The Islamic University of Gaza

Faculty of Engineering Instructor: Dr. Talal Skaik

Electrical Engineering Department Duration: 1.5 Hours
Date: 11/11/2012
Student Name: EELE 3331 Electromagnetic I
Midterm Exam
Student No:
Question 1 [10 Marks]
cos 
Verify Stoke’s theorem for a vector field B  a z , in the segment of cylindrical surface

defined by   2,  /3     /2 , and 0  z  3 .
Solution :
Stoke theorem :  B  dl   (  B)  dS
L S

b c d a 
L B  dl           B  dl
a b c d 
 /2
cos 
b

 B  dl  
a  /3

a z   d a   0

cos  
c 3

 B  dl 
b

z 0

a z  dz a z ,  =
2
,  =2

cos  / 2 
= (3)  0
2
 /3
cos 
d

 B  dl  
c  /2

a z   d a   0

cos  
a 0

 B  dl  
d z 3

a z  dz a z ,  =
3
,  =2

cos  / 3
= ( 3)  0.75
2
  B  dl  0  0  0  0.75  0.75
L

The other side of Stokes theorem:  (  B)  dS

S

  sin    cos  
B    a    2  a  , dS   d dz a 
     
2

 /2
 sin 
3
  (  B)  dS      d dz ,  =2
z  0  /3
2
 /2
=( 0.5)(3)(  cos   /3 )  0.75
Hence  B  dl   (  B)  dS  0.75
L S
Question 2 [10 Marks]
A flat washer as shown has a positive surface charge density ρs= ρ0 C/m2 uniformly distributed
on its surface in the region a<ρ<2a.
(a) Calculate the Electric Field Intensity E at point P (on the axis, at a height z from the
center of the ring).
(b) Calculate the Electric Field Intensity E at the center of the ring (i.e. at z = 0).

Solution :
(a)
dq   S dS
dS   d  d a z
dq   S  d  d a z

R  za z   a 
| R | z 2   2
za z   a 
aR 
z2   2
dq
dE  aR
4 0 R 2
 0  d  d za z   a 

4 0 ( z 2   2 ) z 2   2
Due to symmetry, components along a  cancel each other,
2 2 a
 z 
E 0   2 d  d a z
4 0  0  a ( z   2 )3/2

0 z  1 1 
E  2 
2 
az
2 0  a  z 2 4a  z 
2

(b)
For z=0,
substitute  E=0
 Question 3 [10 Marks]
(a) The Line x=3, z= –1 carries charge 20 nC/m while plane x= –2 carries charge ρ0 nC/m2.
If the force acts on a point charge -5 mC located at the origin is: –0.6 ax – 0.18 az N.
Find the value of the surface charge density ρ0.

Solution
(a)
s 
Es  (a n )  0 a x
2 o 2 o
L
EL  a
2 o 
  (0, 0, 0)  (3, 0, 1)  3a x  a z
20 109 (3a x  a z )
EL   108a x  36a z
2 o 10 10
  
FT  QET  (5 103 ) (108  0 )a x  36a z   0.6a x  0.18a z
 2 o 
0
 (5 103 )(108  )  0.6  0  4.03 nC / m 2
2 o

(b) A uniform volume charge density of is present throughout the region

[1] Find the total charge inside the spherical surface

[2] Find

Solution :
(1)   Q enc    v dV
2  0.010
   
 
 0  0 r  0.008
80 106 r 2sin drd d 

4 r  0.010
 (80 106 )(  ) r 3  1.64 1010 C = 0.164 nC
3 r  0.008

( 2)
Q enc   D.dS    v dV


 D 4  0.0202  1.64 1010 
 D  32.6 nC/m 2
 109
VECTOR TRASNFRMATION Permittivity of free space:  o  F/m
36
Ax Ay Az Aρ Aφ Az Ar Aθ Aφ
Ax 1 0 0 cosφ -sinφ 0 sinθcosφ cosθcosφ -sinφ
Cartesian

Ay 0 1 0 sinφ cosφ 0 sinθsinφ cosθsinφ cosφ

Az 0 0 1 0 0 1 cosθ -sinθ 0
Aρ cosφ sinφ 0 1 0 0 sinθ cosθ 0
Cylindrical

Aφ -sinφ cosφ 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Az 0 0 1 0 0 1 cosθ -sinθ 0
Ar sinθcosφ sinθsinφ cosθ sinθ 0 cosθ 1 0 0
Spherical

Aθ cosθcosφ cosθsinφ -sinθ cosθ 0 -sinθ 0 1 0

Aφ -sinφ cosφ 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

The gradient of a scalar field V The Divergence of a vector A

Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates
V V V A x A y A z
V  ax  ay  az  A  
x y z x y z
Cylindrical coordinates Cylindrical coordinates
V 1 V V 1  1 A A z
V  a  a  az  A (A )  
   z     z
Spherical coordinates Spherical coordinates
V 1 V 1 V 1  1  1 A
V  ar  a  a   A  2 (r 2 A r )  (A sin  ) 
r r  r sin   r r r sin  r sin  
The curl of a vector A
Cartesian coordinates
 A A y   A x A z   A y A x 
A   z   ax     ay     az
 y z   z x   x y 
Cylindrical coordinates
 1 A z A   A  A z  1   (  A ) A  
A     a     a  
   z   z       
 az

Spherical coordinates
1   ( A sin  ) A  1  1 A r  ( rA )  1   (rA ) A r 
A     ar     a    a
r sin      r  sin   r  r  r  