Physics 2135 (Engineering Physics II)

Lecture 17: Faraday's Law, Induction, Lenz's Law, Generators, Motional EMF

Lecture 18: Induced Electric Field, Eddy Currents, Displacement Current

Objectives:
  • Understand induced emf due to changing magnetic flux
  • Use Faraday's Law to calculate emf induced in a circuit
  • Use Lenz's Law to determine direction of induced current and emf.
  • Understand how generators work, use Faraday's Law for generator calculations
  • Understand and calculate induced electric fields
  • Understand circulating currents called "eddy currents"
  • Understand that a current in a coil of wire produces an emf that opposes the original current