Physics 8B – Summer 2024 (Buehler)

-- ELECTRIC FIELDS --
Electric Fields – Lecture
10 Topics
P19-010 – Introduction to Electric Charge
P19-020 – Electric Charge
P19-030 – Electric Fields & Electric Field Lines
P19-040 – Principle of Superposition
P19-050 – Electric Field & Symmetry
P19-060 – Electric Field Created by a Point Charge
P19-070 – Electric Force
P19-080 – Electric Force between Two Point Charges: Coulomb’s Law
P19-140 – Electric Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field
P19-150 – Application: dielectric materials
Electric Fields – Problems
8 Topics
P19R2015 – Turning Around in E
P19R2015 – Projectile Motion Through E
P19B2018 – Five Point Charges
P19R2015 – Three Point Charge Distribution
P19R2017 – Square Configuration of Point Charges
P19S2014 – Infinite Sheet & Point Charge
P19S2017 – Charged Ring and Three Point Charges
P19S2017 – Four Infinite Sheets
-- GAUSS'S LAW --
Gauss’s Law – Lecture
10 Topics
P20-010 – Useful Definitions
P20-020 – Electric Flux
P20-030 – How Electric Flux Varies
P20-040 – Classic Computations of Electric Flux
P20-045 – Gauss’s Law
P20-050 – Application: infinite line of charge
P20-060 – Application: infinite rod of charge
P20-070 – Application: infinite sheet of charge
P20-080 – Application: solid sphere of charge
P20-090 – Electric Field at the Surface of a Conductor
Gauss’s Law – Problems
9 Topics
P20R2015 – About Electric Flux
P20S2014 – Two Concentric Insulators
P20R2015 – Infinite Slab of Charge
P20B2015 – Spherical Off-Center Cavity
P20B2020 – Concentric Spheres
P20R2015 – Spherical Metallic Shell
P20S2017 – Charged Sphere & Conducting Shell
P20B2016 – Two Parallel Slabs
P20B2023 – Charge Hanging from a String
-- ELECTRIC POTENTIAL --
Electric Potential – Lecture
14 Topics
P21-010 – Conceptual Introduction to Electric Potential
P21-020 – Electric Potential Created by a Charge Distribution
P21-030 – Deriving Electric Potential Energy
P21-040 – Electric Potential Difference: voltage
P21-050 – Electric Potential & Electric Potential Energy
P21-070 – Principle of Superposition
P21-080 – Equipotentials
P21-090 – Electric Potential Created by a Point Charge
P21-100 – Electric Potential Created by a Dipole
P21-110 – Electric Potential of a Line of Charge
P21-120 – Electric Potential of a Semicircular Wire
P21-130 – Electric Potential of a Ring of Charge
P21-160 – Electronvolt and Conservation of Energy
P21-170 – Electrostatic Energy of a System of Point Charges
Electric Potential – Problems
12 Topics
P21B2016 – Connecting Charged Spheres
P21L2020 – Distant Point Charges
P21R2015 – Electrostatics of Three Point Charges
P21S2018 – Connecting Two Conducting Spheres
P21S2018 – Electric Potential of Cylinders
P21S2018 – Electric Potential of Conducting Spheres
P21L2020 – E and V of an Insulating Cylinder
P21L2019 – E and V of an Insulating Sphere
P21R2015 – Shooting an Electron
P21B2015 – Electrostatic Analyzer
P21S2014 – One Short of a Hexagon
P21S2013 – Equilibrium of Point Charges
-- CAPACITORS --
Capacitors – Lecture
8 Topics
P22-010 – Capacitors and Capacitance
P22-020 – Parallel-Plate Capacitor
P22-030 – Cylindrical-Plate Capacitor
P22-040 – Spherical-Plate Capacitor
P22-050 – Capacitors in Parallel
