Physics 8B – Fall 2023 (Golightly)
-- ELECTRIC FIELDS --
Electric Fields – Lecture
15 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
P19-100 – Computation: finite rod of charge
P19-110 – Computation: semicircle of charge
P19-120 – Computation: ring of charge
P19-130 – Computation: disk of charge
P19-140 – Electric Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field
P19-150 – Application: dielectric materials
P19-160 – Electric Field Created by an Electric Dipole
Electric Fields – Problems
10 Topics
P19B2015 – Plastic Plate & Charged Ball
P19R2015 – Turning Around in E
P19R2015 – Projectile Motion Through E
P19B2015 – Plastic Balls & Fur
P19R2016 – Balancing Act
P19B2016 – Charged Plate & Point Charge
P19R2015 – Three Point Charge Distribution
P19B2014 – Uniformly Charged Rod of Finite Length
P19R2015 – Semicircle with Non-Uniform Charge Density
P19L2013 – Two Electric Dipoles
-- 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
14 Topics
P20B2016 – Conductor Properties
P20R2015 – About Electric Flux
P20B2017 – Infinite Wire of Unknown Charge
P20R2015 – Infinite Slab of Charge
P20B2014 – Three False Statements
P20B2015 – Spherical Off-Center Cavity
P20B2015 – Concentric Metal Sphere & Shell
P20R2015 – Spherical Metallic Shell
P20B2018 – Concentric Conducting Shells
P20B2019 – Long Wire Inside a Metal Tube
P20B2023 – Charge Hanging from a String
P20B2015 – Force From a Uniformly Charged Sphere
P20B2018 – Charged Wire and Point Charge
P20S2013 – Cylindrical Cavity
-- ELECTRIC POTENTIAL --
Electric Potential – Lecture
17 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
P21-060 – Relationship Between Electric Field and Electric Potential
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
P21-140 – Electric Potential of a Disk of Charge
P21-150 – Electric Potential at the Surface of a Conductor
P21-160 – Electronvolt and Conservation of Energy
P21-170 – Electrostatic Energy of a System of Point Charges
Electric Potential – Problems
16 Topics
P21B2016 – Connecting Charged Spheres
P21B2015 – E & V of Three Charges
P21B2016 – Two Concentric Shells
P21R2015 – Electrostatics of Three Point Charges
P21L2013 – Washer of Charge
P21B2014 – Four Point Charges
P21B2018 – Large Plate Attracting a Ball of Charge
P21B2019 – Two Charged Particles
P21R2015 – Shooting an Electron Toward a Capacitor
P21B2016 – Electrostatic Oscillator
P21S2014 – One Short of a Hexagon
P21B2017 – Two and Three Point Charges
P21S2017 – Concentric Cylindrical Shells
P21S2017 – Potential of a Spherical Shell
P21R2015 – Work and Potential Energy
P21S2013 – Equilibrium of Point Charges
-- CAPACITORS --
Capacitors – Lecture
9 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
P22-090 – Computing C by Integration
Capacitors – Problems
11 Topics
P22R2015 – Conceptual Questions About Capacitors
P22B2018 – Sequence with Parallel Plates
P22B2015 – Charge Moving in a Capacitor
P22B2017 – Miscellaneous Capacitor Questions
P22B2019 – Charge Traveling Between Parallel Plates
P22R2015 – Electrons & Protons in a Capacitor
P22B2014 – Study of a Parallel Plate Capacitor
P22B2015 – Cylindrical Capacitor
P22B2014 – Spherical Capacitor
P22B2015 – Storing Charge in Capacitors
P22S2013 – Equivalent Capacitance
-- 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
16 Topics
P23B2013 – Of Drift Velocity
P23B2014 – Resistivity & Current
P23B2014 – Brightness of Bulbs
P23S2014 – Three Resistor Circuit
