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Introduction
Acknowledgements
1 Electric Charges and Fields
1.1 Electric Charge
1.2 Conductors, Insulators, and Charging by Induction
1.3 Coulomb's Law
1.4 Electric Field
1.5 Calculating Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
1.6 Electric Field Lines
1.7 Electric Dipoles
Chapter 1 Review
2 Gauss's Law
2.1 Electric Flux
2.2 Explaining Gauss’s Law
2.3 Applying Gauss’s Law
2.4 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
Chapter 2 Review
3 Electric Potential
3.1 Electric Potential Energy
3.2 Electric Potential and Potential Difference
3.3 Calculations of Electric Potential
3.4 Determining Field from Potential
3.5 Equipotential Surfaces and Conductors
3.6 Applications of Electrostatics
Chapter 3 Review
4 Capacitance
4.1 Capacitors and Capacitance
4.2 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
4.3 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
4.4 Capacitor with a Dielectric
4.5 Molecular Model of a Dielectric
Chapter 4 Review
5 Current and Resistance
5.1 Electrical Current
5.2 Model of Conduction in Metals
5.3 Resistivity and Resistance
5.4 Ohm's Law
5.5 Electrical Energy and Power
5.6 Superconductors
Chapter 5 Review
6 Direct-Current Circuits
6.1 Electromotive Force
6.2 Resistors in Series and Parallel
6.3 Kirchhoff's Rules
6.4 Electrical Measuring Instruments
6.5 RC Circuits
6.6 Household Wiring and Electrical Safety
Chapter 6 Review
7 Advanced Circuit Analysis Techniques
7.1 Mesh Analysis
7.2 Superposition Theorem
7.3 Thévenin's Theorem
Chapter 7 Review
8 Magnetic Forces and Fields
8.1 Magnetism and Its Historical Discoveries
8.2 Magnetic Fields and Lines
8.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
8.4 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
8.5 Force and Torque on a Current Loop
8.6 The Hall Effect
8.7 Applications of Magnetic Forces and Fields
Chapter 8 Review
9 Sources of Magnetic Fields
9.1 The Biot-Savart Law
9.2 Magnetic Field Due to a Thin Straight Wire
9.3 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Currents
9.4 Magnetic Field of a Current Loop
9.5 Ampère’s Law
9.6 Solenoids and Toroids
9.7 Magnetism in Matter
Chapter 9 Review
10 Electromagnetic Induction
10.1 Faraday’s Law
10.2 Lenz's Law
10.3 Motional Emf
10.4 Induced Electric Fields
10.5 Eddy Currents
10.6 Electric Generators and Back Emf
10.7 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 10 Review
11 Inductance
11.1 Mutual Inductance
11.2 Self-Inductance and Inductors
11.3 Energy in a Magnetic Field
11.4 RL Circuits
11.5 Oscillations in an LC Circuit
11.6 RLC Series Circuits
Chapter 11 Review
12 Alternating-Current Circuits
12.1 AC Sources
12.2 Simple AC Circuits
12.3 RLC Series Circuits with AC
12.4 Power in an AC Circuit
12.5 Resonance in an AC Circuit
12.6 Transformers
Chapter 12 Review
13 Electromagnetic Waves
13.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
13.2 Plane Electromagnetic Waves
13.3 Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves
13.4 Momentum and Radiation Pressure
13.5 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Chapter 13 Review
A - Units
B - Conversion Factors
C - Fundamental Constants
D - Astronomical Data
E - Mathematical Formulas
F - Periodic Table
G - The Greek Alphabet
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Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Circuits Copyright © 2018 by Daryl Janzen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.