Quizzes for University Physics II

One aim of these pages is to focus on slightly interactive aids to understanding of the basic concepts that underlie Electromagnetism, Optics and Modern Physics, at the level of a calculus-based introduction.

Quiz Instructions

My experience indicates that when students browse the Web, they are very reluctant to take their hand off the mouse and pick up a pen or pencil. This is unfortunate, because quantitative problem solving (i.e., homework-type problems) is an essential part of this and most other physics courses. Nevertheless, there is a lot to be gained initially by working through multiple-choice quizzes of the kind that do not require any calculation, and this kind of conceptual quiz is compatible with the browsing habits mentioned above.

Note that answers/explanations are posted here only after the quiz has been assigned and returned. If you are reviewing a quiz for which answers/explanations are already posted here, the recommended procedure after reading a question or set of questions is

(a) if you are reasonably sure you know the answer(s), verify that you are indeed correct by clicking to get answers/explanations, and then go on to the next part;
(b) if you are unsure, DO NOT GUESS and immediately check the answer; instead, consult your textbook and try to find the explanation there.
Although questions occasionally appear to be numerical, these can always be answered without the aid of a calculator. If you must keep one hand glued to your mouse, that's OK - use your other hand to turn the pages of the textbook.

All questions are meant to be judged either true or false [except in a few instances where numbered questions are subdivided into subparts (a), (b), (c), etc.] Several (or none) of the statements in any set may be true.

Quiz to review selected concepts from 23101 (Q & A)
Quiz on electric charge and Coulomb's law ((Q & A)
Quiz on electric fields (Q & A)
Quiz on Gauss' Law (Q & A)
Quiz on electric potential (Q & A)
Quiz on capacitors and electric current (Q & A)
Quiz on Gauss' law for B, and Faraday's law (Q & A)
Quiz on RLC circuits (Q & A)
Quiz on EM waves & optics
Quiz on special relativity (Q & A)

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