P23B2016 – Three Resistors, Three Batteries
P23B2018 – Circuit with Bulbs
P23B2018 – Power Supplied or Consumed
P23R2015 – Equivalent Resistance
P23B2019 – Two Loops & a Shared Resistor
P23B2014 – Charge & Energy in Capacitors
P23B2015 – Power & Charge
P23B2016 – Two RC Circuits
P23B2017 – Equivalent Capacitor & Resistor
P23B2019 – Multiple Rs and Cs
P23R2015 – Charging a Capacitor
P23R2016 – RC Circuit with a Switch
-- MAGNETISM --
Magnetism – Lecture
20 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
P24-110 – Biot-Savart Application: semicircular wire of current
P24-120 – Biot-Savart Application: ring of current
P24-130 – Biot-Savart Application: field on the axis of a ring of current
P24-140 – Biot-Savart Application: finite wire of current
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
23 Topics
P24B2016 – Charge Moving Between Wires
P24R2015 – Linear Motion Through E and B
P24B2016 – Mass Spectrometer
P24B2015 – Two Vertical Wires
P24B2019 – Charged Wire and Moving Charge
P24S2017 – E and B Fields from an Infinite Wire
P24B2014 – Twirling Through E and B
P24B2017 – Forces on a Current
P24R2015 – Two Parallel Wires
P24S2017 – Suspended Wire of Current
P24S2014 – Arc of Current
P24B2015 – Two Semicircles of Current
P24B2016 – Loop in a Wire of Current
P24B2016 – Horizontal Loop in a Vertical Wire
P24B2015 – Helmholtz Pair
P24B2013 – B-Field Created by Three Wires
P24B2014 – Coaxial Cable
P24R2015 – Hollow Cylindrical Conductor
P24B2014 – Toroidal Coil
P24S2013 – Infinite Hollow Wire
P24B2018 – Two Wires then Three
P24S2013 – Traveling Through B
P24S2021 – Wire with Semicircular Section
-- 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
18 Topics
P25R2015 – Jumping Ring
P25B2015 – Tilted Coil
P25B2017 – Number of Coils of a Square Loop
P25B2018 – Rectangular Loop Straddling a Varying B
P25R2016 – Loop Traveling Through B
P25B2016 – Flux from a Solenoid
P25R2015 – Rod on Rails
P25B2014 – Rod on Non-Parallel Rails
P25B2020 – Moving a Blue Rod on Rails
P25S2018 – Moving Rod and Two Resistors
P25B2013 – Two Rods with Different Speeds
P25B2015 – Two Competing Inductors
P25R2015 – Behavior of an Inductor with Time
P25S2017 – RL Circuit Behavior
P25R2015 – Mutual & Self-Inductance
P25B2014 – Square Loop and Induction
P25S2017 – Rod on Rails with Friction
P25S2021 – Rod Sliding on Triangular Rods
-- ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES --
EM Waves – Lecture
10 Topics
P27-010 – The Ampere-Maxwell Law
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
P27R2016 – Electromagnetic Wave
P27B2014 – EM Waves Questions
P27B2014 – Electromagnetic Wave
P27B2022 – Intensity of a Plane EM Wave
P27B2016 – Satellite Signal
P27B2015 – Light Shined Through Polarizers
P27R2015 – Two Polarizers in Series
P27R2015 – Three Polarizers in Series
P27B2018 – Polarized Light & Polarizers
P27B2019 – Polarized Light From a Laser
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
27 Topics
P28B2014 – Optical Fiber
P28B2014 – Refraction Through a Prism
P28B2018 – Reflections Off of Various Surfaces
P28R2015 – Reflections Off of a Corner Mirror
P28R2015 – Fishing and Optics
P28B2019 – Light Traveling Through a Prism
P28B2013 – Reflection & Refraction with Flint
P28B2015 – Ice Fishing
P28B2016 – Ray Tracing
P28B2017 – In and Out of a Prism
P28B2020 – Square Room
P28S2021 – Submerged Mirror
P28B2023 – Opaque Fish Tank
P28S2013 – Reflection and Refraction in a Slab
