Due: 1391/7/16

Engineering Electromagnetics

1-() Prove the following integral identities:

{
y
~ =
G ds
G dv

Homework 1

~ =
~ ds
A

~ dv
A

2-() (a) Find the curl and divergence of the unit vectors in spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems.
~ = and B
~ = r
(b) Find the angle between vectors A

r
3-A vector field in spherical coordinate system is given by
n
o
~ = 1 (1 + a cos 2) r + b sin 2
E
rn
(a) Find n, a, and b such that this field is irrotational (conservative) and solenoidal
(divergenceless).


(b) Find the equation of the field line that passes through the point 1, 6 , 4
~ = and (r , ) 0
(c) Find the scalar function (r, ) such that E
4-(a) Charge is uniformly distributed on an infinite strip described by z1 < z < z2 and < y < +. The
width of the strip is z2 z1 = d and the charge density is s . Find the electric field at distance h from the z-axis
in terms of 1 and 2 shown in Fig. 1.
z

z
z2

(x, z)

infinite
strip

s
R2

d
h

h
R1

1
z1

Figure 1: Problem 4(a)

Figure 2: Problem 4(b)

(b) Use the results of part (a) to find the electric field at an arbitrary point on x = h plane between two similar
but oppositely charged infinite strips as shown in Fig. 2.
() Plot the magnitude of Ex (h, z) and Ez (h, z) vs. z on in part (b) for d = 8h = 4cm
5-Two positive charges Q1 and Q2 are located at ~r1 and ~r2 , respectively. Find the amount and position of
charge Q3 such that the system is in equilibrium (there is no net force on any of the three charges).
6-() Charge is distributed uniformly over a line segment on the z-axis from z = a to z = a with the density
. Find the general equation of equipotential surfaces in space. Also find the general equation of electric field
lines in space. Use cylindrical coordinates.
7-A uniform surface charge with density s [C/m2 ] is distributed over a cylindrical surface at = a extending
from z = h/2 to z = h/2. Calculate and plot the electric field on the z-axis.

is distributed on two infinite cones that are defined by = and

|z| tan
= in spherical coordinates. Find the electric field at an arbitrary point on the z-axis.
8-Surface charge with density s =

9-Charge q is uniformly distributed over a square plate centered at origin on xy-plane (|x| a, |y| a). Find
the electric field at an arbitrary point on the z-axis.
Amir Borji

Sharif University of Technology

Due: 1391/7/16

Engineering Electromagnetics

Homework 1

10-() There is a point charge q at origin. Calculate the electric flux passing through the cylinder defined by
= a which is extended from z = b to z = 2b
x
11-Use the Gauss law to find the electric field due to the volume charge density v = cos
distributed within
2a
x
.
the infinite planar slab |x| < a. Repeat the problem for v = sin
2a
12-Ten equal charges are placed on the corners of a dodecagon (a 12 sided polygon) as shown in Fig. 3. Only
the two corners at = 0 and = 2/3 are empty. What is the magnitude and direction of the force exerted upon
charge q at the center of the polygon? If we are allowed to change only one of the 10 charges on the corners, how
this should be done in order to keep q in equilibrium?
q
q

a
/6

a
q

Figure 3: Problem 5
() Starred problems are not mandatory and will not be marked.

Amir Borji

Sharif University of Technology