We'll use the time today to do some more problem solving. You will also have the opportunity to review your quiz.
Homework: Unit Assessment on Electrostatics - Charging, Electric Force, and Electric Field next class -Tuesday, March 24th!
Electrostatics Unit Assessment TODAY!
Homework: If you would like to get ahead, you can watch the video in the next post. Read the text in the post before watching. Also, take notes on what you are watching; you can get approval from me to attach it in your notebook.
Today, we'll learn the concept of Electric Potential Energy.
You can either:
Watch the first 25 minutes only of the YouTube video "Electric Potential Energy and Potential". I made this video for my AT students who in theory had learned this concept before, so it moves pretty fast. If you do not know calculus, you can skip minutes 15-19, but try to understand the set-up and memorize the resulting formula.
Read section 16.1 in your textbook. (Login to Mastering Physics for eTextbook access.)
Then, answer the questions in ✅ Formative: Electric Potential Energy Questions.
Homework: Quiz on Electric Potential Energy & Potential on Friday, April 10th! Answer Electric Potential Energy Questions in ✅ Formative by Thursday, March 26th at 10pm. No late work will be accepted on the ✅ Formative assignment.
Optional Extra Practice:
Solve electric potential energy problems from the old textbook Chapter 16 #12, 10, 15, and 14a. Remember that electric potential energy is a scalar quantity, so add potential energies in a scalar way (no vectors, no trig, no Pythagorean theorem or arctan; only positives and negatives). Watch the following video to help you to understand #15.