P22-060 – Capacitors in Series
P22-070 – Energy Stored in a Capacitor
P22-080 – Effect of a Dielectric Between Capacitor Plates
Capacitors – Problems
11 Topics
P22R2015 – Conceptual Questions About Capacitors
P22L2014 – Ball Hanging Between Parallel Plates
P22R2015 – Electrons & Protons in a Capacitor
P22B2014 – Study of a Parallel Plate Capacitor
P22B2015 – Cylindrical Capacitor
P22B2014 – Spherical Capacitor
P22S2018 – Dielectric Slab & Energy Storage
P22L2014 – Connecting Two Capacitors
P22S2013 – Equivalent Capacitance
P22S2014 – Four Capacitor Network
P22S2012 – Capacitance of a Cap. Network
-- DC CIRCUITS --
DC Circuits – Lecture
15 Topics
P23-010 – Electric Current
P23-020 – Current Density
P23-030 – Drift Velocity
P23-040 – Resistivity and Conductivity
P23-050 – Circuit Component: the resistor
P23-060 – Assembling Resistors in Parallel and Series
P23-070 – Circuit Component: the capacitor
P23-080 – Assembling Capacitors in Parallel and Series
P23-090 – Circuit Component: the battery
P23-100 – Generator Convention & Receptor Convention
P23-110 – Kirchhoff’s Laws
P23-120 – Electric Power
P23-130 – The RC Circuit
P23-140 – Short-Term and Long-Term Behavior
P23-150 – Time Constant of the RC Circuit
DC Circuits – Problems
17 Topics
P23R2015 – Simple Circuit
P23R2016 – Blowing a Fuse
P23L2019 – Unknown Battery Voltage
P23L2019 – Equivalent Resistance
P23L2020 – Circuit with Six Resistors
P23L2020 – Power and Current
P23R2015 – Equivalent Resistance
P23R2015 – Neither Series nor Parallel
P23L2019 – Circuit with Multiple Resistors
P23L2022 – Switching in a Battery
P23L2021 – Asymptotic Behavior of a Circuit
P23R2015 – Behavior of Capacitors
P23S2017 – Resistors & Capacitors
P23B2014 – RC Circuit Behavior
P23B2015 – Equivalent RC Circuit
P23B2021 – RC Circuit
P23R2016 – RC Circuit with a Switch
MIDTERM 1 - STUDY GUIDE
8B 2014 Summer – Midterm 1
5 Topics
P21B2014 – Four Point Charges
P24B2014 – Twirling Through E and B
P23B2014 – Brightness of Bulbs
P20B2014 – Three False Statements
P23B2014 – Charge & Energy in Capacitors
8B 2015 Summer – Midterm 1
7 Topics
P19B2015 – Plastic Plate & Charged Ball
P22B2015 – Charge Moving in a Capacitor
P21B2015 – E & V of Three Charges
P19B2015 – Plastic Balls & Fur
P22B2015 – Storing Charge in Capacitors
P20B2015 – Concentric Metal Sphere & Shell
P23B2015 – Power & Charge
8B 2016 Summer – Midterm 1
5 Topics
P19B2016 – Charged Plate & Point Charge
P23B2016 – Two RC Circuits
P21B2016 – Two Concentric Shells
P23B2016 – Three Resistors, Three Batteries
P21B2016 – Electrostatic Oscillator
8B 2017 Summer – Midterm 1
4 Topics
P22B2017 – Miscellaneous Capacitor Questions
P20B2017 – Infinite Wire of Unknown Charge
P21B2017 – Two and Three Point Charges
P23B2017 – Equivalent Capacitor & Resistor
8B 2018 Summer – Midterm 1
6 Topics
P23B2018 – Circuit with Bulbs
P20B2018 – Charged Wire and Point Charge
P20B2018 – Concentric Conducting Shells
P22B2018 – Sequence with Parallel Plates
P21B2018 – Large Plate Attracting a Ball of Charge
P23B2018 – Power Supplied or Consumed
8B 2019 Summer – Midterm 1
5 Topics
P23B2019 – Two Loops & a Shared Resistor
P21B2019 – Two Charged Particles
P20B2019 – Long Wire Inside a Metal Tube
P23B2019 – Multiple Rs and Cs
