AP Physics C : Study Guide Ch.36 - 37

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

• Analyze the phase relationships in an RLC series circuit

• Calculate capacitive and inductive reactance in a circuit.

• Calculate the impedance of an ac circuit.

• Calculate the resonant frequency of an ac circuit.

• Draw phasor diagrams for RLC circuits.

• Calculate rms current and emf values

• Calculate the average power output of an ac generator

• Calculate the output voltage, output current, and effective resistance of a transformer.

• State Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.

  TIMETABLE

  M 4/20 RLC series circuits

  T 4/21 Lab - Earth's magnetic field strength

  W 4/22 AC power and transformers

  F 4/23 Independent practice

  M 4/26 Maxwell's equations

  T 4/27 Independent practice

  W 4/28 Test - Ch 36-37

  ASSIGNMENTS: Completion Date

  Lab report ................................................................................................................. F 4/23

  Ch. 36 problems # 3, 4, 11, 13, 20, 40, 45.................................................................M 4/26

  Ch. 37 problems # 1, 3, 7 ....................................................................................... W 4/28

  Test Ch. 36 - 37 ........................................................................................................ W 4/28