AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (Fall 2024)


Richardson High School


Instructor: Lars Londot


Course Description

AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism course is equivalent to two one-semester calculus-based college-level physics courses. These courses are especially appropriate for students planning to specialize or major in physical science or engineering. Electricity and magnetism explores topics such as electrostatics; conductors, capacitors, and dielectrics; electric circuits; magnetic fields; and electromagnetism.


Full Electricity and Magnetism Notes

Notes by Unit

Unit 1 - Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law (8/14/24 - 9/18/24) Brief Calculus Review
Electric Charge and Electric Force
Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging
Electric Fields
Electrostatic Equilibrium
Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
Electric Flux
Gauss's Law
Notes
Unit 2 - Electric Potential (9/20/24 - 10/10/24) Electric Potential Energy
Electric Potential
Conservation of Electric Energy
Notes
Unit 3 - Conductors and Capacitors (10/16/24 - 11/11/24) Electrostatics with Conductors
Redistribution of Charge between Conductors
Capacitors
Dielectrics
Notes
Unit 4 - Electric Circuits (11/13/24 - 12/6/24) Electric Current
Simple Circuits
Ohm's Law and Electrical Power
Compound Direct Current Circuits
Kirchoff's Rules
Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits
Notes
Unit 5 - Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism (12/10/24 - 12/12/24) Magnetic Fields
Magnetism and Moving Charges
Biot-Savart Law
Ampere's Law
Notes
Unit 6 - Electromagnetic Induction (1/8/25 - 1/16/24) Magnetic Flux
Electromagnetic Induction
Induced Currencts and Magnetic Forces
Inductance
LR Circuits
LC Circuits
Notes

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