Problem 1

• Find the force on the charge

+q in Fig. 1. (The xy plane is z
a grounded conductor.) 3d +q

d -2q

y
V=0

x
Figure 1
 Problem 2
y
A cubical box (sides of length a)
consists of five metal plates, which are
welded together and grounded (Fig. 2). a V=0
The top is made of a separate sheet of
metal, insulated from the others, and V0
V0
held at a constant potential V0. Find V=0 x
the potential inside the box. [What
should the potential at the center (a/2, -b
a/2, a/2) be? Check numerically that b
your formula is consistent with this
value.] z
Figure 2
Problem 3
• Derive P3 (x) from the Rodrigues formula, and check that P3(cos)
satisfies the angular equation (43) for l = 3. Check that P3 and P1 are
orthogonal by explicit integration.

   
 sin    l  l  1 sin    43
   