Understanding Physics, Part Three, Vol. 3 Book

CHAPTER 22 Electric Charge.

22-1 The Importance of Electricity.

22-2 The Discovery of Electric Interactions.

22-3 The Concept of Charge.

22-4 Using Atomic Theory to Explain Charging.

22-5 Induction.

22-6 Conductors and Insulators.

22-7 Coulomb’s Law.

22-8 Solving Problems Using Coulomb’s Law.

22-9 Comparing Electrical and Gravitational Forces.

22-10 Many Everyday Forces Are Electrostatic.

CHAPTER 23 Electric Fields.

23-1 Implications of Strong Electric Forces.

23-2 Introduction to the Concept of a Field.

23-3 Gravitational and Electric Fields.

23-4 The Electric Field Due to a Point Charge.

23-5 The Electric Field Due to Multiple Charges.

23-6 The Electric Field Due to an Electric Dipole.

23-7 The Electric Field Due to a Ring of Charge.

23-8 Motion of Point Charges in an Electric Field.

23-9 A Dipole in an Electric Field.

23-10 Electric Field Lines.

CHAPTER 24 Gauss’ Law.

24-1 An A lternative to Coulomb’s Law.

24-2 Electric Flux.

24-3 Net Flux at a Closed Surface.

24-4 Gauss’ Law.

24-5 Symmetry in Charge Distributions.

24-6 Application of Gauss’ Law to Symmetric Charge Distributions.

24-7 Gauss’ Law and Coulomb’s Law.

24-8 A Charged Isolated Conductor.

CHAPTER 25 Electric Potential.

25-1 Introduction.

25-2 Electric Potential Energy.

25-3 Electric Potential.

25-4 Equipotential Surfaces.

25-5 Calculating Potential from an E-Field.

25-6 Potential Due to a Point Charge.

25-7 Potential and Potential Energy Due to a Group of Point Charges.

25-8 Potential Due to an Electric Dipole.

25-9 Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distribution.

25-10 Calculating the Electric Field from the Potential.

25-11 Potential of a Charged Isolated Conductor.

CHAPTER 26 Current and Resistance.

26-1 Introduction.

26-2 Batteries and Charge Flow.

26-3 Batteries and Electric Current.

26-4 Circuit Diagrams and Meters.

26-5 Resistance and Ohm’s Law.

26-6 Resistance and Resistivity.

26-7 Power in Electric Circuits.

26-8 Current Density in a Conductor.

26-9 Resistivity and Current Density.

26-10 A Microscopic View of Current and Resistance.

26-11 Other Types of Conductors.

CHAPTER 27 Circuits.

27-1 Electric Currents and Circuits.

27-2 Current and Potential Difference in Single-Loop Circuits.

27-3 Series Resistance.

27-4 Multiloop Circuits.

27-5 Parallel Resistance.

27-6 Batteries and Energy.

27-7 Internal Resistance and Power.

CHAPTER 28 Capacitance.

28-1 The Uses of Capacitors.

28-2 Capacitance.

28-3 Calculating the Capacitance.

28-4 Capacitors in Parallel and in Series.

28-5 Energy Stored in an Electric Field.

28-6 Capacitor with a Dielectric.

28-7 Dielectrics: An Atomic View.

28-8 Dielectrics and Gauss’ Law.

28-9 RC Circuits.

CHAPTER 29 Magnetic Fields.

29-1 A New Kind of Force?

29-2 Probing Magnetic Interactions.

29-3 Defining a Magnetic Field.

29-4 Relating Magnetic Force and Field.

29-5 A Circulating Charged Particle.

29-6 Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron.

29-7 The Hall Effect.

29-8 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire.

29-9 Torque on a Current Loop.

29-10 The Magnetic Dipole Moment.

29-11 The Cyclotron.

CHAPTER 30 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents.

30-1 Introduction 862

30-2 Magnetic Effects of Currents—Oersted’s Observations.

30-3 Calculating the Magnetic Field Due to a Current.

30-4 Force Between Parallel Currents.

30-5 Ampère’s Law.

30-6 Solenoids and Toroids.

30-7 A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipole.

CHAPTER 31 Induction and Maxwell’s Equations.

31-1 Introduction.

31-2 Induction by Motion in a Magnetic Field.

31-3 Induction by a Changing Magnetic Field.

31-4 Faraday’s Law.

31-5 Lenz’s Law.

31-6 Induction and Energy Transfers.

31-7 Induced Electric Fields.

31-8 Induced Magnetic Fields.

31-9 Displacement Current.

31-10 Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields.

31-11 Maxwell’s Equations in a Vacuum.

CHAPTER 32 Inductors and Magnetic Materials.

32-1 Introduction.

32-2 Self-Inductance.

32-3 Mutual Induction.

32-4 RL Circuits (with Ideal Inductors).

32-5 Inductors,Transformers, and Electric Power.

32-6 Magnetic Materials—An Introduction.

32-7 Ferromagnetism.

32-8 Other Magnetic Materials.

32-9 The Earth’s Magnetism.

CHAPTER 33 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current.

33-1 Advantages of Alternating Current.

33-2 Energy Stored in a -Field.

33-3 Energy Density of a -Field.

33-4 LC Oscillations, Qualitatively.

33-5 The Electrical–Mechanical Analogy.

33-6 LC Oscillations, Quantitatively.

33-7 Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit.

33-8 More About Alternating Current.

33-9 Forced Oscillations.

33-10 Representing Oscillations with Phasors: Three Simple Circuits.

33-11 The Series RLC Circuit.

33-12 Power in Alternating-Current Circuits.

Appendix A: The International System of Units.

Appendix B: Some Fundamental  Constants of Physics.

Appendix C: Some Astronomical Data.

Appendix D: Conversion Factors.

Appendix E: Mathematical Formulas.

Appendix F: Properties of Common Elements.

Appendix G: Periodic Tables of the Elements.

Answers to Reading Exercises and Odd-Numbered Problems.

Photo Credits.

Index.