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00-Mathematics for this course

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   Measured in radians, θ=s/r defines angle (in radians), where s is arclength and r is radius. The circumference of a circle is C=2πr and the circle's area is A=πr2 is its area. The surface area of a sphere is A=4πr2 and sphere's volume is V=43πr3

    A vector can be expressed as, A=Axî+Ayĵ, where Ax=Acosθ, and Ay=Asinθ are the x and y components. Alternative notation for the unit vectors (î,ĵ) include (x̂,ŷ) and (e1^,e2^). An important vector is the displacement from the origin, with components are typically written without subscripts: r=xx̂+yŷ. The magnitude (or absolute value or norm) of a vector is is A|A|=Ax2+Ay2, where the angle (or phase), θ, obeys tanθ=y/x, or (almost) equivalently, θ=arctan(y/x). As with any function/inverse function pair, the tangent and arctangent are related by tan(tan1𝒳)=𝒳 where 𝒳=y/x. The arctangent is not a true function because it is multivalued, with tan1(tanθ)=θorθ+π.

    The geometric interpretations of A+B=C and B=CA are shown in the figure. Vector addition and subtraction can also be defined through the components: A+B=C Ax+Bx=Cx AND Ay+By=Cy


01-Introduction

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Text Symbol Factor Exp
giga G 1000000000 E9
mega M 1000000 E6
kilo k 1000 E3
(none) (none) 1 E0
centi c 0.01 E−2
milli m 0.001 E−3
micro μ 0.000001 E−6
nano n 0.000000001 E−9
pico p 0.000000000001 E−12
  • 1 kilometer = .621 miles and 1 MPH = 1 mi/hr ≈ .447 m/s
  • Typically air density is 1.2kg/m3, with pressure 105Pa. The density of water is 1000kg/m3.
  • Earth's mean radius ≈ 6371km, mass ≈ 6×1024
     kg
    , and gravitational acceleration = g ≈ 9.8m/s2
  • Universal gravitational constant = G ≈ 6.67×1011
     m3·kg−1·s−2
  • Speed of sound ≈ 340m/s and the speed of light = c ≈ 3×108m/s
  • One light-year ≈ 9.5×1015m ≈ 63240AU (Astronomical unit)
  • The electron has charge, e ≈ 1.6 × 10−19C and mass ≈ 9.11 × 10-31kg. 1eV = 1.602 × 10-19J is a unit of energy, defined as the work associated with moving one electron through a potential difference of one volt.
  • 1 amu = 1 u ≈ 1.66 × 10-27 kg is the approximate mass of a proton or neutron.
  • Boltzmann's constant = kB1.38 × 10-23 JK−1, and the gas constant is R = NAkB8.314 JK−1mol−1, where NA6.02 × 1023 is the Avogadro number.
  • ke=14πε0≈ 8.987× 109 N·m²·C−2 is a fundamental constant of electricity; also ε0=14πke ≈ 8.854 × 10−12 F·m−1 is the vacuum permittivity or the electric constant.
  • μ0 = 4π × 10−7 NA ≈ 1.257 × 10−6 N A (magnetic permeability) is the fundamental constant of magnetism: ε0μ0=1/c.
  • = h/(2π) ≈ 1.054×10−34 J·s the reduced Planck constant, and a0=2kemee2 ≈ .526 × 10−10 m is the Bohr radius.


03-Two-Dimensional Kinematics

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x=x0+v0xΔt+12axΔt2      vx=v0x+axΔt      vx2=vx02+2axΔx
y=y0+v0yΔt+12ayΔt2      vy=v0y+ayΔt      vy2=vx02+2ayΔy

v2=v02+2axΔx+2ayΔy   ...in advanced notation this becomes Δ(v2)=2aΔ.

In free fall we often set, ax=0 and ay= -g. If angle is measured with respect to the x axis:

vx=vcosθ       vy=vsinθ       vx0=v0cosθ0       vy0=v0sinθ0

not needed 2nd semester

The figure shows a Man moving relative to Train with velocity, vM|T, where the velocity of the train relative to Earth is, vT|E is the velocity of the Train relative to Earth. The velocity of the Man relative to Earth is,

     vM|E50km/hr=vM|T10km/hr+vT|E40km/hr


04-Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws

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Newton's laws of motion, can be expressed with two equations, ma=Fj and Fij=Fji. The second represents the fact that the force that the i-th object exerts one object exerts on the j-th object is equal and opposite the force that the j-th exerts on the i-th object.

