Physics 2135 (Engineering Physics II)

Lecture 1: Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field, Motion of a Charge in Electric Field

Objectives:
  • Review of some things you learned in high school
  • Calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged particles
  • Calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field
  • Calculate electric field of one or more point charges
  • Solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform electric field
Lecture Notes used in in-seat lectures: Videos:

Introduction Video Powerpoint
Coulomb’s Law Video Powerpoint
Coulomb’s Law Example Video Powerpoint
Electric Field Video Powerpoint
Electric Field of Point Charges Video Powerpoint
Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Electric Field Video Powerpoint
Concluding Remarks Video Powerpoint

Videos (except for the intro video) produced and narrated by Dr. Allan Pringle.