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Wire Fields; Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law

Fields of Long Current-Carrying Wires
Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law

Fields of Long Current-Carrying Wires

Demonstrations
This demonstration includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  Magnetic Field -- EME Set -- Straight Wire

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

The Magnetic Force
These notes from Frank Wolfs at the University of Rochester contain calculus-level, detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  The Magnetic Force

Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law

Demonstration
Helmholtz Coils and Hall Probe
This demonstration investigates quantitatively the magnetic field of a pair of Helmholtz coils.
  Helmoholtz Coils and Hall Probe

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Notes from Frank Wolfs at the University of Rochester
These notes contain calculus-level, detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  The Biot-Savart Law
  Ampere's Law


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