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6.013 Formula Sheet # 1

Cartesian Coordinates (x, y, z)
f
f
f
ix +
iy +
iz
x
y
z

Ax
Ay
Az

A =
+
+
x
y
z

Az
Ay
Ax
Az
Ay
Ax

+ iy
+ iz
A = ix
y
z
z
x
x
y
f =

Cartesian
x
y
z
ix

=
=
=
=

Cylindrical
r cos
r sin
z
cos ir sin i

=
=
=
=

iy

sin ir + cos i

iz

iz

Cylindrical
r

z
ir
i
iz

=
=
=
=
=
=

Cartesian
p
x2 + y 2
y
tan1 x
z
cos ix + sin iy
sin ix + cos iy
iz

=
=
=
=
=
=

Spherical
r sin

r cos
sin ir + cos i
i
cos ir sin i

Spherical
r

=
=

=
=

Cylindrical

r2 + z 2
cos1 z

=
=

sin ir + cos iz

cos ir sin iz

2f
2f
2f
f =
+
+
2
2
x
y
z 2

Spherical
r sin cos
r sin sin
r cos
sin cos ir + cos cos i
sin i
sin sin ir + cos sin i
+ cos i
cos ir sin i

Cylindrical Coordinates (r, , z)

f
1 f
f
ir +
i +
iz
r
r
z

1
1 A
Az

A =
(rAr ) +
+
r r
r
z

" `
#

A
1 Az
Ar
Az
1 rA
Ar

+ i
+ iz
A = ir

r
z
z
r
r
r

2f
2 f

f
1
r
+ 2
+
2 f =
r r
r
r 2
z 2

f =

Spherical Coordinates (r, , )

f
1 f
1 f
ir +
i +
i
r
r
r sin
1 (sin A )
1 ` 2
1 A
A = 2
r Ar +
+
r r
r sin

r sin
#
" `

sin A
1
A

A = ir
r sin

"
`
#

rA
1
1 Ar
1 (rA )
Ar

+ i
+ i
r sin
r
r
r

f
1
1

f
2 f

r2
+ 2
sin
+ 2
2 f = 2
r r
r
r sin

r sin2 2

f =

pCartesian
x2 + y 2 + z 2
z
cos1

x2 +y 2 +z 2

cot1 x
y
sin cos ix + sin sin iy
+ cos iz
i
= cos cos ix + cos sin iy
sin iz
i
=
sin ix + cos iy
Geometric relations between coordinates and unit
and spherical coordinate systems.

ir

=
=

r 2 +z 2

=
i
vectors for Cartesian, cylindrical,

6.013 Formula Sheet # 1

Vector Identities

Maxwells Equations
Integral
Dierential
Boundary Conditions
Faradays Law
R
H

d
E = B
n (E2 E1 ) = 0
L E dl = dt S B dS
t
HAmperes Law
R with Maxwells
R Displacement Current Correction
d
H dl = S Jf dS + dt
D dS H = Jf + D
n (H2 H1 ) = Kf
L
S
d
HGausss Law R
D = f
n (D2 D1 ) = f
H S D dS = V f dV
B dS = 0
B= 0
n (B2 B1 ) = 0
S
Conservation of Charge
H
R

d
Jf + tf = 0
n (J2 J1 ) + tf = 0
S Jf dS + dt V f dV = 0
Usual Linear Constitutive Laws
D = E
B = H

Jf = (E + v B) = E [Ohms law for moving media with velocity v]

(A B) C = A (B C) = (C A) B
A (B C) = B(A C) C(A B)

( A) = 0
(f ) = 0

(f g) = f g + gf

(A B) = (A )B + (B )A + A ( B) + B ( A)
(f A) = f A + (A )f

(A B) = B ( A) A ( B)

(A B) = A( B) B( A) + (B )A (A )B

(f A) = f A + f A

1
(A A)
2
( A) = ( A) 2 A
( A) A = (A )A

Physical Constants
Constant
Symbol
Value
Speed of light in vacuum
c
2.9979 108 3 108
Elementary electron charge
e
1.602 1019
Electron rest mass
me
9.11 1031
Electron charge to mass ratio me
1.76 1011
e
Proton rest mass
mp
1.67 1027
Boltzmann constant
k
1.38 1023
Gravitation constant
G
6.67 1011
Acceleration of gravity
g
9.807
9
Permittivity of free space
0
8.854 1012 10
36
7
Permeability of free space
0
4 10
Plancks constant
h
6.6256 1034
q
0
Impedance of free space
0 =
376.73 120

Integral Theorems
Line Integral of a Gradient
Z b
f dl = f (b) f (a)
a

Divergence Theorem:
Z
I
AdV =
A dS
V

Corollaries
Z
I
f dV =
f dS
S
ZV
I
AdV =
A dS
V

Avogadros number

Stokes Theorem:
I
Z
A dl =
( A) dS
L

Corollary
I
Z
f dl =
f dS
L

6.023 1023

units
m/sec
coul
kg
coul/kg
kg
joule/ K
nt-m2 /(kg)2
m/(sec)2
farad/m
henry/m
joule-sec
ohms
atoms/mole