McGill PHYS 142 tutoring
Electromagnetism and Optics — one-to-one online tutoring to understand difficult concepts, practise problems and prepare for midterms and finals.
Course overview
McGill PHYS 142 covers basic electricity and magnetism together with geometrical optics. It forms part of McGill’s calculus-based introductory physics sequence.
PHYS 142 topics we can help with
Common difficulties
- Using vector addition for fields and scalar addition for potential
- Justifying a symmetry shortcut before applying it
What this course builds on
Combine vectors, mechanics, trigonometry and elementary calculus. Review how a field differs from the force on a particular charge.
Registration requirements
The guidance above is study preparation, not an eligibility decision. Confirm current prerequisites, restrictions and availability with McGill.
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Equal positive charges lie equally far left and right of a midpoint. What is the net electric field there?
Show the reasoning
Zero: equal-magnitude fields point in opposite directions. Their scalar potentials do not cancel.
An original Nablio exercise, not an institution’s exam question.
How tutoring can help
Draw field and force directions first. State the symmetry and distinguish the vector quantity being added from scalar energy or potential.
Exam preparation for PHYS 142: midterms and finals
Organize electrostatics, circuit and magnetic questions by their governing principle. Keep optics sign conventions explicit and use the current outline for topic and assessment scope.
Use your section’s outline to choose the chapters to review. We work through permitted practice and comparable problems, without completing graded assignments or exams on your behalf.
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