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Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism

Magnetic Fields

Map a magnetic field with poles and field lines, use Gauss's law for magnetism to show its lines always close, and explain magnets, materials and permeability.

Topic 12.1 · 15 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A vector field that pushes on moving charge
  2. 02Poles, dipoles, and lines that never end
  3. 03Why matter is magnetic: moving charges
  4. 04How different materials respond
  5. 05Permeability
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points

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