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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will build an understanding of magnetostatics.

Objective 5.01
Derive and analyze the force on a charge in a magnetic field.
  • Calculate charge, force, velocity, and magnetic field.
  • Explain why work cannot be performed by a magnetic field.
  • Explain the motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field.
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Objective 5.02
Analyze the force on a current carrying with in magnetic fields.
  • Relate the magnitude and direction of charge, velocity, magnetic field, and force on a moving charge and current-carrying wire in a magnetic field.
  • Analyze the torque on a rectangular loop of wire in a magnetic field.
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Objective 5.03
Examine the magnetic fields of long current-carrying wires.
  • Analyze the magnetic fields of long current-carrying wires.
  • Calculate the forces between long current-carrying wires.
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Objective 5.04
Apply and use Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law.
  • Articulate and use Ampere's Law in the integral form to relate current to magnetic field strength.
  • Analyze magnetic field for a long straight wire, solid cylinder, and hollow cylinder, using law of superposition.
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