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Updated 3.9.2010

Tuesday, February 16

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

Wednesday, February 17

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

Thursday, February 18

  • Van de Graff generator
  • Static safety

Friday, February 19

  • Electrical force problems in one and two dimensions

Monday, February 22

  • P. 524, 1-7 odd, 11-13 all

Tuesday, February 23

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

Wednesday, February 24

  • More electrical field examples - two dimensional problems

Thursday, February 25 – No School – We had clear roads

Friday, February 26 – No School – We had a little bit of snow

Monday, March 1

  • P. 526, 17-22 due

Tuesday, March 2

  • P. 526, 24-27 due

Wednesday, March 3

  • Drawing electric fields (a little physlet too)
  • Electric Flux theory

Thursday, March 4

  • Three dimensional space drawings and standards

Friday, March 5 – No school – Teacher Inservice

Monday, March 8

  • Calculating flux for parallel and off parallel areas

Tuesday, March 9

  • Gauss' Law

Wednesday, March 10

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

Thursday, March 11

  • Electrical field lab

Friday, March 12

  • Electrical field lab (continued)

Monday, March 15

  • P. 528; 47-50, 55

Tuesday, March 16

  • Chapter 15 Test

Wednesday, March 17

  • Electrical field lab due