Electricity And Magnetism

Benjamin Crowell
211 pages (Fall 2006); 9.6MB download
Benjamin Crowell; ISBN: 0-9704670-4-4

DESCRIPTION

Electricity and Magnetism: Book 4 in the Light and Matter Series of Physics Textbooks

Contents
Preface

1.0 Electricity and the Atom
1.1 The Quest for the Atomic Force
1.2 Charge, Electricity and Magnetism
1.3 Atoms
1.4 Quantization of Charge
1.5 The Electron
1.6 The Raisin Cookie Model of the Atom
Summary
Homework Problems

2.0 The Nucleus
2.1 Radioactivity
2.2 The Planetary Model of the Atom
2.3 Atomic Number
2.4 The Structure of Nuclei
2.5 The Strong Nuclear Force, Alpha Decay and Fission
2.6 The Weak Nuclear Force; Beta Decay
2.7 Fusion
2.8 Nuclear Energy and Binding Energies
2.9 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
2.10 The Creation of the Elements
Summary
Homework Problems

3.0 Circuits, Part 1
3.1 Current
3.2 Circuits
3.3 Voltage
3.4 Resistance
3.5 Current-Conducting Properties of Materials
3.6 Applications of Calculus
Summary
Homework Problems

4.0 Circuits, Part 2
4.1 Schematics
4.2 Parallel Resistances and the Junction Rule
4.3 Series Resistances
Summary
Homework Problems

5.0 Fields of Force
5.1 Why Fields?
5.2 The Gravitational Field
5.3 The Electric Field
5.4 Voltage for Nonuniform Electric Fields
Summary
Homework Problems

6.0 Electromagnetism
6.1 The Magnetic Field
6.2 Calculating Magnetic Fields and Forces
6.3 Induction
6.4 Electromagnetic Waves
6.5 Calculating Energy in Fields
6.6 Symmetry and Handedness
Summary

A.0 Capacitance and Inductance
A.1 Capacitance and Inductance
A.1 Oscillations
A.1 Voltage and Current
A.1 Decay
A.1 Impedance
Homework Problems

Index

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