Electric Charges and Fields
IntroductionElectric ChargeConductors and Insulators
Basic Properties of Electric Charge
Coulomb's Law
Forces between Multiple Charges
Practice: Charges and Coulomb's Law
Electric Field
Electric Field Lines
Electric Flux
Electric Dipole
Dipole in a Uniform External Field
Practice: Electric Field and Dipoles
Continuous Charge Distribution
Gauss's Law
Applications of Gauss's Law
Practice: Gauss's Law
Chapter Review: Mixed Practice
Summary
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
IntroductionElectrostatic PotentialPotential due to a Point Charge
Potential due to an Electric Dipole
Potential due to a System of Charges
Equipotential Surfaces
Practice: Potential and Equipotential Surfaces
Potential Energy of a System of Charges
Potential Energy in an External Field
Electrostatics of Conductors
Dielectrics and Polarisation
Practice: Potential Energy, Conductors and Dielectrics
Capacitors and Capacitance
The Parallel Plate Capacitor
Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance
Combination of Capacitors
Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Practice: Capacitors
Summary
Current Electricity
IntroductionElectric CurrentElectric Currents in Conductors
Ohm's Law
Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity
Limitations of Ohm's Law
Practice: Current, Drift and Ohm's Law
Resistivity of Various Materials
Temperature Dependence of Resistivity
Electrical Energy, Power
Practice: Resistivity, Temperature and Power
Cells, emf, Internal Resistance
Cells in Series and in Parallel
Practice: Cells and Their Combinations
Kirchhoff's Rules
Wheatstone Bridge
Practice: Kirchhoff's Rules and Wheatstone Bridge
Chapter Review: Mixed Practice
Summary
Moving Charges and Magnetism
IntroductionMagnetic ForceMotion in a Magnetic Field
Practice: Magnetic Force and Motion in a Field
Magnetic Field due to a Current Element, Biot-Savart Law
Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop
Practice: Biot-Savart Law and Circular Loops
Ampere's Circuital Law
The Solenoid
Practice: Ampere's Law and the Solenoid
Force between Two Parallel Currents, the Ampere
Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole
The Moving Coil Galvanometer
Practice: Parallel Currents, Torque and the Galvanometer
Chapter Review: Mixed Practice
Summary
Magnetism and Matter
IntroductionThe Bar MagnetPractice: The Bar Magnet
Magnetism and Gauss's Law
Magnetisation and Magnetic Intensity
Magnetic Properties of Materials
Practice: Magnetisation and Magnetic Materials
Summary
Electromagnetic Induction
IntroductionThe Experiments of Faraday and HenryMagnetic Flux
Faraday's Law of Induction
Practice: Flux and Faraday's Law
Lenz's Law and Conservation of Energy
Motional Electromotive Force
Practice: Lenz's Law and Motional EMF
Inductance
AC Generator
Practice: Inductance and the AC Generator
Chapter Review: Mixed Practice
Summary
Alternating Current
IntroductionAC Voltage Applied to a ResistorRepresentation of AC Current and Voltage by Rotating Vectors — Phasors
Practice: RMS Values and Phasors
AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor
AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor
Practice: Reactance of an Inductor and a Capacitor
AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit
Practice: Series LCR Circuit and Resonance
Power in AC Circuit: The Power Factor
Transformers
Practice: Power Factor and Transformers
Summary
Electromagnetic Waves
IntroductionDisplacement CurrentPractice: Displacement Current
Electromagnetic Waves
Practice: Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Practice: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Summary