P22B2019 – Charge Traveling Between Parallel Plates
8B 2023 Summer – Midterm 1
4 Topics
P21B2023 – Charged Plastic Ball
P23B2023 – Ranking Voltages in a Circuit
P19B2023 – Drawing Field Lines
P22B2023 – Charges Pinned by a String
-- MAGNETISM --
Magnetism – Lecture
16 Topics
P24-010 – Phenomenon
P24-020 – Magnetic Field & Magnetic Field Lines
P24-030 – Magnetic Field & Symmetry
P24-040 – Principle of Superposition
P24-050 – Reminder: cross product of two vectors
P24-060 – Magnetic Force on a Moving Point Charge
P24-070 – Magnetic Force on a Current
P24-080 – Motion of Charged Particles through B
P24-090 – The Lorentz Force
P24-100 – Biot-Savart Law
P24-150 – Ampere’s Law
P24-160 – Ampere’s Law: infinite wire of current
P24-170 – Ampere’s Law: infinite slab of current
P24-180 – Ampere’s Law: infinite solenoid
P24-190 – Ampere’s Law: toroid with current
P24-200 – Magnetic Dipole
Magnetism – Problems
18 Topics
P24R2015 – Linear Motion Through E and B
P24B2016 – Mass Spectrometer
P24R2015 – Short Path Through B
P24R2015 – Spiraling Through B
P24S2013 – Traveling Through B
P24S2017 – E and B Fields from an Infinite Wire
P24B2016 – Loop Suspended in a Magnetic Fied
P24B2016 – Magnetic Force on a Current
P24R2015 – Two Parallel Wires
P24R2015 – Force on a Rectangular Loop
P24S2014 – Force on Current-Carrying Wires
P24R2015 – Three Parallel Wires
P24B2014 – Coaxial Cable
P24L2020 – Pair of Infinite Wires
P24L2022 – Current-Carrying wire and Shell
P24R2015 – Hollow Cylindrical Conductor
P24R2015 – Slab of Current
P24S2013 – Infinite Hollow Wire
-- INDUCTION --
Induction – Lecture
19 Topics
P25-010 – Phenomenon
P25-020 – Motional EMF: moving rod in a magnetic field
P25-030 – Motional EMF: coil moving through a magnetic field
P25-040 – Magnetic Flux
P25-050 – How Magnetic Flux Varies
P25-060 – Classic Computations of Magnetic Flux
P25-070 – Lenz’s Law
P25-080 – Faraday’s Law
P25-090 – Faraday’s Law: conducting ring in a varying magnetic field
P25-100 – Faraday’s Law: conducting rod on parallel rails
P25-110 – Faraday’s Law: rotating loop in a magnetic field
P25-120 – Mutual Inductance & Self-Inductance
P25-140 – Circuit Component: inductor
P25-150 – Energy Stored in an Inductor
P25-170 – The RL Circuit
P25-180 – Short-Term & Long-Term Behavior
P25-190 – Time Constant of the RL Circuit
P25-200 – Assembling Inductors in Parallel
P25-210 – Assembling Inductors In Series
Induction – Problems
19 Topics
P25R2015 – Jumping Ring
P25B2014 – Square Loop and Induction
P25R2016 – Loop Traveling Through B
P25R2015 – Shrinking Loop
P25L2021 – Loop Falling Through B
P25L2022 – Flux and Induced Current
P25R2015 – Rod on Rails
P25S2013 – Moving a Rod on Rails
P25S2017 – Rod on Parallel Rails
P25S2018 – Metal Rails in Varying Magnetic Field
P25S2018 – Moving Rod and Two Resistors
P25S2014 – Two Rods on Rails
P25S2021 – Rod Sliding on Triangular Rods
P25B2014 – Currents in an RL Circuit
P25S2018 – Short-Term & Long-Term Currents
P25S2017 – RL Circuit Behavior
P25R2015 – Simple RL Circuit
P25R2015 – Behavior of an Inductor with Time
P25B2014 – Current Through an RL Circuit
-- AC CIRCUITS --
AC Circuits – Lecture Notes
8 Topics
P26-010 – AC Voltage & Current
P26-020 – Resistor in an AC Circuit
