Welcome to Physics 104!

Electricity + Magnetism Optics Modern Physics

Meet the Lecturers

Akikazu Hashimoto Wesley Smith aki@physics.wisc.edu

wsmith@hep.wisc.edu

Lecture Schedule, etc.

http://tycho.physics.wisc.edu/courses/phys104/spring07/Planner.html

Office Hours:
http://tycho.physics.wisc.edu/courses/phys104/spring07/
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Grades
Final Exam 3 One-Hour Exams Labs Discussion/Quizzes Web-Based Homework Web-Based Preflight 200 300 150 150 150 50

Befriend your Disc/Lab Instructor

Ankur Jain, Mathew McCaskey, Jason McCuistion, Shane McMahon, Yamac Phelivan, Carl Pfendner, Steven Skroch, Mio Suzuki, Adam Tregre (Head TA) One 2-hour lab session Two 1-hour discussion session (Tue & Thu) Friday office hours Opportunity for person-to-person interaction Will award 30% of your grade directly!

See the syllabus for more details and the gradebook for your standing
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P104 Logistics
Not everything you need for exams is in lectures! Lectures present: Concepts, Connections, Motivation
Interactive: participate in in-class concept questions We cover a chapter a week at brisk pace!

Reading
Do it before the lecture - and after the lecture! Answer pre-flights 50/1000 points
Due at 11:00AM on the day of each lecture (This is lecture #0. The next lecture is lecture #1) Make an honest attempt Important feedback You are graded for participation only

However, Comprehensive Knowledge: Textbook

Read the textbook before & after the lecture

Problem Solving: Discussion + Homework

Participate in group problem solving

Hands-On:

Lab

Come prepared to the lab and experiment with concepts learnt

Taking Notes Lecture notes available on the web after the lecture
Print out as needed.
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Homework
Accessible from the course web page Due 5:00pm, Wednesdays for 100% credit 80% credit for 1 week late submission 0% after that First set is due Jan 31

IMPORTANT!
If you havent already, you should IMMEDIATELY check to make sure that you can access the HOMEWORK and PREFLIGHT section of the course webpage

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Why are you in P104?

Because, 1. It is a requirement. 2. Physics is fun.
Much of everyday experiences (why are crystals transparent? Why do mirrors reflect? why does your cellphone work?) which we take for granted are based on the physics of 104.
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Content Physics 104 Physics 103

Macroscopic Kinematics Forces Energy Fluids Waves (Sound) Thermal physics Microscopic Electricity+Mag Circuits Optics Modern
Atomic Nuclear Relativity
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Concept of charge Methods for separating charges (friction, conduction, and induction) Coulombs Law Unit of charge ( C ) Principle of superposition

Concept of Charge
Charge is an intrinsic property of matter Two types:
Positive Charge Negative Charge Opposites Attract
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Likes Repel -

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Charges are
Conserved: You cant create or destroy charge Quantized: In suitable units, charges can only take on integer values: 1, 2, 3.

Atomic Theory
All things (you, me, this table, air, ) are made out of atoms Basic constituents of an atom:
Protons: 1 unit of Positive Charge Electrons: 1 unit of Negatively Charge Neutrons: Neutral

Atoms are neutral

Not fractional values, like 1.2, 4.25,

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Positively charged central nucleus r~10-15 m (Same number of) Negatively charged electrons orbit r~10-10 m
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Conductors and Insulators

Electrons are free to move in a conductor

Separating Charge
Triboelectric friction Conduction contact Induction
Proximity/ground

Electrons stay with their atom in an insulator Most things are in between perfect conductor/ insulator
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Charging by Induction
Bring a charged rod in near Polarizes conducting surfaces in its proximity

Charging a Metal Object

Neutral spherical object with free charges Spherical object is polarized when a charged rod is brought near it Negative charges are depleted by grounding Spherical object is isolated from ground Spherical object is left positively charged

Positive charged rod results in positive leaves.

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Coulombs Law
Describes the force at a distance for a pair of charged particles Quantifies the magnitude and the direction of force between charges q1 and q2 separated by a distance r. F = k |q1 | | q2 | /r2
k = 9x109 Nm2/C2

Unit of charge
Coulomb ( C ) An electron has charge

Direction: Like charges repel, unlike attract

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