Week 1 Session A: Chapter 27 Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces

General Definitions/Concepts
Electrical interactions vs. Magnetic Interactions
Electrical
Magnetic
1. A distribution of electric charge at rest creates 1. A moving charge or a current creates a
magnetic field in the surrounding space.
an electric field in the surrounding space.

2. The electric field exerts a force = on

any other charge q that is present in the field.

exerts a force
2. The magnetic field
on any other moving charge or
=
current present in the field.

Exercise: Circle one of the two choices in each point.

Vector Notation: =
1. Exam questions almost ALWAYS ask to find the (direction / magnitude) of using right-hand rule. MASTER
THIS TECHNIQUE!
Scalar Notation: = ||
1. Use this formula to find the (direction / magnitude) of one of the unknown variables (e.g. if F, q, v, B are given
)
in the question, we can find which is the angle between and
are (parallel / perpendicular), F = 0 so there is no force
2. Notice that if = 0 which is when and
are (parallel / perpendicular) and sin = 1, F is maximum
3. Notice that if = 90 which is when and
Concept Problems & Derivations:
1)

Which path will the electron take?

Please circle the path #.

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2)
How would the magnetic field strength vary as you move along the the
axis of the current carrying loop from left to right?
i)
It would be same along all points
ii)
It would increase then decrease
iii)
It would decrease then increase

Derive:

Derive:

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Good Problems (If we do not finish in session, please work on them at home)

Please work on this at home and we will go over beginning of next session! (We did not go over flux in session, but your
professor should have went over it in class. This is a very important concept for later chapters).

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