General Physics II, Physics 114 (Gary Wysin)
Kansas State University, Fall 2002.


Important Note:

These Notes were written for the Fall 2002 edition of Physics 114.

Some items here may not exactly match the Spring 2007 syllabus and course schedule.

Review Notes

Here I've summarized the main topics and formulas. You can choose the topic you're most interested in and get a quick summary.

Concentrate on the formulas in the red boxes, and make sure you understand the meanings of the symbols, etc!!

Ch. 16 -- Charges and electric forces
Ch. 16 -- Electric fields and lines of force
Ch. 17 -- Electric potential and potential energy
Ch. 17 -- Examples: Electric potential energy
Ch. 17 -- Examples: Electric potential
Ch. 17 -- Capacitance, Ch. 18 -- Current and resistance
Ch. 19 -- Series Circuit combinations
Ch. 19 -- Parallel Circuit combinations
Ch. 19 -- Kirchhoff's Circuit rules, capacitor combinations
Ch. 20 -- Magnetic fields and forces on currents
Ch. 20 -- Examples: Magnetic fields and F= i l B sin(theta)
Ch. 20 -- Example: torque on a current loop
Ch. 20 -- Magnetic forces on moving charges F = q v B sin(theta)
Ch. 20 -- Magnetic field in a solenoid or coil
Ch. 21 -- Faraday's, Lenz' Laws of EM-induction
Ch. 21 -- Examples of EM-induction
Ch. 21 -- Applications of EM-induction: generators, motors, transformers
Ch. 21 -- Self-Inductance, real inductors
Ch. 21 -- Inductive, Capacitive reactance, series LRC impedance
Ch. 21 -- AC circuits, series LRC, resonance
Ch. 22 -- Electromagnetic waves, displacement current
Ch. 23 -- Reflection, image formation by mirrors
Ch. 23 -- Refraction, image formation by lenses
Ch. 23 -- Ray diagrams for lenses
Ch. 24 -- Wave properties of light: interference
Ch. 24 -- Double slit and single slit experiments
Ch. 25 -- Vision corrections using lenses
Ch. 27 -- Quantum theory: Photons and photo-electric effect
Ch. 27 -- Quantum theory: Matter waves
Ch. 27 -- Quantum theory of Atomic Spectra
Ch. 28 -- Matter waves and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Ch. 28 -- Quantum states of electrons in complex atoms
Ch. 28 -- The Pauli exclusion principle and electron ground states in atoms
Good Luck on the Final Exam and Thanks for your Attention and Interest!!

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