The document provides information about tutoring services available at a Physics Learning Center located in room 228 of Fisher Hall. Walk-in tutoring hours are listed for Sunday through Thursday evenings. The remainder of the document covers topics in electricity and magnetism, including electric charges and fields, the electric potential, electric current and conductivity, and more. Key formulas are also provided.
The document provides information about tutoring services available at a Physics Learning Center located in room 228 of Fisher Hall. Walk-in tutoring hours are listed for Sunday through Thursday evenings. The remainder of the document covers topics in electricity and magnetism, including electric charges and fields, the electric potential, electric current and conductivity, and more. Key formulas are also provided.
The document provides information about tutoring services available at a Physics Learning Center located in room 228 of Fisher Hall. Walk-in tutoring hours are listed for Sunday through Thursday evenings. The remainder of the document covers topics in electricity and magnetism, including electric charges and fields, the electric potential, electric current and conductivity, and more. Key formulas are also provided.
The document provides information about tutoring services available at a Physics Learning Center located in room 228 of Fisher Hall. Walk-in tutoring hours are listed for Sunday through Thursday evenings. The remainder of the document covers topics in electricity and magnetism, including electric charges and fields, the electric potential, electric current and conductivity, and more. Key formulas are also provided.
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The Electric Field
( ) 3 0 3 0 0 Electric dipole: , from negative to positive 1 2 Field on axis 4 1 Field in bisecting plane 4 Uniform infinite line of charge: 1 2 , perpendicular to l 4 net i i E E p qs p E r p E r E r
= = = = =
0 2 0 0 ine Uniform infinite plane of charge: , perpendicular to plane 2 Uniformly charged sphere: for 4 Parallel-plate capacitor: , from positive to negative E Q E r r R r E
=
=
=
( ) ( ) ( ) ring 3/ 2 2 2 0 disk 2 2 0 1 4 1 2 z z zQ E z R z E z R
= +
=
+
( ) / sin a q m E pE = =
Gausss Law
e e surface in e 0 0 surface = cos constant field at surface of a charged conductor:
perpendicular to surface
E A EA E dA Q E dA E E
= = = =
Current and Conductivity
e d d d 2 in out Electron current: rate of electron flow
Conventional current: rate of charge flow
Current density: /
1
i N i t i nAv e v E m I ei Q I t J I A J nev E ne m I I
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
PH2200 Formula Sheet Knight The Electric Potential
inside a parallel-plate capacitor (paral i j q q i j ij q q U U qEs q q q q U U r r U p E pE U U qV V q V Es V Ed
+ < + + = + = = = = = = = =
0 0 lel plates) 1 point charge 4 1 4 i i i q V r q V r
= =
-q Potential and Field +q - +
s ( ) f i f i loop chem bat wire wire wire C 0 ( ) ( ) the negative of the area under the graph 0 (ideal battery)
(parallel-plate capacitor) s s s s s i i V V s V s E ds E dV E ds V V W V q V E L V L R I A R Q C V A C d
= = = = = = = =
= = =
E ( ) eq 1 2 3 1 eq 1 2 3 2 2 C C 2 0 E ... (parallel capacitors) 1 1 1 ... (series capacitors) 1 2 2 2 C C C C C C C C Q U C V C u E
= + + +
= + + +
= = =
Fundamentals of Circuits
( ) ( ) in out bat 2 R 2 R R eq 1 2 3 N 1 eq 1 2 3 N / / 0 0 junction law: loop law: 0 ... (series) 1 1 1 1 ... (parallel)
loop i i t t V I R I I V V P I V P I V I R R R R R R R R R R R R Q Q e I I e RC
= = = = =
= = = = + + + +
= + + + +
= = =
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The Magnetic Field
( ) ( ) 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 long straight wire coil center 0 dipole 3 sin , RHR 4 4 sin , RHR 4 4
2 2 , from south pole to north pole 2 (on axis of dip 4 q v qv r B r r I s I s r B r r I NI B B d R AI B z
= =
= =
= = = =
( ) ( ) ( ) through solenoid on q cyc cyc wire 0 1 2 parallel wires ole) sin , RHR
2 = sin , RHR 2 sin , RHR o o B ds I NI B L F qv B q vB qB mv f r m qB F IL B ILB LI I F d B B
= = = = = = = = = =
Electromagnetic Induction
m m areaof loop cos (uniform -field) vlB A B AB B B dA
= = = =
E
per turn coil 2 2 1 1 sin d N dt ABN t N V V N
= = = E E
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
( ) ( ) in 0 m e 0 through 0 0 e disp 0 em 0 0 0 2 0 avg 0 rad 2 0 transmitted 0 0 1/ 1 2 (perfect absorber) cos 1 ( 2 Q E dA B dA d E ds dt d B ds I dt F q E v B d I dt v c c f E cB S E B c P I S E A F I p A c I I I I
= =
= + = +
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
incident light unpolarized)
Physical Constants
9 2 2 12 2 2 0 19 31 e 27 p 6 0 8 8.99 10 N m/C 8.85 10 C /N m 1.60 10 C 9.11 10 kg 1.67 10 kg 1.26 10 T m/A 3.00 10 m/s K e m m c
= = = = = = =
Useful Geometry
Circle Area = 2 r Circumference =2 r
Sphere Surface area = 2 4 r Volume = 3 4 3 r
Cylinder Lateral surface area =2 rL Volume = 2 r L
PH2100 in Brief
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) net A on B B on A 2 1 f i i 2 2 1 f i i 2 f i f i 2 2 f i f i 2 2 f i f i Constant Acceleration: +
+
2 2 U i i x x y y x x x y y y x x x y y y F F ma F F x x v t a t y y v t a t v v a t v v a t v v a x x v v a y y = = = = + = + + = = + = + = +
f i 2 2 2 1 2 mech f f i i niform Circular Motion: 2 2 rad
Energy Conservation
cos r r v T T t v a r r K mv E K U K U K U P F v Fv
