Short Exam # 1:

Q: 1) For the following structures, show which part of the structure

controls the resistance and which part controls the capacitance given that
the colored parts in dark grey and blue are metals and the other parts are
free space. Justify your answer.

(a) (b)

Q: 2) Two homogeneous dielectric regions 1 ( ρ < 4 cm) and 2 ( ρ > 4 cm)

have dielectric constants 3.5 and 2.5, respectively. If
D 2=12 ⃗a ρ −6 ⃗aφ −9 ⃗a z nC/m2, calculate: (a) ⃗
⃗ E1 and ⃗
D1 (b) ⃗
P2 (c) The
energy density for each region (d) Do the fields refract at the
boundary? Justify your answer.

Q: 3) A point charge of 5 nC is located at point P(0, 0, 2) while the

conducting plane z= 0 is grounded. Calculate V and ⃗E at W(6, 3, 5).