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    E&M Preliminaries Quick Math Review For Part 1

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    1. This document provides a quick math review for part 1 of an E&M (electricity and magnetism) preliminaries course. It covers topics like vectors versus scalars, resolving vectors, differentiation, integration, powers, brackets, and binomial expansion. 2. Students are provided with example questions to test their understanding of resolving vectors, differentiating and integrating electric field and potential expressions, working with powers and brackets, and approximating binomial expressions. 3. The goal is to refresh the students' knowledge of relevant math topics so they are well prepared to tackle the challenges of part 1 of the E&M course.

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    1. This document provides a quick math review for part 1 of an E&M (electricity and magnetism) preliminaries course. It covers topics like vectors versus scalars, resolving vectors, differentiation, integration, powers, brackets, and binomial expansion. 2. Students are provided with example questions to test their understanding of resolving vectors, differentiating and integrating electric field and potential expressions, working with powers and brackets, and approximating binomial expressions. 3. The goal is to refresh the students' knowledge of relevant math topics so they are well prepared to tackle the challenges of part 1 of the E&M course.

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    1. This document provides a quick math review for part 1 of an E&M (electricity and magnetism) preliminaries course. It covers topics like vectors versus scalars, resolving vectors, differentiation, integration, powers, brackets, and binomial expansion. 2. Students are provided with example questions to test their understanding of resolving vectors, differentiating and integrating electric field and potential expressions, working with powers and brackets, and approximating binomial expressions. 3. The goal is to refresh the students' knowledge of relevant math topics so they are well prepared to tackle the challenges of part 1 of the E&M course.

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    E&M Preliminaries

    Quick Math Review for Part 1

    1. Vectors and Scalars

     Scalars have only

     In this first topic the following are scalars:

    Charge, q or Q ( )

    Potential V ( ) and Potential Difference ∆V ( )

    Potential Energy U ( )

     Vectors have both and

     In this first topic the following are vectors:

    Force, F ( )

    Electric field strength, E ( )

    2. Resolving Vectors

    Class Question 1: What is the resultant Electric Field strength, E for the diagram shown? In what
    direction does it act?

    1
    Class Question 2: What is the resultant Electric Field strength, E for the diagram shown? In what
    direction does it act?

    Before you start, can you see the role of symmetry?

    3. Differentiation
    Differentiation used a lot. (Please remind self how to do it).
    Very common formula (we will soon learn)

    Class Question 3: If the potential, V is given by the formula V = 3r2 , write an expression for the
    Electric field strength, E?

    Class Question 4: If the potential, V is given by the formula V = 14/r2 , write an expression for the
    Electric field strength, E?

    2
    Class Question 5: If the potential, V is given by the formula V = (3r 2 + 4)2 , write an expression for
    the Electric field strength, E?

    4. Integration

    Integration used a lot. Even more than differentiation. (Please remind self how to do it).
    dV b
    Class Question 6: Show that if E then Vb Va Edr when r can vary between a
    dr a
    and b.

    dV 3 3
    Class Question 7: Show that if E and we know that E 6r 3
    then Vb Va
    dr b2 a2
    when r can vary between a and b.

    Note: Integration also implies dividing into small quantities and summing.
    So, for example,
    A rod has charge Q. If take a small piece of a rod it has charge dq. We can relate Q and dq by:

    3
    5. Powers, Brackets and Binomial Expansion

    5a. Working with powers and brackets

    When factoring something out of a bracket, do so with the power of the bracket.
    1

    Class Question 8a: Factor a out of the bracket. ( a b) 2

    Class Question 8b: Factor 3 out of the bracket. (3 x) 2

    2
    3 3 3
    Class Question 8c: Factor b out of the bracket. (b x)

    5b. Binomial Expansion

    If we have an expression (1 + b)n and b <<1, then

    Note: We can only do this if:

    Class Question 8d: Find an approximation for the expression if x <<1. (1 x)3

    2 4
    Class Question 8e: Find an approximation for the expression if b <<1. (1 b )

    5c. Combining Powers, Brackets and Binomial Expansion

    Class Question 8f: Find another approximation for the expression ( a b) 2 if a >> b.

    4
    3 3
    2 2 2 2 2 2
    Class Question 8g: Show that when r >> a, (r a ) (r a ) 3a 2 r

    We are ready to tackle the Part 1 of E&M!!!

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