2018 Fall Semester, Electromagnetics (I), Midterm #1

Time：10:10 ~ 12:00 am. Date: 2018/10/16. Total scores: 100 points

(Note: Total 6 problems in two pages. Only a calculator without memory function is allowed.)
 1  1 
[Hints: In spherical coordinates:   â r  â θ  â  ,
r r θ r sin θ  
 1  2 1  1 
A  (r A r )  (sin θ A θ )  (A ) ; ]
2 r r sin θ  θ r sin θ  
r

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1. [10%] Given a vector A  3r 2 sin  cos  aˆr  r 2 cos  cos  aˆ  r 2 sin  aˆ at the point (2, , )
2 3

in the spherical coordinate system, please expressed A in Cartesian coordinates.

2. [20%] Let the electric flux density D  2xy aˆx  yz aˆ y C/m2, please find

(a) the electric flux through the triangular formed by (0,1,0), (2,1,0), and (0,1,2); and
(b) the total charge contained in the region 0  x  1, 0  y  1, and 0  z  1.

3. [20%] In the metal space, there is a spherical cavity which is filled with air and with a radius of
a, as shown in Fig. A. The electric field in the cavity is given by E r = aˆ r K r 4 when r < a and K
is a constant. Find the charge distribution (r) within the spherical cavity and the surface charge
s on the metal surface of the cavity.

a2
4. [10%] Given a potential V (r , ,  )  V0 (1  ) r sin  sin  in the spherical coordinate, find the
r2
field intensity E everywhere.

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5. [20%] A cylindrical capacitor, as shown in Fig. B, consists of an inner conductor of radius a and
an outer conductor of radius b. The space between the conductors is filled with a dielectric of
permittivity , and the length of the capacitor is L. Assumed charges +Q and –Q are on the
surfaces of the inner conductor and the outer conductor, respectively.
(a) Find the capacitance per unit length of this cylindrical capacitor.
(b) Find the stored electrostatic energy as a function of these parameters a, b, , Q and L.

6. [20%] A 10 mC point charge is embedded in wood of  = 4.00, which is assumed to be linear,

isotropic, and homogeneous. Assume that the free point charge is located at the origin. At r = 1
m, please find
(a) the electric flux density D and the polarization vector P ; and
(b) the polarized volume charge density. [Note: calculation is needed.]

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Solutions:

Problem 1: A  6a x  2 3a y

4 3
Problem 2: (a)   C , (b) Q  C
3 2

Problem 3:   6K 0 r 3 , S  Ka4

 a2   a2   a2 
Problem 4: E  V0 1  2  sin  sin  ar  V0 1  2  cos  sin  a  V0 1  2  cos  a
 r   r   r 

2 Q2 b
Problem 5: (a) C  , (b) WE  ln
ln
b 4 L a
a

Problem 6: (a) D  7.96 104 C/m2 , P  5.97 104 ar C/m2 (b)  p  0