Electricity and Magnetism

In IB Physics, electricity and magnetism are set as an independent chapter (Topic 5). However, for university physics or AP physics, electricity and magnetism might be treated as a semester or a one-year topic, which covers more topics than IB Physics. This website will cover topics that are introduced in both IB physics and other courses.

Topic Covered

In other courses

In IB Physics

  • Charges, Electric Force, and Electric Field
  • Gauss’s Law
  • Electric potential
  • Capacitor and Capacitance
  • Current and Resistance
  • Direct-Current Circuit
  • Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field
  • Sources of Magnetic Field
  • Electro-magnetic Induction
  • Inductance
  • Alternating-Current Circuit
  • Electro-Magnetic Wave
  • Electric field
  • Heating effect
    • Electric resistance, voltage, electric power, electromotive force, simple circuit, complex circuit, resistor and parallel and series, electronics,
  • Electric cells
    • electromotive force, internal resistance, 
  • Magnetic field
    • magnetic field, right-hand rule, magnetic force on a moving force, magnetic force on a current-carrying wire, motion of charges in magnetic field, work done by magnetic field

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