UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY

College of Engineering
Balzain, Tuguegarao City 3500

Name of Student: ________________________ Year/Section: _____________

Subject: VECTO ANALYSIS AND
ELECTROMAGNETICS Teacher: Engr. JOEY A. CANAPI

MODULE No.01 FOR MID-TERM COVERAGE

TITLE: COULOMB’S LAW
INTRODUCTION While some properties of electricity and magnetism have
been observed for many centuries, the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries really mark the beginning of the
formalization of several important laws which appear to
underlay these properties. It must be remembered that much
of what we will encounter by the way of mathematical
formalization in this course is really just a means of expressing
what is considered to be known fact based on
experimentation. Names, such as Coulomb, Gauss, Maxwell
and others with which you are already familiar from
elementary physics courses, will have particularly important
significance in this and/or subsequent units.
LEARNING 1. Engage in life-long learning and an understanding to the
OUTCOMES needs to keep currents of the developments in the specific
field of practice.
2. Apply knowledge of mathematics, physical, life and
information sciences; and Technical discipline appropriate to
the field of discipline

LEARNING After completing this course, the student must be able to:
OBJECTIVES 1.Understand the concept of Electric and magnetic field;
2. Value the importance of learning the various methods
used in electromagnetic;

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 Coulomb’s Law In the 1785, Charles Coulomb established that the fundamental law of electric
force between two particles having charges of Q1 and Q1 possessed the following properties:
1. The magnitude of the force is proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges
(i.e. F ∝ Q1Q2);
2. The magnitude of the force is inversely proportional to the the square of the distance R
between the charges (i.e. F ∝ 1/R2);
3. The direction of the force is along a line joining the charges – this is because point charges
can exert forces only radially;
4. The force is attractive if the charges are opposite in sign and repulsive if the charges have the
same sign.
Putting all of this together we have
F∝
which implies that, using k as the proportionality constant and using SI units for which force is
measured in newtons (N), charge in coulombs (C) and distance in metres (m), the magnitude of F

is F = k where k = ;

F= = magnitude scalar

F= = magnitude scalar with unit vector

Where F = force exerted from a chrge

k=

= 1 ( for free space )

R= distance between two charge
= unit vector in the direction R

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Example

Given at A(1, 2, 3) and at B(2, 0, 5) in a vacuum.Find the

force exerted on by .

=
=
√
=3
=

F=

= =√
F = 29.96 N

Solve the following problem:

1. Point charges of 50nC each are located at A( 1,0,0 ), B( -1,0,0 ), C( 0,1,0 ) and
D (0,-1,0) in free space. Find the total force on at A.
2. A charge located at point A(-6,4,7) and a charge is
located at point B(5,8,-2) in free space. Determine the vector force exerted on by
.

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 UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
College of Engineering
Balzain, Tuguegarao City 3500

Name of Student: ________________________ Year/Section: _____________

Subject: VECTO ANALYSIS AND
ELECTROMAGNETICS Teacher: Engr. JOEY A. CANAPI

MODULE No.02 FOR FINAL TERM COVERAGE

TITLE: ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY
INTRODUCTION While some properties of electricity and magnetism have
been observed for many centuries, the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries really mark the beginning of the
formalization of several important laws which appear to
underlay these properties. It must be remembered that much
of what we will encounter by the way of mathematical
formalization in this course is really just a means of expressing
what is considered to be known fact based on
experimentation. Names, such as Coulomb, Gauss, Maxwell
and others with which you are already familiar from
elementary physics courses, will have particularly important
significance in this and/or subsequent units.
LEARNING 1. Engage in life-long learning and an understanding to the
OUTCOMES needs to keep currents of the developments in the specific
field of practice.
2. Apply knowledge of mathematics, physical, life and
information sciences; and Technical discipline appropriate to
the field of discipline

LEARNING After completing this course, the student must be able to:
OBJECTIVES 1.Understand the concept of Electric and magnetic field;
2. Value the importance of learning the various methods
used in electromagnetic;

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 Electric Field Intensity Due to Point Sources

By definition, the electric field intensity, E , at a point in space due to a source is the force per
unit charge experienced by a positive test charge, Qt, brought to that point.

E=

E=

E=

E=

Example

A charge of -0.3 is located at A( 25,-30,15)cm and a second charge of 0.5 is at B(-

10,8,12)cm. Find E a) at the origin b) P(15,20,50)cm

= - 25ax + 30ay – 15az cm

=√ = 41.83cm

= 10ax – 8ay – 12az cm

=√ = 17.55 cm

E=

= +

= ( . + .
=
=

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Solve the following problem:

1. A charge of -0.3 is located at A( 25,-30,15)cm and a second charge of 0.5 is at B(-

10,8,12)cm. Find E P(15,20,50)cm

2. Point charges of 50nC each are located at A(1, 0, 0), B(−1, 0, 0), C(0, 1, 0), and D(0, −1,
0) in free space. Find the total force on the charge at A.

3. In free space, let be at A(0,-4,0) and be at B(0,0,4)

Find a) E at origin b) where should a 30nC point charge be located so that E=0 at the
origin.

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