July 13–17, 2013
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Monday afternoon
dents. An overview of the program and its impact on teachers and students
will be discussed.
*Supported by United States Department of Ed; Title II, Part B Funds NC MSP grant
Cohort 7 (ref. OMB No. 1810-0669)
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PST1F01: 8:30-9:15 p.m. F=qvxB: v is With Respect to What?
Poster – Kent W. Scheller, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University
Blvd., Evansville, IN 47712;
Tom Pickett, University of Southern Indiana
The magnetic force, F=qvxB, on a charged particle moving in a magnetic
field is typically introduced in the second semester of the introductory
physics sequence. When presented to students, it is often assumed that the
velocity of the charge used in this calculation is relative to the magnetic
field in which it travels. Here we demonstrate with a couple of gedanken
experiments the actual relativity of the magnetic force and to what the
charge’s velocity is relative.
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