V17. Magnetic Force on a Wire

Do the following:

  1. Watch the video clip, Magnetic Force on a Wire: Streamed / RealPlayer /  Flash

  2. Watch the video clip, A Simple Motor:  Streamed / RealPlayer / Flash

  3. Open and play this animation of a simple motor. Read the description.

  4. Open and play this animation of a simple motor. (This is the top view.) Read the description. Here are some links to sites that show close up views of the commutator.

http://www.gcsescience.com/pme13.htm
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/magnetic/comtat.html

  1. Do the corresponding WebAssign assessment.
 

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