Physics equations/18-Electric charge and field

Physics equations

w:electrostatics
Vectors
b:vectors
w:vector
w:Coulomb's law Coulomb's Law*
Vector calculus*
Coordinate systems*
wikt:Vector

  *-uses calculus

Wikiquizzes

• Q:findE Charges are placed on the x-y plane and students are asked to calculate the electric field at the origin.
• Q:lineChargesCALCULUS Positions a line charge along a segment on either the x or y axis and challenges the student to know details regarding the integral required to calculate the electric field.

Readings

• FHSST Physics Electric fields (wikibook) Good resource for the trig-based course.
• Coulomb's Law will help with the CALCULUS based wikiquz.
• lab is essential and belongs on commons if we an put it there. It's a wiki!!!!
• See also http://www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys208/exercises/kevan/efield1.html

Other

• A:ElectricFieldGravityCompare Asks the student to compare the influence of gravity and electrostatic force on a hydrogen atom near Earth's surface.