AP Physics C : Study Guide Ch.30 - 31

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• Define the magnetic field in terms of magnetic force on a moving charge

• Calculate the radius a charged particle will follow in a magnetic field

• Calculate the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.

• Define the magnetic dipole moment of a current loop and find its direction.

• Calculate the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field.

• Calculate the magnetic field strength for current distributions

• Use Ampere's law to calculate magnetic field strength for symmetrical current distributions

  TIMETABLE

  Th 3/11 Magnetic fields

  F 3/12 Forces and torques from magnetic fields

  M 3/15 Independent practice

  T 3/16 Biot-Savart Law

  W 3/17 Ampere's law

  Th 3/18 Independent practice

  F 3/19 Recitation problems

  M 3/23 Test -- Ch 30 - 31

  ASSIGNMENTS: Completion Date

  Ch. 30 problems # 3, 7, 12, 15, 22, 33, 44, 45, 52, 62 .............................................. T 3/16

  Recitation problems .................................................................................................. F 3/19

  Ch. 31 problems # 3, 11, 17, 25, 29, 32, 40, 42, 53, 56, 66 ...................................... M 3/23

  Test Ch. 30-31.. ........................................................................................................ M 3/23