TUTORIAL 1.
PHY272
SUBMISSION: DURING TUTORIAL SESSION. ATTEMPT ALL PROBLEMS!
1. Explain Stoke’s theorem
2. Explain Green’ s theorem
3. Explain the theorem for gradients
4. Convert the following points from Cartesian to Spherical coordinates
(a) P(6, 2, 6)
(b) Q (0, -4, 3)
(c) R(-5, - 1, -4)
5. Convert the following points from Spherical to Cartesian coordinates
(a) S(3, 30◦ , 45◦ )
(b) T(5, π/4, 3π/2)
(c) U(10. 135◦ , 180◦ )
6. Convert the following points from Cartesian to cylindrical
(a) P(0, 4, 3)
(b) Q(–2, 3, 2)
(c) R(4,–3, –4)
7. Convert the following points from cylindrical to Cartesian
(a) T(6, 120◦ , -3)
(b) S(10, -90◦ , 6)
8. Check the divergence theorem for the function v~1 = r2 r̂, for a sphere of
radius R center at the origin.
9. Check the divergence theorem for the function v~2 = (1/r2 )r̂, for a sphere of
radius R center at the origin.
10. Find the divergence for the function
~v = (rcosθ)r̂ + (rsinθ)θ̂ + (rsinθcosφ)φ̂
11. Prove that the divergence of a curl is always zero.
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12. Find the volume of a sphere of radius R.
13. Find the divergence of the function
~v = s(2 + sin2 φ)ŝ + ssinφcosφφ̂ + 3zẑ
14. Evaluate the following integrals
Z ∞ Z 1 Z a
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ln(x + 3)δ(x + 2)dx, 9x δ(3x + 1)dx, δ(x − b)dx,
−∞ −1 −∞
15. Write an expression for the volume charge density ρ(r) of a point charge q
at r0 . Make sure that the volume integral of ρ equals q.
16. What is the volume charge density (in spherical coordinates) of a uniform,
infinitesimally thin spherical shell of radius R and total charge Q, centered
at the origin?
17. Calculate the line integral of the function
~v = (rcos2 θ)r̂ − (rcosθsinθ)θ̂ + 3rφ̂
around the path shown in the figure below
18. Calculate the Laplacian of the following functions
T1 = x2 + 2xy + 3z + 4, T2 = sin(x)sin(y)sin(z)
19. Verify Stokes’ theorem using the function ~v = ayx̂ + bxŷ (a and b are
constants) and the circular path of radius R, centered at the origin in the
xy-plane.
20. Find the electric field (magnitude and direction) a distance z above the
midpoint between equal and opposite charges (±q), a distance d apart.
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21. Find the electric field a distance z above one end of a straight line segment
of length L that carries a uniform line charge density.
22. Find the electric field a distance z above the center of a square loop (side a)
carrying uniform line charge density.
23. Use Gauss’s law to find the electric field inside a uniformly charged solid
sphere (charge density ρ).
24. Use Gauss’s law to find the electric field inside and outside a spherical shell
of radius R that carries a uniform surface charge density σ.
25. Find the electric field inside a sphere that carries a charge density propor-
tional to the distance from the origin, ρ = kr.
~ = 3x̂ + 2xyŷ + 8x2 y3 ẑ C/m2 .
26. Suppose 0 E
(a) Find the charge density at the point P(1, 1, 1).
(b) Find the total flux through the surface of a cube with 0≤ x ≤2 m,
0≤ y ≤2 m, and 0≤ z ≤2 m by evaluating the both sides of the divergence
theorem.
~ = 6ρcosφφ̂ C/m2
27. Suppose 0 E
(a) Determine the charge density at the point (3 m, 90◦ , –2 m)
(b) Find the total flux through the surface of a quartered cylinder defined
by 0≤ ρ ≤4 m, 0≤ φ ≤90◦ , and –4 m≤ z ≤0 m by evaluating the both sides
of the divergence theorem.
28. Find the potential at a distance z above the center of the charge distributions
in Figure below, and also find the Electric field at that point.
