Physics II 2011/2012

Electric charges, Coulomb’s law, continuous charge distribution, the electric field, the electric field o point charges, electric field of continuous charge distributions, electric field lines, the dipole, field generated by a dipole, the flux of the electric field, Gauss law, applications of the gauss law, electric potential energy, electric potential, calculating field and potential, electrical properties of materials, Ohm’s law: a microscopic view, capacitance, calculating the capacitance, capacitors in series and parallel, capacitors with dielectric, electric current, resistance, resistors in series and parallel, charge and discharge of a capacitor, the magnetic field, the magnetic force on a moving charge, the Hall effect, magnetic force on a current carrying wire, the torque on current loop, the magnetic field due to a moving charge, the magnetic field of a current, the solenoid, Ampere’s law, faraday’s law of induction, Lenz’ law, motional emf, inductance, magnetic properties of materials, magnetization, paramagnetism, diamagnetism, ferromagnetism, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, energy transport and the Poynting vector, the electromagnetic spectrum, introducing the photon concept, photoelectric effect. Particles as waves: the de Broglie relation. The Schrödinger equation: time dependent and time independent. The free particle. Quantum well and tunnel effect. The Fermi gas. Origin of bands in metals.

Textbook

Physics, Volume 2

Halliday, Resnick, Krane

Wiley