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Physics 2

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Electric Potential from Point Charges
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Modern Physics Connections
13%
Problem-Solving & Representations · Quantitative Workflow
9%
Electric Potential · Capacitance and Energy Storage
7%
Electric Potential · Potential and Potential Energy
6%
Electromagnetic Induction · Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws
5%
Electrostatics · Gauss’s Law
5%

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The comprehensive taxonomy of physics 2 — drill into a card to work its skills.

Electric Potential · Potential and Potential Energy

3 core skills6% total weight
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Electric Potential from Point ChargesRecommended
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Electric Potential Energy & WorkAvailable
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Electric Field & Potential RelationshipAvailable
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Electric Potential · Capacitance and Energy Storage

4 core skills7% total weight
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Capacitors in Series & ParallelAvailable
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Energy Stored in CapacitorsAvailable
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DielectricsAvailable
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Capacitance: Parallel-PlateAvailable
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Problem-Solving & Representations · Diagrams, Graphs, and Field Maps

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Interpreting Field Lines & EquipotentialsAvailable
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Interpreting Circuit DiagramsAvailable
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Right-Hand RulesAvailable
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Interpreting RC/RL Circuit GraphsAvailable
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Problem-Solving & Representations · Quantitative Workflow

4 core skills9% total weight
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Units & Sign Conventions in E&MAvailable
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Selecting E&M PrinciplesAvailable
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Multi-Step E&M ProblemsAvailable
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Common E&M PitfallsAvailable
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Electromagnetic Induction · Inductance and RL Circuits

3 core skills4% total weight
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Self-InductanceAvailable
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Energy Stored in InductorsAvailable
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RL Circuits: Current Growth & DecayAvailable
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Electromagnetic Induction · AC and Transformers

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AC Concepts: RMS & FrequencyAvailable
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Transformers & Mutual InductanceAvailable
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Electromagnetic Induction · Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws

3 core skills5% total weight
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Faraday's LawAvailable
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Lenz's LawAvailable
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Motional emfAvailable
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Circuits · DC Circuits Fundamentals

3 core skills3% total weight
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Resistors in Series & ParallelAvailable
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Ohm's Law & PowerAvailable
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Current, Voltage, Resistance & PowerAvailable
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Circuits · RC Circuits

3 core skills3% total weight
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Charging & Discharging CapacitorsAvailable
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RC Circuit Time ConstantAvailable
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RC Circuits: Voltage, Current vs. TimeAvailable
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Circuits · Kirchhoff’s Laws and Circuit Analysis

3 core skills3% total weight
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Multi-Loop CircuitsAvailable
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Kirchhoff's Voltage LawAvailable
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Kirchhoff's Current LawAvailable
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Circuits · Meters and Practical Circuit Elements

3 core skills3% total weight
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Battery emf & Internal ResistanceAvailable
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Internal Resistance EffectsAvailable
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Using Ammeters & VoltmetersAvailable
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Electrostatics · Gauss’s Law

3 core skills5% total weight
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Electric FluxAvailable
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Gauss's Law for Electric FieldsAvailable
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Choosing Gaussian SurfacesAvailable
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Electrostatics · Charge and Coulomb’s Law

3 core skills3% total weight
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Coulomb's LawAvailable
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Superposition: Electric ForceAvailable
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Charge Conservation & ConductorsAvailable
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Electrostatics · Electric Field

4 core skills5% total weight
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Force on a Charge in E-FieldAvailable
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Electric DipolesAvailable
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Electric Field from Point ChargesAvailable
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Electric Field LinesAvailable
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Magnetism · Magnetic Flux and Gauss’s Law for Magnetism

2 core skills4% total weight
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Gauss's Law for MagnetismAvailable
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Magnetic FluxAvailable
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Magnetism · Magnetic Forces

3 core skills4% total weight
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Charged Particle Motion in B-FieldAvailable
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Magnetic Force on WireAvailable
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Lorentz ForceAvailable
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Magnetism · Magnetic Fields from Currents

3 core skills5% total weight
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Ampère's LawAvailable
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Magnetic Field: SolenoidAvailable
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Magnetic Field: Straight WireAvailable
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Modern Physics Connections

3 core skills13% total weight
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Photon MomentumAvailable
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Photon EnergyAvailable
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Photoelectric EffectAvailable
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Waves and Optics · Electromagnetic Waves

3 core skills4% total weight
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Changing E & B FieldsAvailable
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EM Wave RelationshipsAvailable
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Intensity & Inverse-Square LawAvailable
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Waves and Optics · Geometric Optics

4 core skills5% total weight
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Reflection & Refraction (Snell's Law)Available
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Lens & Mirror EquationsAvailable
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Ray TracingAvailable
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Optical InstrumentsAvailable
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Waves and Optics · Interference and Diffraction

3 core skills4% total weight
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PolarizationAvailable
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Double-Slit InterferenceAvailable
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Diffraction & Resolving PowerAvailable
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