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That reminds
me must
pick up test
prep HW.
Announcements
- Grades spreadsheets will be posted the day after Exam 1. You
will need your PIN to find your grade. If you havent received
your PIN yet, it will be on your exam.*
If you lose your PIN, ask (politely and apologetically) your
recitation instructor.
*Hahaha, you cant look up your exam grade ahead of time! Have to go to recitation.
Know the exam time!
Find your room ahead of time!
If at 5:00 on test day you are lost, go to 104 Physics and check the exam
room schedule, then go to the appropriate room and take the exam there.
Exam is from
5:00-6:15 pm!
- Physics 24 Test Room Assignments, Fall 2011:

Instructor Sections Room
Dr. Hagen K, L 295 Toomey
Dr. Hale E, G 104 Physics
Dr. Hor J, M 227 Fulton
Dr. Parris B, H 125 Butler-Carlton (Civil)
Dr. Peacher D, F G-5 HSS
Dr. Schmitt A, C 120 Butler-Carlton (Civil)

4:30 and 5:30 Exams 202 Physics
Special Needs Testing Center
- Reminders:
No external communication allowed while you are in the
exam room. No texting!
Please do not leave the exam room before 5:30 pm.
Be sure to bring a calculator! You will need it.
No headphones.

Do you know the abbreviations for:
milli-
micro-
nano-
pico-?
Will you know them by 5:00 pm tomorrow?

Exam 1

Review

The fine print: the problems in this lecture are the standard exam review
lecture problems and are not a guarantee of the exam content.
Please Look at Prior Tests!
Caution: spring 2011 exam 1 did not cover capacitorsnot true this semester.
Overview
Electric charge and electric force
#Coulombs Law

Electric field
#*calculating electric field
#*motion of a charged particle in an electric field

Gauss Law
*electric flux
#*calculating electric field using Gaussian surfaces
properties of conductors

*Topic of a test preparation homework problem.
#Topic of a review lecture problem.
Exam problems may come from topics not covered on
test preparation homework or during the review lecture.
Overview
Electric potential and electric potential energy
#*calculating potentials and potential energy
*calculating fields from potentials
equipotentials
potentials and fields near conductors

Capacitors
capacitance of parallel plates, concentric cylinders,
(concentric spheres not for this exam)
#*equivalent capacitance of capacitor network

#*Dont forget concepts from physics 23 that we used!
*Topic of a test preparation homework problem.
#Topic of a review lecture problem.
Exam problems may come from topics not covered on
test preparation homework or during the review lecture.
F
1
F
2
+Q
-Q
+Q
P
a
x
y
u

u

( )
( )
1 2
1 2

F F cos F cos i

F sin F sin j
= u+ u
+ u u
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
kQ kQ

F cos 60 cos 60 i
a a
kQ kQ

sin 60 sin 60 j
a a
| |
= +
|
\ .
| |
+
|
\ .
Three charges +Q, +Q, and Q, are located at the corners of
an equilateral triangle with sides of length a. What is the force
on the charge located at point P (see diagram)?
Note: if there is not a problem like this on Exam 1, there will be one on the Final!
F
1
F
2
+Q
-Q +Q
P
a
x
y
u

u

2
2
kQ

F 2 cos 60 i
a
=
2
2
kQ

F i
a
=
F
1
F
2
+Q
-Q +Q
P
a
x
y
u

u

You can repeat the above calculation,
replacing F by E.
Or
F
E
q
=
2
2
kQ

2 cos 60 i
a
E
Q
=
2
kQ

E 2 cos 60 i
a
=
What is the electric field at P due to the two charges at the
base of the triangle?
A ring with radius R has a uniform charge density . Calculate
the potential difference between the point at the center of the
ring and a point on the axis of the ring that is a distance of 3R
from the center of the ring.
R
3R
enclosed
o o
q 2Q
E dA = =
c c
}
An insulating spherical shell has an inner radius b and outer radius c. The
shell has a total charge Q and a uniform charge density. Concentric with the
shell is a solid conducting sphere of total charge 2Q and radius a<b. Find
the magnitude of the electric field for a<r<b.
Be able to do this: begin with a statement of Gausss Law. Draw an
appropriate Gaussian surface on the diagram and label its radius r. Justify
the steps leading to your answer.
This looks like a test preparation homework problem, but it is different!
enclosed
o
q
E dA =
c
}
( )
3 3
2
o
4 4
r a 2Q
3 3
E 4 r
(
t t +
(

t =
c
3 3
shell
4 4
Q b a
3 3
(
= t t
(

An insulating spherical shell has an inner radius b and outer radius c. The
shell has a total charge Q and a uniform charge density. Concentric with the
shell is a solid conducting sphere of total charge 2Q and radius a<b. Find
the magnitude of the electric field for b<r<c.
What would be different if we had concentric cylinders instead of concentric spheres?
What would be different if the outer shell were a conductor instead of an insulator?
f i
V V V Ed A = =
| |
f i other
i f
E E E W .