05-Friction, Drag, and Elasticity

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  • fk=μkN is an approximation for the force friction when an object is sliding on a surface, where μk ("mew-sub-k") is the kinetic coefficient of friction, and N is the normal force.
  • fsμsN approximates the maximum possible friction (called static friction) that can occur before the object begins to slide. Usually μs > μk.

Also, air drag often depends on speed, an effect this model fails to capture.

06-Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation

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  • 2πrad=360deg=1rev relates the radian, degree, and revolution.
  • f=#revs#secs is the number of revolutions per second, called frequency.
  • T=#secs#revs is the number of seconds per revolution, called period. Obviously fT=1.
  • ω=ΔθΔt is called angular frequency (ω is called omega, and θ is measured in radians). Obviously ωT=2π
  • F=GmMr2=mg is the force of gravity between two objects, where G ≈ 6.674 × 10-11 m3·kg−1·s−2.


07-Work and Energy

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  • KE=12mv2 is kinetic energy, where m is mass and v is speed..
  • Ug=mgy is gravitational potential energy,where y is height, and g=9.80ms2 is the gravitational acceleration at Earth's surface.
  • Us=12ksx2 is the potential energy stored in a spring with spring constant ks.
  • KEf+PEf=KEi+PEiQ relates the final energy to the initial energy. If energy is lost to heat or other nonconservative force, then Q>0.
  • W=Fcosθ=F (measured in Joules) is the work done by a force F as it moves an object a distance . The angle between the force and the displacement is θ.
  • FΔ describes the work if the force is not uniform. The steps, Δ, taken by the particle are assumed small enough that the force is approximately uniform over the small step. If force and displacement are parallel, then the work becomes the area under a curve of F(x) versus x.
  • P=FΔΔt=Fv is the power (measured in Watts) is the rate at which work is done. (v is velocity.)
not needed second semester

08-Linear Momentum and Collisions

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  • p=mv is momentum, where m is mass and v is velocity. The net momemtum is conserved if all forces between a system of particles are internal (i.e., come equal and opposite pairs):
  • pf=pi.
  • F¯Δt=Δp is the impulse, or change in momentum associated with a brief force acting over a time interval Δt. (Strictly speaking, F¯ is a time-averaged force defined by integrating over the time interval.)


09-Statics and Torque

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  • τ=rFsinθ, is the torque caused by a force, F, exerted at a distance ,r, from the axis. The angle between r and F is θ.

The SI units for torque is the newton metre (N·m). It would be inadvisable to call this a Joule, even though a Joule is also a (N·m). The symbol for torque is typically τ, the Greek letter tau. When it is called moment, it is commonly denoted M.[1] The lever arm is defined as either r, or r. Labeling r as the lever arm allows moment arm to be reserved for r.

10-Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum

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Linear motion Angular motion
xx0=v0t+12at2 θθ0=ω0t+12αt2
v=v0+at ω=ω0+αt
xx0=12(v0+v)t θθ0=12(ω0+ω)t
v2=v02+2a(xx0) ω2=ω02+2α(θθ0)

The following table refers to rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: 𝐬 is arclength, 𝐫 is the distance from the axis to any point, and 𝐚𝐭 is the tangential acceleration, which is the component of the acceleration that is parallel to the motion. In contrast, the centripetal acceleration, 𝐚𝐜=v2/r=ω2r, is perpendicular to the motion. The component of the force parallel to the motion, or equivalently, perpendicular, to the line connecting the point of application to the axis is 𝐅. The sum is over 𝐣 =1 𝐭𝐨 N particles or points of application.

Analogy between Linear Motion and Rotational motion[2]
Linear motion Rotational motion Defining equation
Displacement = 𝐱 Angular displacement = θ θ=𝐱/𝐫
Velocity = 𝐯 Angular velocity = ω ω=𝐝θ/𝐝𝐭=𝐯/𝐫
Acceleration = 𝐚 Angular acceleration = α α=𝐝ω/𝐝𝐭=𝐚𝐭/𝐫
Mass = 𝐦 Moment of Inertia = 𝐈 𝐈=𝐦𝐣𝐫𝐣2
Force = 𝐅=𝐦𝐚 Torque = τ=𝐈α τ=𝐫𝐣𝐅𝐣=𝐫𝐣𝐅𝐣
Momentum= 𝐩=𝐦𝐯 Angular momentum= 𝐋=𝐈ω 𝐋=𝐫𝐣𝐩𝐣
Kinetic energy = 12𝐦𝐯2 Kinetic energy = 12𝐈ω2 12𝐦𝐣𝐯𝐣2=12𝐦𝐣𝐫𝐣2ω2

11-Fluid statics

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Pressure is the weight per unit area of the fluid above a point.

