MERLOT Search - materialType=Tutorial&category=2751 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:34 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:34 PDT MERLOT Search - materialType=Tutorial&category=2751 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 The Electric Force http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90458 Tutorial, with applet, on the basic principles of Coulombic forces. Dielectric Materials http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90567 Applet examines the spin-states of a dielectric material. Extensive explanatory text included. Faraday Cage: Conductors http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89490 Tutorial and applet demonstrating the shielding of electric fields by conductors. Forces Acting on a Dielectric http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89498 Applet and tutorial on the behavior of dielectrics in electric fields and capacitors. Linear Acceleration of Charged Particles http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89501 Tutorial and applet illustrating the basic physics principles of forces acting on charged particles, producing linear acelleration. Motion of Charged Particles in an Electromagnetic Field http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89500 Introduction to topics in electromagnetism, including hyperlinks to subtopics. Motion of Charged Particles in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89502 Tutorial and applet on basic electrodynamics. Applet lets the user vary the ratio of the electric and magnetic fields and the angular frequency. Spherical conductor in a uniform electric field http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89493 Applet and tutorial that illustrates how charge distributes on a spherical surface when placed in a constant electric field. The effect on the electric field is also displayed. The Effect of a Dielectric on a Capacitor http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89497 Tutorial on the basic principles of capacitance and dielectrics.