Contents

Chapter (1) Electrostatic

1.1 Understanding Static Electricity

1.2 Properties of electrostatic

1.2.1 Electric charge

1.2.2 Conductor and insulator

1.2.3 Positive and negative charge

1.2.4 Charge is conserved

1.2.5 Charge and matter

1.2.6 Charge is Quantized

Chapter (2) Coulomb’s law

2.1 Coulomb’s Law

2.2 Calculation of the electric force

2.2.1 Electric force between two electric charges

2.2.2 Electric force between more than two electric charges

2.3 Problems

Chapter (3) Electric field

3.1 The Electric Field

3.2 Definition of the electric field

3.3 The direction of

3.4 Calculating  due to a charged particle

3.5 To find  for a group of point charge

3.6 Electric field lines

3.7 Motion of charge particles in a uniform electric field

3.8 Solution of some selected problems

3.9 The electric dipole in electric field

3.10 Problems

Chapter (4) Electric Flux

4.1 The Electric Flux due to an Electric Field

4.2 The Electric Flux due to a point charge

4.3 Gaussian surface

4.4 Gauss’s Law

4.5 Gauss’s law and Coulomb’s law

4.6 Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium

4.7 Applications of Gauss’s law

4.8 Solution of some selected problems

4.9 Problems

Chapter (5) Electric Potential

5.1 Definition of electric potential difference

5.2 The Equipotential surfaces

5.3 Electric Potential and Electric Field

5.4 Potential difference due to a point charge

5.5 The potential due to a point charge

5.6 The potential due to a point charge

5.7 Electric Potential Energy

5.8 Calculation of E from V

5.9 Solution of some selected problems

5.10 Problems

Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter (6) Capacitors

6.1 Capacitor

6.2 Definition of capacitance

6.3 Calculation of capacitance

6.3.1 Parallel plate capacitor

6.3.2 Cylindrical capacitor

6.3.3 Spherical Capacitor

6.4 Combination of capacitors

6.4.1 Capacitors in parallel

6.4.2 Capacitors in series

4.5 Energy stored in a charged capacitor (in electric field)

6.6 Capacitor with dielectric

6.7 Problems

Chapter (7) Current and Resistance

7.1 Current and current density

7.2 Definition of current in terms of the drift velocity

7.3 Definition of the current density

7.4 Resistance and resistivity (Ohm’s Law)

7.5 Evaluation of the resistance of a conductor

7.6 Electrical Energy and Power

7.7 Combination of Resistors

7.7.1 Resistors in Series

7.7.2 Resistors in Parallel

7.8 Solution of some selected problems

7.9 Problems

Chapter (8) Direct Current Circuits

8.1 Electromotive Force

8.2 Finding the current in a simple circuit

8.3 Kirchhoff’s Rules

8.4 Single-Loop Circuit

8.5 Multi-Loop Circuit

8.6 RC Circuit

8.6.1 Charging a capacitor

8.6.2 Discharging a capacitor

8.7 Electrical Instruments

8.7.1 Ammeter and Voltmeter

8.7.2 The Wheatstone Bridge

8.7.3 The potentiometer

8.7 Problems

Multiple Choice Questions

Appendices

Appendix (A): Some practical application of electrostatic

Understanding the Van de Graaff generator

Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

XEROGRAPHY (Photocopier)

Battery

Appendix (B): Answer of Some Selected Problems

Appendix (C): The international system of units (SI)

Appendix (D): Physics Resources on the Web

Appendix (E): Bibliography

Appendix (F): Index