Pressure versus Depth: A fluid's pressure is F/A where F is force and A is a (flat) area. The pressure at depth, h below the surface is the weight (per area) of the fluid above that point. As shown in the figure, this implies:

P=P0+ρgh

where P0 is the pressure at the top surface, h is the depth, and ρ is the mass density of the fluid. In many cases, only the difference between two pressures appears in the final answer to a question, and in such cases it is permissible to set the pressure at the top surface of the fluid equal to zero. In many applications, it is possible to artificially set P0 equal to zero, for example at atmospheric pressure. The resulting pressure is called the gauge pressure, for Pgauge=ρgh below the surface of a body of water.

Buoyancy and Archimedes' principle Pascal's principle does not hold if two fluids are separated by a seal that prohibits fluid flow (as in the case of the piston of an internal combustion engine). Suppose the upper and lower fluids shown in the figure are not sealed, so that a fluid of mass density ρflu comes to equilibrium above and below an object. Let the object have a mass density of ρobj and a volume of AΔh, as shown in the figure. The net (bottom minus top) force on the object due to the fluid is called the buoyant force:

buoyantforce=(AΔh)(ρflu)g,

and is directed upward. The volume in this formula, AΔh, is called the volume of the displaced fluid, since placing the volume into a fluid at that location requires the removal of that amount of fluid. Archimedes principle states:

A body wholly or partially submerged in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.

12-Fluid dynamics

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A fluid element speeds up if the area is constricted.
  • ΔVΔt=V˙=Av=Q the volume flow for incompressible fluid flow if viscosity and turbulence are both neglected. The average velocity is v and A is the cross sectional area of the pipe. As shown in the figure, v1A1=v2A2 because Av is constant along the developed flow. To see this, note that the volume of pipe is ΔV=AΔx along a distance Δx. And, v=Δx/Δt is the volume of fluid that passes a given point in the pipe during a time Δt.
  • P1+ρgy1+12ρv12=P2+ρgy2+12ρv22 is Bernoulli's equation, where P is pressure, ρ is density, and y is height. This holds for inviscid flow.

13-Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and Gas Laws

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  • TC=TK273.15 converts from Celsius to Kelvins, and TF=95TC+32 converts from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
  • PV=nRT=NkBT is the ideal gas law, where P is pressure, V is volume, n is the number of moles and N is the number of atoms or molecules. Temperature must be measured on an absolute scale (e.g. Kelvins).
  • NAkB=R where NA= 6.02 × 1023 is the Avogadro number. Boltzmann's constant can also be written in eV and Kelvins: kB8.6 × 10-5 eV/deg.
  • 32kBT=12mvrms2 is the average translational kinetic energy per "atom" of a 3-dimensional ideal gas.
  • vrms=3kBTm=v2 is the root-mean-square speed of atoms in an ideal gas.
  • E=ϖ2NkBT is the total energy of an ideal gas, where ϖ=3

14-Heat and Heat Transfer

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Here it is convenient to define heat as energy that passes between two objects of different temperature Q The SI unit is the Joule. The rate of heat trasfer, ΔQ/Δt or Q˙ is "power": 1 Watt = 1 W = 1J/s

  • Q=mcSΔT is the heat required to change the temperature of a substance of mass, m. The change in temperature is ΔT. The specific heat, cS, depends on the substance (and to some extent, its temperature and other factors such as pressure). Heat is the transfer of energy, usually from a hotter object to a colder one. The units of specfic heat are energy/mass/degree, or J/(kg-degree).
  • Q=mL is the heat required to change the phase of a a mass, m, of a substance (with no change in temperature). The latent heat, L, depends not only on the substance, but on the nature of the phase change for any given substance. LF is called the latent heat of fusion, and refers to the melting or freezing of the substance. LV is called the latent heat of vaporization, and refers to evaporation or condensation of a substance.
  • Q˙=kcAdΔT is rate of heat transfer for a material of area, A. The difference in temperature between two sides separated by a distance, d, is ΔT. The thermal conductivity, kc, is a property of the substance used to insulate, or subdue, the flow of heat.
  • Q˙=σAϵT4 is the power radiated by a surface of area, A, at a temperature, T, measured on an absolute scale such as Kelvins. The emissivity, 0ϵ1, is 1 for a black body, and 0 for a perfectly reflecting surface. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant is σ5.67×108Js1m2K4.

