Thursday, April 11, 2013

The Story of Electricity

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) didnt attend Oxford, Cambridge, or even what we call secondary school, yet he became one of worlds most prominent scientists.
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)—Maxwells equations—demonstrated that electricity, magnetism and even light are all manifestations of the same phenomenon: the electromagnetic field.

Ch 16-19 Electrostatics and DC circuits [K8 & K9]               


Giancoli; Physics; 5th ed.

BBC Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity [1/3] - Spark (2011): 60 minutes
BBC Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity [2/3] - The Age of Invention (2011): Edison: DC, Tesla: AC : 60 minutes
BBC Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity [3/3] - Revelations and Revolutions (2011): 60 minutes: Maxwell, Hertz, ...
Grape + Microwaves = Plasma. 10 minutes. Excellent.
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomsons Model of the Atom
Formula Sheet: Physics AWord
Formula sheet: Electricity Ch 16-19Word
Recommended problems in Ch 16 Electric Charge and Electric Field
Recommended problems in Ch 19 DC Circuits (see additional recommended problems below):
Recommended problems (and suggested solutions to the requested problems):