P26-030 – Capacitor in an AC Circuit
P26-040 – Inductor in an AC Circuit
P26-060 – Power in AC Circuits
P26-070 – Transformers
P26-075 – Review: second-order differential equation with constant coefficients
P26-080 – The LC Circuit – Free Oscillations
AC Circuits – Practice Problems
3 Topics
P26R2015 – RC Circuit
P26R2015 – AC Circuit with R and L
P26R2015 – Transformer in Series with a Lightbulb
-- ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES --
EM Waves – Lecture
9 Topics
P27-020 – Maxwell’s Equations
P27-030 – EM Waves
P27-040 – EM Wave Spectrum
P27-050 – Properties of EM Waves
P27-060 – Energy Density of Electric and Magnetic Fields
P27-070 – Poynting Vector and Intensity
P27-080 – Radiation Pressure
P27-090 – Polarization of EM Waves
P27-100 – Malus’s Law
EM Waves – Problems
11 Topics
P27B2014 – Electromagnetic Wave
P27B2014 – EM Waves Questions
P27B2022 – Intensity of a Plane EM Wave
P27B2023 – Fields of an EM Wave
P27R2015 – Radio Antenna
P27R2016 – Electromagnetic Wave
P27B2020 – Plane EM Wave in Vacuum
P27R2015 – Two Polarizers in Series
P27R2015 – Three Polarizers in Series
P27R2015 – Optimizing Three Polarizers
P27R2017 – Laser and Polarizers
-- OPTICS --
Optics – Lecture
28 Topics
P28-010 – Linear Propagation of Light and the Ray Model
P28-020 – Index of Refraction
P28-030 – Change in Medium
P28-040 – Dispersion
P28-050 – Law of Reflection
P28-060 – Refraction & Snell’s Law
P28-070 – Total Internal Reflection
P28-080 – Brewster’s Law
P28-090 – Object Distance, Image Distance, Real & Virtual Images
P28-100 – Magnification
P28-110 – Plane Mirrors & Ray Tracing
P28-120 – Spherical Mirrors
P28-130 – Ray Tracing Rules for Spherical Mirrors
P28-140 – Principal Rays for Concave Mirrors
P28-150 – Principal Rays for Convex Mirrors
P28-160 – Mirror Equation
P28-170 – Magnification of Spherical Mirrors
P28-180 – Thin Lenses
P28-190 – Ray Tracing Rules for Thin Lenses
P28-200 – Principal Rays for Converging Lenses
P28-210 – Principal Rays for Diverging Lenses
P28-220 – Lens Equation
P28-230 – Magnification for Thin Lenses
P28-240 – Assembling Two Lenses Together
P28-260 – Images Formed by Refracting Surfaces
P28-270 – The Lensmaker’s Equation
P28-280 – The Human Eye
P28-290 – The Magnifying Glass
Optics – Problems
21 Topics
P28R2015 – Reflections Off of a Corner Mirror
P28R2015 – Fishing and Optics
P28B2014 – Optical Fiber
P28S2013 – Reflection and Refraction in a Slab
P28S2018 – Refraction in a Sphere
P28R2015 – Reflection & Refraction in a Prism
P28R2015 – Total Internal Reflection
P28R2016 – Flashlight and Swimming Pool
P28R2017 – Three Slabs of Transparent Media
P28R2015 – Concave Mirror
P28R2015 – Diverging Lens
P28R2015 – Myopic Biologist
P28R2015 – Vision Defect in the Human Eye
P28R2015 – Finding the Object from the Image
P28S2013 – Mobile Converging Lens
P28R2015 – Combining a DV Lens and a CV Lens
P28R2015 – Combining a DV Lens and a CV Mirror
P28L2019 – One Image or Two
P28S2014 – Combining Two Lenses
P28R2015 – Two Lenses
P28S2018 – Half-Silvered Lens
MIDTERM 2 - STUDY GUIDE
8B 2013 Summer – Midterm 2
5 Topics
P28B2013 – Reflection & Refraction with Flint
P28B2013 – Combining Flat-Sided Lenses
P25B2013 – Two Rods with Different Speeds
