Regents Physics - Ohms Law

 

Electricity

Objectives

1. Recognize that objects that are charged exert forces, both attractive and repulsive
2. Use Coulomb's law to solve problems related to electrical force
3. Compare and contrast Newton's law of universal gravitation with Coulomb's law
4. Describe the differences between conductors and insulators
5. Define and measure an electric field
6. Solve problems related to charge, electric field, and forces
7. Define electric potential energy
8. Define potential difference
9. Define an electric current and describe conditions that create current in an electric circuit
10. Define resistance and state Ohm's law
11. Explain the factors affecting the resistance of a conductor
12. Define power in electric circuits
13. Describe series and parallel circuits and state the important characteristics of each
14. Calculate current, voltage, and equivalent resistance for devices connected in series and in parallel

Topics of Study

1. Electrostatics
2. Ohms Law
3. Series Circuits
4. Parallel Circuits
5. Electricity Quiz