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Know the basic laws of electricity, magnetism, and optics(Coulomb’s,Gauss’s,Ohm’s, Kirchhoff’s, Biot-Savart’s, Ampere’s, Faraday’s, Snell’s laws and Maxwell’s equations). Understand concepts of electric and magnetic fields and electric potential. Understand the topic of capacitance. Understand DC and AC circuits. Understand the Lorentz force law and apply it to solve problems.Understand the motion of charged objects in two and three dimensions. Understand the sources of magnetic fields. Know the law of EM induction. Understand EM induction and inductance. Understand Maxwell’s equations and wave equation.

Chapter 1. Electric Charges and Force

• The Charge Model

• Electric Charges

• Insulators and Conductors

• Coulomb’s Law

• The Electric Field

• Introduction

• Electric Fields of Point Charges

• Electric Fields of Continuous Charge Distributions

• Electric Fields of Rings, Disks, Planes, and Spheres

• The Parallel Plates Capacitor

• Motion of a Charge in an Electric Field

• Motion of a Dipole in an Electric Field

Chapter 2. Electric Fields

Chapter 3. Gauss’s Law

• Symmetry

• The Concept of Flux

• Calculating Electric Flux

• Gauss’s Law

• Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium

Chapter 4. The Electric Potential

• Electric Potential Energy

• Potential Energy of Point Charges

• Potential Energy of a Dipole

• The Electric Potential

• The Electric Potential Inside a Parallel lates Capacitor

• The Electric Potential of a Point Charge

• The Electric Potential of Many Point Charges

Chapter 5. Electric Potential and Electric Fields

• Connecting Potential and Field

• Finding the Electric Field From the Potential

• A Conductor in Electrostatic Equilibrium

• Sources of Electric Potentials

• Capacitance and Capacitors

• Dielectrics

Chapter 6. Current and Resistance

• The Electric Current

• Creating a Current

• Current and Current Density

• Conductivity and Resistivity

• Resistance and Ohm’s Law

Chapter 7. Fundamentals of Circuits

• Circuits Elements and Diagrams

• Kirchoff’s Laws and the Basic Circuit

• Energy and Power

• Series Resistors

• Real Batteries

• Parallel Resistors

• Getting Grounded

• RC Circuits

Chapter 8. Magnetic Fields

• Magnetism

• The Discovery of the Magnetic Field

• The Source of Magnetic Fields:Moving Charges

• The Magnetic Field of a Current

• Magnetic Dipoles

• Ampere’s Law and Solenoids

• The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge

• Magnetic Forces on Wires Carrying Currents

• Forces and Torques on Current Loops

• Magnetic Properties of Matter

Chapter 9. Magnetic Induction

• Induced Currents

• Motional emf

• Lenz’s Law

• Faraday’s Law

• Induced Fields

• Induced Currents: Three Applications

• Inductors

• LC Circuits

• LR Circuits

Chapter 10. Electromagnetic Waves

• The Fields Laws so Far

• The Displacement Current

• Maxwell’s Equations

• Electromagnetic Waves (EM)

• Properties of EM Waves

• Polarization

Chapter 11. AC Circuits

• AC Sources and Phasors

• Capacitor Circuits

• RC Filter Circuits

• Inductor Circuits

• The Series RLC Circuit

• Power in AC Circuts

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