P24B2013 – B-Field Created by Three Wires
P26B2013 – Radio Signal Broadcast
8B 2014 Summer – Midterm 2
4 Topics
P28B2014 – Transmission and Reflection of Laser Light
P28B2014 – Image of a Candle on the Wall
P25B2014 – Rod on Non-Parallel Rails
P26B2014 – Behavior of an LC Circuit
8B 2015 Summer – Midterm 2
7 Topics
P27B2015 – Light Shined Through Polarizers
P24B2015 – Two Vertical Wires
P25B2015 – Two Competing Inductors
P28B2015 – Ice Fishing
P26B2015 – LC Circuit with Initial Current
P25B2015 – Tilted Coil
P28B2015 – Candle, Mirror, and Lens
8B 2016 Summer – Midterm 2
5 Topics
P28B2016 – Ray Tracing
P28B2016 – Unknown Optical Device
P27B2016 – Satellite Signal
P24B2016 – Charge Moving Between Wires
P25B2016 – Flux from a Solenoid
8B 2017 Summer – Midterm 2
5 Topics
P24B2017 – Forces on a Current
P28B2017 – Candle, Mirrors, Lenses
P26B2017 – Energy in an LC Circuit
P25B2017 – Number of Coils of a Square Loop
P28B2017 – In and Out of a Prism
8B 2018 Summer – Midterm 2
6 Topics
P24B2018 – Two Wires then Three
P26B2018 – Study of an LC Circuit
P28B2018 – Alien Eyeball
P25B2018 – Rectangular Loop Straddling a Varying B
P27B2018 – Polarized Light & Polarizers
P28B2018 – Reflections Off of Various Surfaces
8B 2019 Summer – Midterm 2
4 Topics
P24B2019 – Charged Wire and Moving Charge
P28B2019 – Image of a Candle
P28B2019 – Light Traveling Through a Prism
P27B2019 – Polarized Light From a Laser
8B 2020 Summer – Midterm 2
3 Topics
P28B2020 – Two Lenses
P25B2020 – Moving a Blue Rod on Rails
P28B2020 – Square Room
-- INTERFERENCE & DIFFRACTION --
Interf & Diffraction – Lecture
14 Topics
P29-001 – Principle of Superposition
P29-002 – Constructive & Destructive Interference
P29-003 – Conditions for Constructive & Destructive Interference
P29-010 – Coherent Source
P29-020 – Huygens Principle
P29-030 – Double-Slit Interference: Young’s experiment
P29-040 – Phase Shift Upon Reflection
P29-050 – Thin-Film Interference
P29-060 – Diffraction Condition
P29-070 – Single-Slit Diffraction
P29-080 – Double-Slit Diffraction
P29-090 – Diffraction Grating
P29-100 – Diffraction by a Circular Aperture
P29-110 – Rayleigh’s Criterion
Interf & Diffraction – Problems
16 Topics
P29R2015 – Red Light, Blue Light
P29R2015 – Delaying Light
P29R2015 – Thin Soap Film
P29R2017 – Of Thin Films
P29R2015 – Wedge Interferometry
P29S2013 – Thinning Soap Film
P29S2017 – Observing a Thin Oil Layer
P29B2009 – Alien Skin Interference
P29L2019 – From Bright to Dark Fringe
P29B2015 – Airy Disk
P29R2017 – Double Slit Diffraction
P29S2013 – Double Slit Interference in Different Media
P29S2017 – Diffraction in Air and in Fluid
P29L2021 – Double Slit Diffraction Pattern
P29R2015 – Christmas Lights
P31B2009 – Alien Vision
-- NUCLEAR PHYSICS --
Nuclear Physics – Lecture
9 Topics
P30-010 – Nuclear Structure
P30-020 – Nuclear Radius and Mass Density
P30-030 – Nuclear Mass and Unified Mass Unit
P30-040 – Mass Defect and Binding Energy
P30-050 – Nuclear Force and Nuclear Stability
P30-060 – Different Types of Decay
P30-070 – Radioactivity and Decay Units
P30-080 – Nuclear Reactions
P30-090 – Nuclear Reaction Energy
Nuclear Physics – Problems
6 Topics
P30R2015 – Energy of Fission Reaction
P30R2015 – Radioactive Americium-241
