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Updated 12.8.2011

Wednesday, November 9

  • Intro. to electrostatics
  • Static vs. current electricity
  • Electrostatic force
  • Comparing electromagnetic forces to gravitational forces
  • Electroscope simulation

Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Monday, November 14

  • Electroscope demonstrations
  • Example electrostatic force example problems in 1–D and 2–D

Tuesday, November 15

  • Van de Graff generator
  • Static safety

Wednesday, November 16

  • Electrical force problems in one and two dimensions

Thursday, November 17

  • P. 524, 1-7 odd, 11-13 all

Friday, November 18

  • Go over #12, 13 from yesterday
  • Electrical fields and a comparison to graviational fields

Monday, November 21

  • P. 526, 17-22 due

Tuesday, November 22

  • P. 526, 24-27 due

Wednesday, November 23

  • Some more example problems

Thursday, November 24 through Monday, November 28 – Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 29

  • Drawing electric fields (a little physlet too)
  • Electric Flux theory
  • Three dimensional space drawings and standards
  • Calculating flux for parallel and off parallel areas

Wednesday, November 30

  • Gauss' Law

Thursday, December 1

  • P. 527; 38-43
  • Intro. to Electrical field lab

Friday, December 2

  • Electrical field lab

Monday, December 5

  • Electrical field lab (continued)

Tuesday, December 6

  • P. 528; 47-50, 55

Wednesday, December 7

  • Electrical field lab due
  • More example problems

Thursday, December 8

  • Chapter 15 Test