College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Electricity & Magnetism
Electrostatics
Producing Static Charge
Coulomb's Law
Electrostatic Meters
Conductors and Insulators
Induced Charge
Electrostatic Machines
Electric Fields and Potential
Electric Field
Gauss' Law
Electrostatic Potential
Capacitance
Capacitors
Dielectric
Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Resistance
Resistance Characteristics
Resistivity and Temperature
Conduction in Solutions
Conduction in Gases
Electromotive Force and Current
Plating
Cells and Batteries
Thermoelectricity
Piezoelectricity
DC Circuits
Ohm's Law
Power and Energy
Circuit Analysis
RC Circuits
Magnetic Materials
Magnets
Magnet Domains and Magnetization
Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
Hysteresis
Temperature and Magnetism
Magnetic Fields and Forces
Magnetic Fields
Fields and Currents
Forces on Magnets
Magnets / Electromagnet Interaction
Force on Moving Charges
Force on Current in Wires
Torques on Coils
Inductance
Self Inductance
LR Circuits
RLC Circuits - DC
Electromagnetic Induction
Induced Currents and Forces
Eddy Currents
Transformers
Motors and Generators
AC Circuits
Impedance
RLC Circuits - AC
Filters and Rectifiers
Semiconductors and Tubes
Semiconductors
Tubes
Electromagnetic Radiation
Transmission Lines and Antennas
Tesla Coil
Electromagnetic Spectrum
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