= A =
U q V A = A
An electron has a speed v. Calculate the magnitude and
direction of an electric field that will stop this electron in a
distance D.
Do you understand
that these Es have
different meanings?
Use magnitudes if you
have determined direction
of E by other means.
Know where this
comes from!
Possible variation on the previous problem (the same
problem, but students would disagree)
calculate the closest the electron would come to another
electron.
You can also use kinematics to solve this problem.
Q Q
P
a
Two equal positive charges Q are located at the base of an
equilateral triangle with sides of length a. What is the potential
at point P (see diagram)?
Q Q
P
a
An electron initially at rest an infinite distance away moves
under the influence of the electric field until it reaches point P.
What is the speed of the electron at point P?
Q Q
P
a
Q
Three equal positive charges Q are located at the corners of an
equilateral triangle with sides of length a. What is the potential
energy of the charge located at point P (see diagram)?
What would happen if the charges were held at rest in the above configuration, and
then released?
If you need to evaluate an integral on tomorrows exam, you
will be given the integral.
If you dont know what you are doing, pretend that you do and
write stuff down. You might know more than you think you do!
For the capacitor system shown, C
1
=6.0 F, C
2
=2.0 F, and
C
3
=10.0 F. (a) Find the equivalent capacitance.
V
0

C
1

C
2
C
3

For the capacitor system shown, C
1
=6.0 F, C
2
=2.0 F, and
C
3
=10.0 F. (b) The charge on capacitor C
3
is found to be 30.0
C. Find V
0
.
V
0

C
1

C
2
C
3

Lecture 1:
Coulombs Law (electrical force between charged particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between two or more charged particles.
Lecture 2:
The electric field.
You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field of due to a point charge.
You must be able to calculate electric field of a point charge.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform electric field.

The electric field due to a collection of point charges.
You must be able to calculate electric field of a collection of point charges.

The electric field due to a continuous line of charge.
You must be able to calculate electric field of a continuous line of charge.
Summary of all the things you must be able to do slides.
Lecture 3:
The electric field of a dipole.
You must be able to calculate the electric field of a dipole.

The electric field due to a collection of point charges (continued).
You must be able to calculate the electric field of a collection of point charges.

Electric field lines.
You must be able to draw electric field lines, and interpret diagrams that show electric field lines.

A dipole in an external electric field.
You must be able to calculate the moment of an electric dipole, the torque on a dipole in an external
electric field, and the energy of a dipole in an external electric field.
Lecture 4:
Electric flux.
You must be able to calculate the electric flux through a surface.

Gauss Law.
You must be able to use Gauss Law to calculate the electric field of a high-symmetry charge
distribution.

Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium.
You must be able to use Gauss law to draw conclusions about the behavior of charged particles on, and
electric fields in, conductors in electrostatic equilibrium.
Lecture 5:
Electric potential energy.
You must be able to use electric potential energy in work-energy calculations.

Electric potential.
You must be able to calculate the electric potential for a point charge, and use the electric potential in
work-energy calculations.

Electric potential and electric potential energy of a system of charges.
You must be able to calculate both electric potential and electric potential energy for a system of
charged particles (point charges today, charge distributions next lecture).

The electron volt.
You must be able to use the electron volt as an alternative unit of energy.
Lecture 6:
Electric potential of a charge distribution.
You must be able to calculate the electric potential for a charge distribution.

Equipotentials.
You must be able to sketch and interpret equipotential plots.

Potential gradient.
You must be able to calculate the electric field if you are given the electric potential.

Potentials and fields near conductors.
You must be able to use what you have learned about electric fields, Gauss law, and electric potential
to understand and apply several useful facts about conductors in electrostatic equilibrium.
Lecture 7:
Capacitance.
You must be able to apply the equation C=Q/V.

Capacitors: parallel plate, cylindrical, spherical.
You must be able to calculate the capacitance of capacitors having these geometries, and you must be
able to use the equation C=Q/V to calculate parameters of capacitors.

Circuits containing capacitors in series and parallel.
You must be understand the differences between, and be able to calculate the equivalent capacitance
of, capacitors connected in series and parallel.