15-Thermodynamics

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  • Pressure (P), Energy (E), Volume (V), and Temperature (T) are state variables (state functionscalled state functions). The number of particles (N) can also be viewed as a state variable.
  • Work (W), Heat (Q) are not state variables.
  • S(V,T)=3NkB2lnT+NkBlnV+constant, is the entropy of an ideal , monatomic gas. The constant is arbitrary only in classical (non-quantum) thermodynamics. Since it is a function of state variables, entropy is also a state function.

A point on a PV diagram define's the system's pressure (P) and volume (V). Energy (E) and pressure (P) can be deduced from equations of state: E=E(V,P) and T=T(V,P). If the piston moves, or if heat is added or taken from the substance, energy (in the form of work and/or heat) is added or subtracted. If the path returns to its original point on the PV-diagram (e.g., 12341 along the rectantular path shown), and if the process is quasistatic, all state variables (P, V, E, T) return to their original values, and the final system is indistinguishable from its original state.

The net work done per cycle is area enclosed by the loop. This work equals the net heat flow into the system, QinQout (valid only for closed loops).

Remember: Area "under" is the work associated with a path; Area "inside" is the total work per cycle.

  • ΔW=FΔx=(PArea)(ΔVArea)=PΔV is the work done on a system of pressure P by a piston of voulume V. If ΔV>0 the substance is expanding as it exerts an outward force, so that ΔW<0 and the substance is doing work on the universe; ΔW>0 whenever the universe is doing work on the system.
  • ΔQ is the amount of heat (energy) that flows into a system. It is positive if the system is placed in a heat bath of higher temperature. If this process is reversible, then the heat bath is at an infinitesimally higher temperature and a finite ΔQ takes an infinite amount of time.
  • ΔE=ΔQPΔV is the change in energy (First Law of Thermodynamics).

CALCULUS: P dV=QinQout .

In an isothermal expansion (contraction), temperature, T, is constant. Hence P=nRT/V and substitution yields,
ViVfPdV=ViVfnRTdVV=nRTViVfdVV=nRTlnVfVi


16-Oscillatory Motion and Waves

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  • x=x0cos2πtT0 describes oscillatory motion with period T0 (here we use the zero-subscript to denote constants that do not vary with time).
  • x(t)=x0cos(ω0tφ). For example, cos(ω0tφ)=sinω0t.
  • ω0=ksm=2πT for a mass-spring system with mass, m, and spring constant, ks.
  • ω0=gL=2πT for a low amplitude pendulum of length, L, in a gravitational field, g.
  • PE=12ksx2 is the potential energy of a mass spring system.

Let x(t)=x0cos(ω0tφ)= describe position:

  • v(t)=dx/dt=ω0x0sin(ω0tφ)=v0cos(ω0t+...), where v0=ω0x0 is maximum velocity.
  • a(t)=dv/dt=ω0v0cos(ω0tφ)=a0cos(ω0t+...), where a0=ω0v0=ω02x0, is maximum acceleration.
  • F0=ma0, relates maximum force to maximum acceleration.
  • E=12mv02=12ksx02 is the total energy.
  • CALCULUS: x(t) obeys the linear homogeneous differential equation (ODE), d2xdt2=ω02x(t)
  • fλ=vp relates the frequency, f, wavelength, λ, and the phase speed, vp of the wave (also written as vw) This phase speed is the speed of individual crests, which for sound and light waves also equals the speed at which a wave packet travels.
  • L=nλn2 describes the n-th normal mode vibrating wave on a string that is fixed at both ends (i.e. has a node at both ends). The mode number, n = 1, 2, 3,..., as shown in the figure.
  • Beat frequency: The frequency of beats heard if two closely space frequencies, f1 and f2, are played is Δf=|f2f1|.
  • Musical acoustics: Frequency ratios of 2/1, 3/2, 4/3, 5/3, 5/4, 6/5, 8/5 are called the (just) "octave", "fifth", "fourth", "major-sixth", "major-third", "minor-third", and "minor-sixth", respectively.


