TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
5
Laboratory 1:
Electric Fields and Forces
9
Simulation Problem #1:
Electric Field Vectors
11
Problem #2:
Electric Field from a Dipole
15
Problem #3:
Gravitational Force on the Electron
19
Problem #4:
Deflection of an Electron Beam by an Electric Field
23
Problem #5:
Deflection of an Electron Beam and Velocity
27
Check Your Understanding
31
Laboratory 1 Cover Sheet
33
Laboratory 2:
Electric Fields and Electric Potentials
35
Simulation Problem #1:
The Electric Field from Multiple Point Charges
37
Simulation Problem #2:
The Electric Field from a Line of Charge
41
Simulation Problem #3:
Electric Potential from Multiple Point Charges
45
Simulation Problem #4:
Electric Potential from a Line of Charge
49
Check Your Understanding
53
Laboratory 2 Cover Sheet
55
Laboratory 3:
Electric Energy and Capacitors
57
Problem #1:
Electrical and Mechanical Energy
59
Exploratory Problem #2:
Simple Circuits with Capacitors
63
Exploratory Problem #3:
Capacitance
67
Problem #4:
Circuits with Two Capacitors
71
Check Your Understanding
75
Laboratory 3 Cover Sheet
77
Laboratory 4:
Electric Circuits
79
Exploratory Problem #1:
Simple circuits
81
Exploratory Problem #2:
More Complex Circuits
85
Exploratory Problem #3:
Short Circuits
89
Problem #4:
Charging a Capacitor (Part A)
93
Problem #5:
Circuits with Two Capacitors
97
Problem #6:
Charging a Capacitor (Part B)
101
Problem #7:
Charging a Capacitor (Part C)
105
Problem #8:
Resistors and Light Bulbs
109
Problem #9:
Quantitative Circuit Analysis (Part A)
113
Problem #10: Quantitative Circuit Analysis (Part B)
117
Problem #11: Qualitative Circuit Analysis
121
Check Your Understanding
125
Laboratory 4 Cover Sheet
127
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Laboratory 5:
Magnetic Fields and Forces
129
Problem #1:
Permanent Magnets
131
Problem #2:
Current Carrying Wire
135
Problem #3:
Measuring the Magnetic Field of Permanent Magnets
139
Problem #4:
Measuring the Magnetic Field of One Coil
143
Problem #5:
Determining the Magnetic Field of a Coil
149
Problem #6:
Measuring the Magnetic Field of Two Parallel Coils
153
Problem #7:
Magnets and Moving Charge
157
Problem #8:
Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge
161
Check Your Understanding
165
Laboratory 5 Cover Sheet
167
Laboratory 6:
Electricity from Magnetism
169
Exploratory Problem #1:
Magnetic Induction
171
Problem #2:
Magnetic Flux
173
Problem #3:
The Sign of the Induced Potential Difference
177
Problem #4:
The Magnitude of the Induced Potential Difference
181
Problem #5:
The Generator
185
Problem #6:
Time-Varying Magnetic Fields
189
Check Your Understanding
193
Laboratory 6 Cover Sheet
195
Appendix:
Equipment
197
Appendix:
Software
211
Appendix:
Significant Figures
239
Appendix:
Accuracy, Precision and Uncertainty
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Error Analysis
243
Appendix:
Review of Graphs
251
Appendix:
Guide to Writing Lab Reports
259
Appendix:
Sample Lab Report
265
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