Media Summary: We see some general characteristics that all circuits must have and start to think about electron We look at the simplest of all circuits - series and parallel circuits of resistors. We finish up by looking at simple RC circuits - circuits which contain resistors and capacitors.

Cbu Phys 1204 Electric Current - Detailed Analysis & Overview

We see some general characteristics that all circuits must have and start to think about electron We look at the simplest of all circuits - series and parallel circuits of resistors. We finish up by looking at simple RC circuits - circuits which contain resistors and capacitors. We (finally!) take the expressions from earlier parts of the lecture and use them to write Ohm's Law. We look at the general idea of a field. We then look at how, in practice, to measure a gravitational field. I then pose a question in ... We use our previous observations to examine what quantities the magnitude of an

We do some slightly more complicated calculations with We set out to understand *why* charged objects attract neutral objects. The key to understanding this is polarization.

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CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 1)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 1)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 2)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 1)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 2)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 2)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 3)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Fields Lecture 1 - The Idea of a Field (Part 1)
CBU PHYS 1204, Work and Energy in Electrostatics Lecture 4 -  Continuous Charge Distributions
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 4 - Coulomb's Law (Part 1)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 5 - Working With Electric Forces (Part 2)
CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 2 - Conductors and Insulators (Part 1)
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CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 1)

We see some general characteristics that all circuits must have and start to think about electron

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 1)

We look at the simplest of all circuits - series and parallel circuits of resistors.

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 2)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 1 - The Current Model (Part 2)

We see that conservation of

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 1)

We think of

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 2)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 3 - The Simplest Circuits (Part 2)

We finish up by looking at simple RC circuits - circuits which contain resistors and capacitors.

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 2)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 2)

We use the same logic we used for car

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 3)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Current Lecture 2 - Ohm's Law (Part 3)

We (finally!) take the expressions from earlier parts of the lecture and use them to write Ohm's Law.

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Fields Lecture 1 - The Idea of a Field (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Fields Lecture 1 - The Idea of a Field (Part 1)

We look at the general idea of a field. We then look at how, in practice, to measure a gravitational field. I then pose a question in ...

CBU PHYS 1204, Work and Energy in Electrostatics Lecture 4 -  Continuous Charge Distributions

CBU PHYS 1204, Work and Energy in Electrostatics Lecture 4 - Continuous Charge Distributions

We find the

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 4 - Coulomb's Law (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 4 - Coulomb's Law (Part 1)

We use our previous observations to examine what quantities the magnitude of an

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 5 - Working With Electric Forces (Part 2)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 5 - Working With Electric Forces (Part 2)

We do some slightly more complicated calculations with

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 2 - Conductors and Insulators (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 2 - Conductors and Insulators (Part 1)

What are the mechanisms of charging and

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 3 - Polarization (Part 1)

CBU PHYS 1204, Electric Interactions Lecture 3 - Polarization (Part 1)

We set out to understand *why* charged objects attract neutral objects. The key to understanding this is polarization.