

Review

 

·         Review E&M packet

 

HW:   Work on E&M review packet.

 

 

Apr. 27th

Review

 

·         Review E&M packet

 

HW:   Work on E&M review packet.

 

 

Apr. 30th

E&M Multiple Choice Test

 

·         Test:  AP E&M Multiple Choice

 

HW:  

 

 

May 1st

E&M Free Response Test

 

·         Test:  AP E&M Free Response

 

HW:  

 

 

May 2nd
May 4th

Mechanics Review

 

·         Review mechanics packet

 

HW:  

 

 

May 7th
May 11th

Mechanics Multiple Choice Test

 

·         Test:  AP Mechanics Multiple Choice

 

HW:  

 

 

May 8th

Mechanics Free Response Test

 

·         Test:  AP Mechanics Free Response

 

HW:  

 

 

May 9th
May 11th

AP Exam Review

 

·         Review for AP Exam

 

HW:  

 

 

May 14th

AP Exam

 

·         The REAL AP Exam!!!!

 

HW: