Curated OER
Typical Conceptual Questions for Physics I - Waves, Electricity, and Magnetism
This wave and electromagnetism assignment is so thorough, it could be used as a unit exam. The first section of it covers wave concepts. The next section addresses static electricity. There is a section that deals with electric circuits....
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field: What Is Wrong?
What's wrong with this model? Students expect simulations to show factual science concepts, but these particular simulations are intentionally built incorrectly. The objective is to find where the physics concerning electric fields is...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Gauss's Law
A collection of video lectures about Gauss's Law taught at East Los Angeles College The course teaches about the alternative method to calculate the electric field with explanations and examples. Site includes fourteen lectures that vary...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 1 D Model
Virtual simulation investigating the electric force that one charged particle exerts on another. Plot a graph of the electric force as a function of position.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Point Charge Forces in 2 D Model
In this simulation, examine the electric force that a charged particle gains from nearby charged particles in a two-dimensional state. See the net electric force shown as an arrow attached to the particle.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Three Point Charges Model
In this simulation, investigate the force between charged objects. Rank three charged objects of different magnitudes, then create a method to determine the ranking of the charge magnitudes. Finally, devise a new method of determining...
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Multipole Field Model
Simulation demonstrating how a point charge, a dipole, or a quadrupole shows field vectors or voltage. Change the charge and see the electric field direction and magnitude, and then record the detector values using a built-in data...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Equipotential Lines
At this site from the Georgia State University, the equipotential lines around several different configuration of charges are shown and described. Excellent graphics and clear discussion.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Electric Force
Need to review electric force? This collection of eight video lectures focuses on electric force. Lectures vary in length giving examples of problems to help with the understanding of electric force. Lectures are from a physics course...