| The Following Topics Might Appear on Exam 1 Spring 2020 |
| Insulators, Conductors |
| Induction of Charge |
| Charge Conservation |
| Polarization |
| Colomb's Law |
| Superposition |
| Defintion of Electric Field |
| Electric Field Due to a Point Charge |
| Electric Dipoles |
| Gauss' Law |
| Electric Field Lines |
| Definition of Electric Potential |
| Electric Potential of a Point Charge |
| Defintion of Equipotential Surface |
| Relationship between Electric Field and Electric Potential |
| Definition of Capacitance |
| Capacitance of of a Parallel Plate Capacitor |
| Equivalent Capacitance of Capacitors in Series |
| Equivalent Capacitance of Capacitors in Parallel |
| Energy of a Charged Capacitor |
| Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance (C=KC0), potential (V = V0/K), electric field (E=E0/K) |
| Equivalent Resistance, Series and Parallel. Unit: Ohm |
| Resistance Formula (R=ρL/A) |
| Definition of Current (charge/time. Unit: Ampere) |
| Ohm's Law |
| Kirchhoff's Loop and Junction Rules |
| Energy Density of an Electric Field |
| Exam will: |
| be closed book, closed notes, in class. |
| be 25 questions |
| be 1.5 hours long |
| be multiple choice |
| allow calculators |
| provide value of constants you might need |
| will be followed by a brief lecture |