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The following is some equations and functions that are essential to Physics 1110. They are taken directly from the following Physics book:

  1. Coulomb's Law (pg. 675 Section 22-5)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline199 where F is the force of interaction; tex2html_wrap_inline123 ; tex2html_wrap_inline125 and tex2html_wrap_inline127 are point charges; and r is the distance between the two point charges.

  2. Electric Field (pg. 679 Section 22-6)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline133 where tex2html_wrap_inline135 ; q' is the test charge; tex2html_wrap_inline139 is the electrical force; and tex2html_wrap_inline141 is the electrical field. The direction of the electrical field and force are the same.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline145

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline149

  3. Torque in terms of the electric dipole moment

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline153 where p is the electric dipole moment, E is the electric field, and tex2html_wrap_inline159 is the angle between the vectors tex2html_wrap_inline161 and tex2html_wrap_inline163 .

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 Another way to write this equation is as a cross product: tex2html_wrap_inline167

  4. Electric Flux (pgs. 705-707 Section 23-2)

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    where tex2html_wrap_inline163 is the electric field vector; dA is the slice of area that tex2html_wrap_inline163 is going through; and tex2html_wrap_inline159 is the angle between the perpendicular and dA. Therefore tex2html_wrap_inline183 is the surface area through which tex2html_wrap_inline163 flows.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 Another way to express the electric flux is as follows: tex2html_wrap_inline263 where q is a point charge and tex2html_wrap_inline193 is a universal constant. This eqation only applies to the electric flux in a sphere. (pg. 640 Section 23-2)

  5. Gauss's Law (pg. 711 Section 23-4)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline271 where tex2html_wrap_inline199 is the total charge enclosed by the surface. Thus this integral must always be over a closed surface.

  6. Electric Field Magnitude Between Plates (pgs. 717-718 Section 23-5)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline203 where tex2html_wrap_inline205 is the surface charge density of the plates and the plates are oppositely charged.

  7. Electric Potential Energy (pg. 731-734 Section 24-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline209 where U is the electric potential energy; and q' is a test charge a distance r from the charge q.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 When there are many test charges, the electric potential energy can be expressed as follows: tex2html_wrap_inline221 .

  8. Potential - potential energy per unit charge (pg. 737 Section 24-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline225 where V is the potential.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline231

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline235 where tex2html_wrap_inline237 is the potential difference and equals the work done by an external force.

  9. Potential Gradient (pg. 749-750 Section 24-6)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline315 The expression is read as " tex2html_wrap_inline163 is the negative of the gradient of V." This can also be expressed as components:

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  10. Capacitance (pgs. 772-774 Section 25-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline249 where C is capacitance and is measured in Farads and tex2html_wrap_inline253 is the potential difference between the conductors.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline257 where A is the area of the capacitor and d is the distance between the capacitors.

  11. Equivalent Capacitance (pg. 777 Section 25-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline265 This equation is for capacitors that are in series.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline269 This equation is for capacitors that are in parallel.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 To calculate the potential energy U of a charged capacitor, one can calculate the work required to charge it.

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    Thus, defining the potential energy of an uncharged capcaitor as zero:

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  12. Current (pgs. 799-800 Section 26-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline355 where I is the current which is the net charge flow dQ through an area in the time dt.

  13. Current Density (pg. 802 Section 26-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline365 where J is the current density; A is the cross-section area; n is the concentration of particles; and tex2html_wrap_inline373 is the magnitude of the drift velocity.

  14. Resistivity (pg. 803 Section 26-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline385 where tex2html_wrap_inline379 is resistivity, J is the current density, and E is the electric field.

  15. Resistance (pgs. 805-806 Section 26-4)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline387 where tex2html_wrap_inline379 is resistivity; L is the length of the conductor; and A is the cross-sectional area of the conductor.

  16. Ohm's Law (pg. 803 Section 26-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline397

  17. Power in Electrical Circuits (pg. 815-816 Section 26-6)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline401

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline405

  18. Equivalent Resistance (pgs. 833-834 Section 27-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline409 (resistors in series)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline413 (resistors in parallel)

  19. Kirchoff's Rules(pg. 746 Section 27-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 The following is the Junction Rule: tex2html_wrap_inline417 (any junction)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 The following is the Loop Rule: tex2html_wrap_inline421 (any closed loop)

  20. Force on a Charge in a Magnetic Field (pg. 773 Section 28-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline425 The force on a charge tex2html_wrap_inline427 moving with velocity tex2html_wrap_inline429 in a magnetic field tex2html_wrap_inline431 .

  21. Total Magnetic Flux out of a Closed Surface (pg. 777 Section 28-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline435

  22. Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor (pg. 786 Section 28-6)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline439 where tex2html_wrap_inline441 are infitesimal segments of a conductor and tex2html_wrap_inline443 is the force on each segment in the magnetic field, tex2html_wrap_inline431 .

  23. Torque on a Current Loop (pgs. 884-885 Section 28-8)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline449 where A is the area of the loop, I is the current flowing through it, and tex2html_wrap_inline159 is the angle the loop is from the perpendicular.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline459 where tex2html_wrap_inline461 is the magnetic moment and is equal to IA.

  24. Magnetic Field of a Moving Point Charge (pg. 904 Section 29-2)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline467 where R is a unit vector equal to tex2html_wrap_inline471 , r being the distance from the charge. Also, tex2html_wrap_inline429 is the perticle's velocity.

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  25. Magnetic Field of a Straight Conductor (pgs. 908-909 Section 29-4)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline483 where r is the radial distance of the magnetic field away from the center of the conductor.

  26. Magnetic Field Involving Circular Loops (pg. 913-914 Section 29-6)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline489 where N is the number of circular loops a is the radius of the circular conductor, and x is the distance to a point.

  27. Ampere's Law (pgs. 915-917 Section 29-7)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline499 where tex2html_wrap_inline501 is the algebraic sum of the currents enclosed or linked by the integration path.

  28. Motion of Charged Particlesd in a Magnetic Field (pgs. 873-874 Section 28-5)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 The angular velocity of the perticle is as follows: tex2html_wrap_inline513 where R is the radius of the circular path.

  29. Faraday's Law (pg. 943 Section 30-3)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline511 Thus, the induced emf in a circuit equals the negative of the time rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit.

  30. Motional Electromotive Force (pg. 943 Section 30-5)

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 tex2html_wrap_inline515 where L is the length of a given rod.

    tex2html_wrap_inline117 For any two points a and b the motional emf in the direction from b to a is tex2html_wrap_inline529 q




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Susan Margaret Shorrock
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