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PHYS3P35 Electromagnetism Chapters 1 & 2

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position vector

the vector from a point in space to the origin (r vector)

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r hat vector

unit vector pointing radially outward (write __ vector)

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dl vector

vector from a point in space to a very small increment in space (variable vector)

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source point

point where electric charge is located (___ point)

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r prime vector

the vector from the origin to the point where electric charge is located (___ vector)

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field point

point where you are calculating the electric (or magnetic) field (___ point)

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r vector

the vector from the origin to the point where you are calculating the electric (or magnetic) field (__ vector)

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separation vector

vector from the source point to the field point (word vector)

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curly r vector

vector from the source point to the field point (variable vector)

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stationary point

point where the gradient of a function is zero

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the gradient

del when applied to a scalar function (the __)

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the divergence

del when dotted with a vector function (the __)

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the curl

del when crossed with a vector function (the __)

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conservative force

force that does not depend on the path taken (__ force)

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infinitesimal displacement vector

vector from a point in space to a very small increment in space (name vector)

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Gradient Theorem

theorem that relates a 1D path integral to a difference of the function at the boundaries

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Divergence Theorem

theorem that relates a 3D volume integral to a 2D surface integral

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Stokes’ Theorem

theorem that relates a 2D surface integral to a 1D path integral

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r

(in spherical coordinates): the distance from the origin to the point

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theta

(in spherical coordinates): the angle down from the z-axis to the point

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polar angle

(in spherical coordinates): the angle down from the z-axis to the point (__ angle)

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azimuthal angle

(in spherical coordinates): the angle from the x-axis to the point (__ angle)

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phi

(in spherical coordinates): the angle from the x-axis to the point

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radial length

(in spherical coordinates): the distance from the origin to the point (__ length)

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zero to infinity

general range of r in spherical coordinates (write in words)

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zero to pi

range of theta in spherical coordinates (write in words)

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zero to two pi

range of phi in spherical coordinates (write in words)

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phi

(in cylindrical coordinates): the angle from the x-axis to the point

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z

(in cylindrical coordinates): the distance along the z-axis

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s

(in cylindrical coordinates): the distance from the point to the z-axis

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zero to infinity

range of s in cylindrical coordinates (write in words)

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zero to two pi

range of phi in cylindrical coordinates (write in words)

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negative infinity to infinity

range of z in cylindrical coordinates (write in words)

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principle of superposition

the interaction between any two charges is completely unaffected by the presence of others

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electrostatics

special case where the source charges are stationary, though the test charge can be moving

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lambda

charge per unit length variable

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sigma

charge per unit area variable

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tau

charge per unit volume variable