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WELCOME TO PHYS 240/241!: Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Intro To Class and Electrical Charges

This document provides an overview of the PHYS 240/241 introductory electricity and magnetism class. It introduces the instructor, Alex Burant, and lists their contact information and office hours. It outlines the required materials, including a textbook and Mastering Physics access for homework. It describes video lectures that must be watched within three days of posting, as well as weekly tutorials and labs that require attendance. The course will cover basic concepts of electricity and magnetism, electrical circuits, Maxwell's equations, and the unification of electric and magnetic fields.

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WELCOME TO PHYS 240/241!: Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Intro To Class and Electrical Charges

This document provides an overview of the PHYS 240/241 introductory electricity and magnetism class. It introduces the instructor, Alex Burant, and lists their contact information and office hours. It outlines the required materials, including a textbook and Mastering Physics access for homework. It describes video lectures that must be watched within three days of posting, as well as weekly tutorials and labs that require attendance. The course will cover basic concepts of electricity and magnetism, electrical circuits, Maxwell's equations, and the unification of electric and magnetic fields.

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WELCOME TO PHYS 240/241!

Introductory Electricity and Magnetism


Lecture 1:
Intro to Class and Electrical Charges

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Video Lectures
Posted Sundays and Tuesdays on D2L (Video
Lectures Module), must be completed within three
days (due dates listed on D2L)

Lectures given by Alex Burant


[email protected]
Office: PAS 571
Student Drop-in Hours:
• Mo – 2:00-3:00PM
• WeFr – 1:00-2:00PM
• Tu – 1:30 – 2:30PM
• Th – 3:30-4:30PM
• By appointment
Required Materials
• Young and Freedman textbook (15th,
edition, eText acceptable)
• Modified Mastering Physics Access Code
(all homework will be completed in
Mastering Physics)
• Calculator

See the Syllabus on D2L for details


Tutorials
Mondays – 11:00-11:50AM Zoom
1:00-1:50PM Zoom

Attendance required in section in which you are enrolled

Tutorials are composed of problem-solving exercises


completed in groups of no more than four.

Grading will be based on attendance and


participation. If you attend the entire tutorial and are
an active participant, you will receive full credit.
Labs
Labs are a required component of PHYS 241 and attendance is
required in the lab section in which you are enrolled.

Labs begin NEXT week (Jan 18). If you are unable to attend
in person, you should enroll in PHYS 240 (lecture, no lab)
this semester and enroll in PHYS 239 (lab, no lecture) when
you return to campus.

If you fail to complete 3 or more labs, then you will fail the
entire course.

For more information, see the “Physics 241 Lab Policies”


document on D2L.
Why Not Just Lecture?
• Physics is like sports or music – you don’t learn
it passively in lecture. “Teaching by telling
doesn’t work.”
• Abundant physics education research shows
that active engagement (hands-on, minds-on) in
small groups is a far more effective way to learn
physics than is watching a lecture.
• You must be ready to answer conceptual
questions during the video lectures! Most
material covered in lecture will be in the form of
exercises / questions.
Course Content
• Basic Concepts of Electricity Michael Faraday
and Magnetism
• Electrical circuits James Clerk Maxwell
• Maxwell’s Equations
• Unification of Electric and
Magnetic fields
• Electromagnetic Waves

Charles-Augustin
Nicola Tesla de Coulomb
Why is this important (beyond electricity)?
Radio technology

Rename class:
How my smart phone works
High speed electronics
Also QM…

Industrial processes
(electroplating)
Four Fundamental Forces
1. Gravitational force
2. Electromagnetic force
3. Strong nuclear force
4. Weak nuclear force

We will be discussing the electric force


(Coulomb’s Law) and the magnetic force,
which make up the Lorentz force law.
Basic Characteristics of
Electrostatics
1. Effects of electrostatics are explained by
a physical quantity that has not yet been
introduced, known as electric charge.
2. There are two types of charge, one called
positive and one called negative.
3. Like charges repel, unlike charges attract.
4. The force between charges decreases
with distance.
Experiments We Can Perform
Triboelectric Series
Interpretation:
rubbing any two materials
together leaves the higher
one in the list with a deficit of
negative charge (positively
charged) and the lower one
in the list with a surplus of
negative charge (negatively
charged).
Charge Carriers and
Fundamental Unit of Charge
• Atoms are made up of:
– Protons (positive charge)
– Electrons (negative charge)
– Neutrons (no charge)
• Fundamental unit of charge:
−19
qe = 1.60  10 C
• This is known as quantization of electric charge,
all other charges are integral multiples of the
charge carried by electrons and protons
Sign of charges?
Triboelectric Series
Interpretation:
rubbing any two materials
together leaves the higher
one in the list with a deficit of
electrons (positively
charged) and the lower one
in the list with a surplus of
electrons (negatively
charged).
Charge Assignments Based on Triboelectric Series

– – +

Observation: separation of charge


appears to create a “new” force.
CQ1. From the A) have opposite charges
picture, what
B) have the same charge
can you
conclude about C) all have the same charge

the charges? D) one ball must be neutral (no charge)


CQ1. From the A) have opposite charges
picture, what
B) have the same charge
can you
conclude about C) all have the same charge

the charges? D) one ball must be neutral (no charge)


Takeaway
• Uncharged objects can be “induced” to
rearrange their charges
• These induced charges can then feel or
create forces
• Induction: movement of electrons by
outside causes (other charges)
• Objects can also be charged through
contact
QuickCheck 25.3
CQ2: Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are
initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The charged rod is then removed.
c. The spheres are separated.
Afterward, the charges on the sphere are:

A. Q1 is + and Q2 is +
B. Q1 is + and Q2 is –
C. Q1 is – and Q2 is +
D. Q1 is – and Q2 is –
E. Q1 is 0 and Q2 is 0
QuickCheck 25.3
CQ2: Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are
initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The charged rod is then removed.
c. The spheres are separated.
Afterward, the charges on the sphere are:

A. Q1 is + and Q2 is +
B. Q1 is + and Q2 is –
C. Q1 is – and Q2 is +
D. Q1 is – and Q2 is – A charge distribution is induced but
disappears when the rod is
E. Q1 is 0 and Q2 is 0 removed. No charges are
transferred.
QuickCheck 25.4
CQ3: Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are
initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The spheres are separated.
c. The charged rod is then removed.
Afterward, the charges on the sphere are:

A. Q1 is + and Q2 is +
B. Q1 is + and Q2 is –
C. Q1 is – and Q2 is +
D. Q1 is – and Q2 is –
E. Q1 is 0 and Q2 is 0
QuickCheck 25.4
CQ3: Metal spheres 1 and 2 are touching. Both are
initially neutral.
a. The charged rod is brought near.
b. The spheres are separated.
c. The charged rod is then removed.
Afterward, the charges on the sphere are:

A. Q1 is + and Q2 is +
B. Q1 is + and Q2 is –
C. Q1 is – and Q2 is +
D. Q1 is – and Q2 is – A charge distribution is induced (2 is +
and 1 is –) and “sticks” when the spheres
E. Q1 is 0 and Q2 is 0 are separated. The charges stay
separated.
Suggested Reading
• From today: 21.1, 21.2
• For next time: 21.3
After each lecture, PowerPoint Slides will be
available on D2L → Lecture Slides

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