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PHYS 259
U of C
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1. Electrostatics
4hr1.3.1. Vectors and Their Components5 min1.3.2. Vector's Magnitude2 min1.3.3. Components of a Vector Using the Angle It Makes Respect to x or y Axis8 min1.3.4. Example7 min1.3.5. Vector Addition and Subtraction: Algebraic Method 54 sec1.3.6. Example6 min1.3.7. Dot Product or Scalar Product4 min1.3.8. Example2 min
1.5.1. Electric Field12 min1.5.2. Electric Field Practice Question 4 min1.5.3. Superposition of Electric Fields4 min1.5.4. Principle of Superposition Concept Clarifier9 min1.5.5. Superposition of Electric Fields Practice Question11 min1.5.6. Principle of Superposition: Extended Charged Objects3 min1.5.7. Electric Field of Charge Distribution Concept Clarifier12 min1.5.8. Electric Field of Charge Distribution Practice Question19 min1.5.9. Electric Field of important charge distributions1.5.10. Electric Dipole16 min
1.6.1. Electric Flux and Gauss's Law32 min1.6.2. Gauss’s Law and Flux Concept Clarifier 3 min1.6.3. Electric Filed of An Infinite Line of Charge8 min1.6.4. Electric Filed of An Infinite Plane of Charge10 min1.6.5. Conducting Sphere Concept Clarifier 8 min1.6.6. Nonconducting Sphere Practice Question 8 min1.6.7. Conducting Shell Practice Question 12 min1.6.8. Cylindrical Insulator Practice Question 8 min
2. Electric Potential
1.7hr3. Electric Current and Resistance
55min4. Magnetism
3hr4.1.1. Introduction to Magnetism4.1.2. Magnetic Force on Moving Charged Particles16 min4.1.3. Magnetic Force Concept Clarifier7 min4.1.4. Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor9 min4.1.5. Magnetic Force Practice Question3 min4.1.6. Magnetic Torque and Magnetic Moment17 min4.1.7. Magnetic Torque Concept Clarifier3 min4.1.8. Hall Effect10 min4.1.9. Hall Effect Concept Clarifier 2 min
4.2.1. Magnetic Field Generated by a Moving Charged Particle6 min4.2.2. Magnetic Field Generated by a Current Element2 min4.2.3. Magnetic Field Generated by An Infinite Wire Practice Question17 min4.2.4. Magnetic field around a long, straight, current-carrying conductor15 min4.2.5. Magnetic Field Superposition Practice Question 6 min4.2.6. Magnetic Field of a Circular Current Loop Practice Question 11 min4.2.7. Solenoid2 min4.2.8. List of Important Magnetic Fields Produced by Current-Carrying Wires
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