17-Physics of Hearing

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  • vs=T273331m/s is the approximate speed near Earth's surface, where the temperature, T, is measured in Kelvins. A theoretical calculation is vs=γkBTm where γ=ϖ+2ϖ for a semi-classical gas with ϖ degrees of freedom. For a diatomic gas such as Nitrogen, γ = 1.4.
  • vs=Fμ is the speed of a wave in a stretched string if F is the tension and μ is the linear mass density (kilograms per meter).

18-Electric charge and field

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  • F=keqQr2=14πϵ0qQr2 is Coulomb's law for the force between two charged particles separated by a distance r: ke≈8.987×109N·m²·C−2, and ε0≈8.854×10−12 F·m−1.
  • F=qE is the electric force on a "test charge", q, where E=keQr2 is the magnitude of the electric field situated a distance r from a charge, Q.

Consider a collection of N particles of charge Qi, located at points ri (called source points), the electric field at r (called the field point) is:

  • E(r)=14πε0i=1N^iQi|i|2=14πε0i=1NiQi|i|3 is the electric field at the field point, r, due to point charges at the source points,ri , and i=rri, points from source points to the field point.

CALCULUS supplement:

E(r)=kêdQ2 is the electric field due to distributed charge, where dQλdσdAρdV, and (λ,σ,ρ) denote linear, surface, and volume density (or charge density), respectively.

     Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z). Volume element: dV=dxdydz. Line element:d=x̂dx+ŷdy+ẑdz. Three basic area elements: n̂dA=ẑdxdy, or,x̂dydz, or,ŷdzdx.

     Cylindrical coordinates (ρ, φ, z): Volume element: dV=ρdrdφdz . Line element:d=φ̂rdφ+r̂dr+ẑdz. Basic area elements: n̂dA=ρdφdzρ̂ (side), and, ρdρdφẑ (top end).

   Spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ): Volume element: dV=r2drsinθdθdφ4πr2dr (if symmetry holds). Line element:d=r̂dr+θ̂rdθ+φ̂rsinθdφ. Basic area element of a sphere: r̂dA=r̂r2dΩ, where is a solid angle.


19-Electric Potential and Electric Field

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  • U=qV is the potential energy of a particle of charge, q, in the presence of an electric potential V.
  • ΔV=Ecosθ=E (measured in Volts) is the variation in electric potential as one moves through an electric field E. The angle between the field and the displacement is θ. The electric potential, V, decreases as one moves parallel to the electric field.
  • ΔV=EΔ describes the electric potential if the field is not uniform.
  • V(r)=kQjj due to a set of charges Qj at rj where j=rrj.
  • Q=CV is the (equal and opposite) charge on the two terminals of a capacitor of capicitance, C, that has a voltage drop, V, across the two terminals.
  • C=εA/d is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with surface area, A, and plate separation, d. This formula is valid only in the limit that d2/A vanishes. If a dielectric is between the plates, then ε>ε0≈ 8.85 × 10−12 due to shielding of the applied electric field by dielectric polarization effects.
  • U=12QV=12CV2=Q22C is the energy stored in a capacitor.
  • u=ε2E2 is the energy density (energy per unit volume, or Joules per cubic meter) of an electric field.
calculus supplement not needed for exams

CALCULUS supplement

closed surfaces | Ω & ∂Ω
To the left are closed surfaces. To the right are open surfaces, Ω, that possess closed boundaries, ∂Ω.

Here, Ω is a (3-dimensional) volume and ∂Ω is the boundary of the volume, which is a (two-dimensional) surface. Also a surface is Σ, which, if open, has the boundary ∂Σ, which is a (one-dimensional) curve.

  • V(b)V(a)=abEd in the limit that the Riemann sum becomes an integral.
  • E=V where =x̂/x+ŷ/y+ẑ/z is the del operator.
  • ε0EdA=Qencl is Gauss's law for the surface integral of the electric field over any closed surface, and Qencl is the total charge inside that surface.
  • DdA=Qfree is a useful variant if the medium is dielectric. DE is the electric displacement field. The permittivity, ε = (1+χ)ε0, where ε0≈ 8.85 × 10−12, and the electric susceptibility, χ, represents the degree to which the medium can be polarized by an electric field. The free charge, Qfree, represents all charges except those represented by the susceptibility, χ.

