Electricity and Magnetism

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  •  An electric current is the flow of charged particles.
  •  Magnetism and electricity are linked phenomena.

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Capacitance
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 125: Introducing capacitors

It is helpful to start this topic by discussing capacitors, rather than the more abstract notion of capacitance .

Lesson 16-19

C=Q/V
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 126: Capacitance and the equation C=Q/V

Having established that there is charge on each capacitor plate, the next stage is to establish the relationship between...

Lesson 16-19

Capacitance
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 127: Capacitors in series and parallel

The derivation of formulae for capacitors in series and parallel will help to reinforce your students’ understanding of...

Lesson 16-19

Capacitance
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 128: Energy stored by a capacitor

So far, we have not considered the question of energy stored by a charged capacitor. Take care; students need to distinguish...

Lesson 16-19

Capacitance
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 129: Discharge of a capacitor

Students will have already seen that the discharge is not a steady process in episode 125, but it is useful to have graphical...

Lesson 16-19

Capacitance
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 130: R-C circuits and other systems

There are many examples of exponential changes, both in physics and elsewhere. Your specification may require that you make a...

Lesson 16-19

Electrical Circuit
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Episode 101: Introduction to circuits

Depending on the ability and experience of your students you may need to spend time reviewing their previous knowledge and...

Lesson 16-19

Electric Current
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 102: Current as a flow of charge

Here, you are trying to illustrate the idea of electric charge and its relationship to a flow of current.

Lesson 16-19

Charge
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Episode 103: Currents and charge carriers

There are two main aims for this episode: to present a range of examples involving different types of charge carrier, and to...

Lesson 16-19

I=Anev
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 104: Drift velocity

In this episode, you can show that charge carriers in good conductors usually move very slowly.

Lesson 16-19

V=dW/dQ
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Episode 105: Sources of energy in circuits

It is worth discussing energy transfer in electric circuits and linking this by analogy to other more familiar examples.

Lesson 16-19

P=VI
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Episode 106: Electrical power

Students may need to be reminded of the idea that power is the rate of doing work (or the rate at which energy is transferred)...

Lesson 16-19

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