Learning Exercise

Charged Particles Web Assignment No. 1

Web assignment using an applet by Wolfgang Christian. A charged particle is fired into an external electric field, and the user is questioned about its resulting motion.

Course: Second semester, introductory physics.

Material:: Physlet Problems: Electrostatics
Date last modified:: June 8, 2001
Created by:: John Walkup
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Physlet Problems: Electrostatics

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Material Type:: Quiz/Test
Author:: Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College
User Rating:: 5 stars

Exercise

See

http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~walkup/demonstrations/WebAssignments/ChargedParticles001.htm

Disciplines

Science and Technology / Physics / Electricity and Magnetism / Charges in Fields
Science and Technology / Physics / Electricity and Magnetism / Electric Fields

Requirements

Basic understanding of kinematics and the electric field.

Topics

Charged particles, electrostatics, electric fields, projectile motion.

Learning Objectives

To understand how the electric field force effects a body's acceleration.