Help with Gauss' Laws

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20-Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law

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  • I=dQdt  defines the electric current as the rate at which charge flows past a given point on a wire. The direction of the current matches the flow of positive charge (which is opposite the flow of electrons if electrons are the carriers.)
  • V=IR is Ohm's Law relating current, I, and resistance, R, to the difference in voltage, V, between the terminals. The resistance, R, is positive in virtually all cases, and if R > 0, the current flows from larger to smaller voltage. Any device or substance that obeys this linear relation between I and V is called ohmic.
  • I=nqAvdrift relates the density (n), the charge(q), and the average drift velocity (vdrift) of the carriers. The area (A) is measured by imagining a cut across the wire oriented such that the drift velocity is perpendicular to the surface of the (imaginary) cut.
  • R=ρLA  expresses the resistance of a sample of ohmic material with a length (L) and area (A). The 'resistivity', ρ ("row"), is an intensive property of matter.
  • Power is energy/time, measured in joules/second or J/s. Often called P (never p). It is measured in watts (W)
  • Current is charge/time, measured in coulombs/second or C/s. Often called I or i. It is measured in amps or ampheres (A)
  • Electric potential (or voltage) is energy/charge, measured in joules/coulomb or J/C. Often called V (sometimes E, emf, ). It is measured in volts (V)
  • Resistance is voltage/current , measured in volts/amp or V/A. Often called R (sometimes r, Z) It is measured in Ohms (Ω).
  • P=IV=I2R=V2R is the power dissipated as current flows through a resistor


21-Circuits, Bioelectricity, and DC Instruments

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The current entering any junction is equal to the current leaving that junction. i2 + i3 = i1 + i4
The sum of all the voltages around the loop is equal to zero. v1 + v2 + v3 - v4 = 0
Resistors in parallel
Resistors in series
voltage divider
  • k=1nIk=0 and k=1nVk=0 are Kirchoff's Laws[3]
  • Vout=R2R1+R2Vin for the voltage divider shown.
Here the rectangular element is a resistor R. The internal resistance of the voltage source (not shown) is also R.
Charging and discharging a capacitor with the alternating switch shown to the left (i.e. where the RC rise and discharge times are equal).
  • Simple RC circuit[4] The figure to the right depicts a capacitor being charged by an ideal voltage source. If, at t=0, the switch is thrown to the other side, the capacitor will discharge, with the voltage, V , undergoing exponential decay:
V(t)=V0etRC ,

where V0 is the capacitor voltage at time t = 0 (when the switch was closed). The time required for the voltage to fall to V0e.37V0 is called the RC time constant and is given by

τ=RC .


22-Magnetism

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  • F=qvBsinθ  is the force on a particle with charge q moving at velocity v with in the presence of a magnetic field B. The angle between velocity and magnetic field is θ and the force is perpeduclar to both velocity and magnetic field by the right hand rule.
  • F=qv×B expresses this result as a cross product.
  • ΔF=IΔ×B is the force a straight wire segment of length Δ carrying a current, I.
  • F=IΔ×B  expresses thus sum over many segments to model a wire.
  • CALCULUS: In the limit that Δ0 we have the integral, F=Id×B.
  • Defining magnetic force and field without calculus:
  1.   B=μ0I2πr is the magnetic field at a distance r from an infinitely long wire carrying a current, where μ0 = 4π × 10−7 N A. This field points azimuthally around the wire in a direction defined by the right hand rule. Application of the force law on a current element, we have
  2.   F=μ0I1I22πr is the force between two long wires of length separated by a short distance r<<. The currents are I1 and I2, with the force being attractive if the currents are flowing in the same direction.

Cyclotron motion: For a particle moving perpendicular to B, we have cyclotron motion. Recall that for uniform circular motion, the acceleration is a=v2/r, where r is the radius. Since sin θ =1, Newton's second law of motion (F=ma) yields,

ma=mv2r=qvB

Since, sin θ =0, for motion parallel to a magnetic field, particles in a uniform magnetic field move in spirals at a radius which is determined by the perpendicular component of the velocity:

r=mvqB

Hall effect: The Hall effect occurs when the magnetic field, velocity, and electric field are mutually perpendicular. In this case, the electric and magnetic forces are aligned, and can cancel if qE=qvB (since sinθ = 1). Since both terms are porportional to charge, q, the appropriate ratio of electric to magnetic field for null net force depends only on velocity:

