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Coulomb's Law and Field and Potential of Point Charges

Lab Experiment
Coulomb's Law
This experiment includes objectives, materials, background theory, analysis, and questions.
  Coulomb's Law

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Notes from PhysicsLAB by Catherine H. Colwell
These notes contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  Electric Fields
  Electric Fields Potential

Simulations
Physics Simulation Library
Each simulation includes an audio introduction and general directions. These simulations are very well designed, and each experiment gives the opportunity to change the parameters, collect data, and interpret various graphs. The simulation Electric Field from a Point Charge is included.
  Physics Simulation Library

Electric Field Lines
This is an excellent visualization of the field surrounding one and two charges.
  Electric Field Lines

Problem Solving
Multiple Choice Interactive from the Science Education Centre
This site contains two sets of 10 interactive problems with immediate solution feedback.
  Electrostatics I
  Electrostatics II


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