Physics II

Electric Charge and Electric Field

Introduction to Electric Charge and Electric Field
Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge
Conductors and Insulators
Coulomb's Law
Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited
Video: Electric Fields
Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
Electric Forces in Biology
Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
Applications of Electrostatics

Electric Potential and Electric Field

Introduction to Electric Potential and Electric Energy
Video: Electric Potential
Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference
Electric Potential in a Uniform Electric Field
Electrical Potential Due to a Point Charge
Equipotential Lines
Capacitors and Dielectrics
Video: Capacitors
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Energy Stored in Capacitors

Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law

Introduction to Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Current
Ohm's Law: Resistance and Simple Circuits
Resistance and Resistivity
Electric Power and Energy
Alternating Current versus Direct Current
Electric Hazards and the Human Body
Nerve Conduction-Electrocardiograms

Circuits and DC Instruments

Introduction to Circuits and DC Instruments
Resistors in Series and Parallel
Electromotive Force: Terminal Voltage
Kirchhoff's Rules
DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
Null Measurements
DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
Video: DC Circuits

Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies, Part I

Inductance
RL Circuits
Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive
RLC Series AC Circuits

Magnetism

Introduction to Magnetism
Magnets
Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Field Lines
Video: Magnetic Forces
Magnetic Field Strength: Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field: Examples and Applications
The Hall Effect
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters
Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere's Law
Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors
More Applications of Magnetism

Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies, Part II

Introduction to Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
Induced Emf and Magnetic Flux
Faraday's Law of Induction: Lenz's Law
Video: Electromagnetic Induction
Motional Emf
Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping
Electric Generators
Back Emf
Transformers
Electrical Safety: Systems and Devices

Electromagnetic Waves

Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves
Maxwell's Equations: Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed
Production of Electromagnetic Waves
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Energy in Electromagnetic Waves

Geometric Optics

Introduction to Geometric Optics
The Ray Aspect of Light
The Law of Reflection
The Law of Refraction
Total Internal Reflection
Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms
Image Formation by Lenses
Image Formation by Mirrors

Vision and Optical Instruments

Video: Refraction
Introduction to Vision and Optical Instruments
Physics of the Eye
Vision Correction
Color and Color Vision
Microscopes
Telescopes
Aberrations

Wave Optics

Introduction to Wave Optics
The Wave Aspect of Light: Interference
Huygens's Principle: Diffraction
Young's Double Slit Experiment
Multiple Slit Diffraction
Single Slit Diffraction
Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
Thin Film Interference
Polarization
*Extended Topic* Microscopy Enhanced by the Wave Characteristics of Light

Special Relativity

Introduction to Special Relativity
Einstein's Postulates
Relativistic Energy

Introduction to Quantum Physics

Introduction to Quantum Physics
Quantization of Energy
The Photoelectric Effect
Photon Energies and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Photon Momentum
The Particle-Wave Duality
The Wave Nature of Matter

Atomic Physics

Introduction to Atomic Physics
Discovery of the Atom
Discovery of the Parts of the Atom: Electrons and Nuclei
Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Atom

Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

Introduction to Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
Radiation Detection and Detectors
Substructure of the Nucleus
Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws
Half-Life and Activity
Binding Energy

Appendices

Appendix A. Atomic Masses
Appendix B. Selected Radioactive Isotopes
Appendix C. Useful Information
Appendix D. Glossary of Key Symbols and Notation