E=vB=emf,

where we have used the fact that voltage (i.e. emf or potential) is related to the electric field and a displacement parallel to that field: ΔV = -E Δs cosθ

CALCULUS supplement:

  • B=μ04πId×r̂|r|2 and the volume integral μ04πJ×r̂|r|2dτ, where J is current density.
  • 𝐁d𝐥=μ0Iencl is Ampere's law relating a closed integral involving magnetic field to the total current enclosed by that path. It is often more convenient to define the magnetic field using 𝐇 (typically called "H") and defined by μ0𝐇=𝐁 so that H is measured in Amps/meter:
  • 𝐇d𝐥=Iencl


23-Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies

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In rod's frame the force on carriers is electric, not magnetic. (See railgun)
  • E=v×B is a consequence of the magnetic force law as seen in the reference frame of a moving charged object, where E is the electric field perceived by an observer moving at velocity v in the presence of a magnetic vield, B. Also written as, E = vBsinθ, this can be used to derive Faraday's law of induction. (Here, θ is the angle between the velocity and the magnetic field.)
  • Φ=AB=ABcosθ is the magnetic flux, where θ is the angle between the magnetic field and the normal to a surface of area, A.
  • emf=NΔΦΔt is Faraday's law where t is time and N is the number of turns. The minus sign reminds us that the emf, or electromotive force, acts as a "voltage" that opposes the change in the magnetic field or flux.


24-Electromagnetic Waves

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Maxwell's equations hold for all volumes and closed surfaces. In vacuum, electromagnetic waves travel at the speed, c=1ϵ0μ0.

S𝐄d𝐀=1ϵ0VρdV C𝐄d𝐥=S𝐁td𝐀
S𝐁d𝐀=0 C𝐁d𝐥=μ0S𝐉d𝐀+ϵ0μ0S𝐄td𝐀
VρdV=Qencl S𝐉d𝐀=Iencl

The last row relates the volume integral of the charge density to the enclosed charge, and also the surface integral of the current density to the current that pierces the surface (or is enclosed by the closed loop that defines the surface).


25-Geometric Optics

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1S1+1S2=1f relates the focal length f of the lens, the image distance S1, and the object distance S2. The figure depicts the situation for which (S1, S2, f) are all positive: (1)The lens is converging (convex); (2) The real image is to the right of the lens; and (3) the object is to the left of the lens. If the lens is diverging (concave), then f < 0. If the image is to the left of the lens (virtual image), then S2 < 0 .


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27-Wave Optics

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  • Ssinθ=nλ where n=1,2,3,4... describes the constructive interference associated with two slits in the Fraunhoffer (far field) approximation.
  • cos(ω1t)+cos(ω2t)=A(t)cos(ω¯t) where ω¯ is the high frequency carrier and A(t)=2cos(Δω2t) is the slowly varying envelope. Here,
ω¯=ω1+ω22 and Δω=ω2ω1. Consequently, the beat frequency heard when two tones of frequency f1 and f2 is Δf=f2f1.
  • cos(k1ωt)+cos(k2ωt)=2cos(kΔ)cos(ωtϕ) models the addition of two waves of equal amplitude but different path length, Δ=21.

Test 4 Condensed Summary

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  • S𝐄d𝐀=1ϵ0Qencl (to find the electric field of a capacitor.) Also, S𝐁d𝐀=0
  • ΔV=ab𝐄d𝐥 (is used to relate electric field to voltage (or emf).)
  • C𝐁d𝐥=μ0Iencl+ϵ0μ0S𝐄td𝐀 (is Amphere's Law with Maxwell's extra term. Note that ϵ0μ0=1/c2. Also, if Maxwell's term is absent, it is more convenient to define H as B=μ0 so that C𝐇d𝐥=Iencl
  • Basic Capacitor rules: Q=CV where for a parallal plate capacitor, C=ϵ0A/d. A capacitor discharging through a resistor obeys V(t)=V0etRC (RC is the "RC decay time").
  • To find the electric field sum over the point sources:

E(r)=14πε0i=1N^iQi|i|2=14πε0i=1NiQi|i|3 where i=rri, points from source points ri to the field point r.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torque&oldid=582917749
  2. "Linear Motion vs Rotational motion" (PDF).
  3. https //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirchhoff%27s_circuit_laws&oldid=579357795
  4. From https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RC_circuit&oldid=598786790