P30S2014 – Decay Chain of Uranium
P30B2014 – Mossbauer Spectrometry
P30R2015 – A Decaying Sample of Uranium-235
P30R2015 – Iodine-131 in Milk
-- QUANTUM PHYSICS --
Quantum – Lecture
13 Topics
P31-010 – The Photoelectric Effect
P31-020 – The Photon and the Compton Shift
P31-040 – Line Spectra & Energy Levels
P31-050 – Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
P31-060 – Bohr Radii
P31-070 – Energy Levels of the Hydrogen Atom
P31-080 – Balmer’s Formula for the Hydrogen Spectrum
P31-090 – Bohr’s Model for Hydrogen-like Atoms
P31-100 – Applied Science: the laser
P31-110 – Electron Diffraction & de Broglie Wavelength
P31-120 – The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
P31-130 – Schrödinger’s Equation & Wavefunctions
P31-140 – Infinite Potential Well: the “particle in a box”
Quantum – Problems
12 Topics
P31R2015 – About the Photoelectric Effect
P31R2016 – The Photoelectric Effect
P31R2015 – Photoelectric Effect in Cs & Al
P31R2017 – Mysterious Metal and Photoelectric Effect
P31L2021 – Four Polarizers and Photoelectrons
P31R2015 – Excited States of Hydrogen
P31J2009 – Finding Energy Levels Experimentally
P31R2015 – Kinetic Energy of Particles
P31R2015 – Sunlight & Photons
P29R2015 – Double Slit Interference with Electrons
P31S2013 – Single-Slit Diffraction with Electrons
P31B2009 – Miscellaneous Quantum Questions
-- MIDTERM 3 & MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS --
8B 2014 Summer – Midterm 3
6 Topics
P31B2014 – Of Sodium
P29B2014 – Diffraction with Blue and Orange Light
P30B2014 – Cesium and Rubidium
P31B2014 – Electron in an Infinite Potential Well
P31B2014 – Finite Potential Well
P29B2014 – Autopsy of a Giant Alien
8B 2015 Summer – Midterm 3
7 Topics
P29B2015 – Interference with Blue and Orange Light
P31B2015 – Electron Diffraction
P30B2015 – Mystery Nucleus
P31B2015 – Hypothetical Atom
P31B2015 – Infinite Potential Well with an Electron
P29B2015 – Resolving Traffic Lights
P30B2015 – Autopsy of an Alien
8B 2016 Summer – Midterm 3
5 Topics
P29B2016 – Photon Interference. vs. Electron Diffraction
P29B2016 – Film Interference with Blue and Orange Light
P30B2016 – Silicon-Based Alien
P31B2016 – Hypothetical Multi-Electron System
P31B2016 – Quantum Questions
8B 2019 Summer – Midterm 3
3 Topics
P31B2019 – Calcium & Photoelectric Effect
P30B2019 – Calcium 39 Decay
P31B2019 – Hydrogen Lamp and Spectrum
8B 2020 Summer – Midterm 3
3 Topics
P31B2020 – Excited Particle in a Potential Well
P31B2020 – Transitions in a Hypothetical System
P29B2020 – EM Waves and Diffraction
Multiple Choice
9 Topics
Buehler – 8B 2011 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2014 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2015 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2016 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2018 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2019 Summer – Multiple Choice
Buehler – 8B 2020 Summer – Multiple Choice (1 of 3)
Buehler – 8B 2020 Summer – Multiple Choice (2 of 3)
Buehler – 8B 2020 Summer – Multiple Choice (3 of 3)
Next Topic

Electric Fields – Lecture

Physics 8B – Summer 2024 (Buehler) Electric Fields – Lecture
Lesson Content
0% Complete 0/10 Steps
Back to Course
Next Topic