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ERIC Number: EJ1049044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 5
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
Charged Particle Dynamics in the Magnetic Field of a Long Straight Current-Carrying Wire
Prentice, A.; Fatuzzo, M.; Toepker, T.
Physics Teacher, v53 n1 p34-36 Jan 2015
By describing the motion of a charged particle in the well-known nonuniform field of a current-carrying long straight wire, a variety of teaching/learning opportunities are described: 1) Brief review of a standard problem; 2) Vector analysis; 3) Dimensionless variables; 4) Coupled differential equations; 5) Numerical solutions.
Descriptors: Magnets, Motion, Physics, Learning Activities, Educational Opportunities, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Geometric Concepts, Calculus, Problem Solving, Problem Sets
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://scitation.aip.org/tpt
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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