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=  Downingtown East High School AP Physics   = Mr. Buchanan - user:abuchanande

Electromagnetics, Electricity and Magnetism, E&M [[image:MagnetCoilRelationship_Cropped.jpg align="left"]]

 * What is electromagnetic phenomenon? What role does electromagnetics play in our everyday lives? What is the connection between electricity and magnetism? What do we have to gain by better understanding E&M? What can we do with electricity and magnetism? What more advanced scientific principles and disciplines use electromagnetic theory?

E&M Essential Understandings

 * What is electrical charge? Where does it come from? What are its fundamental characteristics?
 * What is an electric field? Is it tangible or synthetic? What does it represent?
 * How is a Gaussian surface defined? What is its physical description? How is it used in electromagnetic analysis?
 * What is the principal of superposition? When is superposition applicable and when is it not applicable?