AP Physics B (SPX)         (SPRING)                                               Mr. Spergel

 

UNIT 2 – ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM

 

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

 

Please note that this list is tentative and can be modified at any time.  Unless otherwise indicated,

all assignments are in the ÒProblemsÓ section at the end of the corresponding chapter in

Serway and FaughnÕs College Physics, 6th Edition.

 

 

 

OLD TEXTBOOK PROBLEM SET -

TO BE REVISED FOR NEW BOOK!!!

 

 

 

 

ELECTROSTATICS

                                                                            HW#     Read          Problems         Comments

Introduction to Electrostatics

15

15.1, 15.2

Q3, Q4, Q5, Q9, Q11, Q14

 

Electrostatic force & electric fields

16

15.3-15.7

7, 9, 11,

19, 21, 23

 

Electric potential & electric potential energy

17

16.1–16.4

6-8, 12-14

 

Capacitance

18

16.6, 16.7, 16.9

23-26, 43, 45

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS                                                       

                                                                           HW#    Read          Problems          Comments

Current, OhmÕs law, resistance, power

19

17.1-17.8

10-12, 31-35

 

Resistors in circuits, internal resistance

20

18.1-18.3

5-11

 

KirchhoffÕs rules, circuit applications

21

18.4, 18.6,  18.7

20, 25, 26, 29

Set up only, do not solve

Capacitors in circuits

22

16.8

31-35

 

 

 

 

ELECTROMAGNETISM                                                    

                                                                           HW#    Read          Problems          Comments

Magnetostatics (qualitative)

23

Chapter 19

Q1,Q6,Q7,Q13

2, 3, 4, 34

←questions

←problems

Magnetostatics (quantitative)

24

Chapter 19

5, 7, 19,

 29, 30, 35

 

Electromagnetic Induction

25

20.1-20.3

4, 6, 9,

10, 18, 19

 

LenzÕ law, electromagnetic applications

26

20.4, 20.5, 21.7

23-28

 ←different

←chapters

Electromagnetic waves

27

21.8-21.12

43, 44, 47,

50-53