P28S2017 – Refraction in a Crystal Ball
P28R2015 – Combining a DV Lens and a CV Lens
P28R2015 – Combining a DV Lens and a CV Mirror
P28B2014 – Afocal Telescope
P28B2013 – Combining Flat-Sided Lenses
P28B2014 – Image of a Candle on the Wall
P28R2015 – Two Lenses
P28S2014 – Combining Two Lenses
P28B2015 – Candle, Mirror, and Lens
P28B2016 – Unknown Optical Device
P28B2018 – Alien Eyeball
P28B2019 – Image of a Candle
P28B2017 – Candle, Mirrors, Lenses
-- 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
17 Topics
P29B2016 – Photon Interference. vs. Electron Diffraction
P29R2015 – Delaying Light
P29B2009 – Alien Skin Interference
P29R2017 – Of Thin Films
P29S2013 – Thinning Soap Film
P29S2014 – A Thin Plastic Wedge
P29S2017 – Observing a Thin Oil Layer
P29B2015 – Interference with Blue and Orange Light
P29B2016 – Film Interference with Blue and Orange Light
P29B2015 – Airy Disk
P29R2017 – Double Slit Diffraction
P29S2013 – Double Slit Interference in Different Media
P29S2017 – Diffraction in Air and in Fluid
P29B2014 – Diffraction with Blue and Orange Light
P29B2020 – EM Waves and Diffraction
P29B2014 – Autopsy of a Giant Alien
P29B2015 – Resolving Traffic Lights
-- 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
9 Topics
P30B2015 – Mystery Nucleus
P30B2016 – Silicon-Based Alien
P30R2015 – Energy of Fission Reaction
P30R2015 – Radioactive Americium-241
P30S2014 – Decay Chain of Uranium
P30B2014 – Cesium and Rubidium
P30B2015 – Autopsy of an Alien
P30B2019 – Calcium 39 Decay
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
19 Topics
P31B2014 – Of Sodium
P31R2016 – The Photoelectric Effect
P31B2016 – Photoelectron Selection
P31B2019 – Calcium & Photoelectric Effect
P31R2015 – Excited States of Hydrogen
P31B2015 – Hypothetical Atom
P31B2016 – Hypothetical Multi-Electron System
P31B2019 – Hydrogen Lamp and Spectrum
P31B2020 – Transitions in a Hypothetical System
P31B2015 – Electron Diffraction
P31R2015 – Kinetic Energy of Particles
P31R2015 – Sunlight & Photons
P31B2014 – Electron in an Infinite Potential Well
P31B2015 – Infinite Potential Well with an Electron
P31B2009 – Alien Vision
P31B2014 – Finite Potential Well
P31B2020 – Excited Particle in a Potential Well
P31B2009 – Miscellaneous Quantum Questions
P31B2016 – Quantum Questions
-- RELATIVITY --
P32 – Lecture Notes
7 Topics
P32-010 – Invariance of Physical Laws
P32-020 – Relativity of Simultaneity
P32-030 – The Lorentz Factor
P32-040 – Time Dilation
P32-050 – Length Contraction
P32-060 – Relativistic Velocity Addition
P32-070 – Relativistic Momentum, Energy, Rest Energy
P32 – Practice Problems
10 Topics
P32P2015 – Radioactive Relativistic Particle
P32P2015 – Relativity Questions
P32P2016 – Approaching Spaceships
P32P2019 – Lifetime of a Decaying Particle
P32P2019 – Speeding Rocket Ship
P32R2015 – Detecting Muons
P32R2015 – Length of a Spaceship
P32R2015 – Moving Meter Stick
P32R2015 – Of Length Contraction
P32S2013 – Racing Spaceships
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P19B2015 – Plastic Plate & Charged Ball
P19R2015 – Turning Around in E
P19R2015 – Projectile Motion Through E
P19B2015 – Plastic Balls & Fur
P19R2016 – Balancing Act
P19B2016 – Charged Plate & Point Charge
P19R2015 – Three Point Charge Distribution
P19B2014 – Uniformly Charged Rod of Finite Length
P19R2015 – Semicircle with Non-Uniform Charge Density
P19L2013 – Two Electric Dipoles
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