EEEQ307:ELECTROMAGNETICS A

TUTORIAL ONE
Instructions: Attempt all the questions. You can discuss with your colleagues

1. Given 𝐴 = 𝑥 2 𝒂
̅ 𝒙 + 𝑦𝑧𝒂
̅ 𝒚 + 𝑥𝑦𝒂
̅ 𝒛 . Find ∇. 𝑨
Solution : (2𝑥 + 𝑧)
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2. Given 𝐴⃗ = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )−2 ⃗𝒂⃗𝒙 . Determine ∇. 𝑨 at (2,2,0)
Solution: (−8.84 × 10−2 )
3. Given 𝐴⃗ = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛Φ𝒂 ⃗⃗𝒓 + 2𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠Φ𝒂 ⃗⃗𝚽 + 2𝑧 2⃗𝒂⃗𝒛 . Determine
Solution:(4𝑧)
5 𝟏𝟎
4. Given 𝐴⃗ = ( ) ⃗𝒂⃗𝒓 + (
𝑟2 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
) ⃗𝒂⃗𝜽 − 𝑟 2 Φ𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑎⃗Φ . Determine ∇. 𝑨
Solution : (−𝑟)
⃗⃗ = 𝑄2 (1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑟)𝑎⃗𝑟 in spherical
5. Given that the flux density 𝐷 𝜋𝑟
coordinates, find the charge density. (Charge density=the divergence of
𝑄
flux density) Solution: (𝜋𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑟)
6. Given 𝐴⃗ = (𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑥)𝑎⃗𝑥 + (𝑦 + 𝑒 𝑥 )𝑎̅𝑧 . Determine ∇ × 𝐴 at the origin.
Solution: (𝑎⃗𝑥 + 𝑎⃗𝑦 + 𝑎⃗𝑧 )
7. Given the general vector 𝐴⃗ = 10𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝒂 ⃗⃗𝜽 in spherical coordinates find
𝜋
(2, 2 ,0)
Solution:(𝟓𝒂𝚽 )
8. Find the Laplacian of the following scalar fields
a. 𝑉 = 𝑒 −𝑧 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑦
b. 𝑈 = 𝜌 2 𝑧𝑐𝑜𝑠2Φ
c. 𝑊 = 10𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: (−2𝑒 −𝑧 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑦, 0,10 (1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃)
𝑟
9. A vector field 𝐷 = 𝑟 3 𝒂𝒓 exists in the region between two concentric
cylindrical surfaces defined by 𝑟 = 1 and 𝑟 = 2 with both cylinders

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 extending between 𝑧 = 0 and 𝑧 = 5. Verify the divergence theorem by
evaluating:
a. ∮ 𝑫. 𝒅𝒔
b. ∫ 𝛁. 𝑫𝑑𝑣
10. Determine if each of the following vector fields is solenoidal, conservative
or both
a. 𝐴 = 𝑥 2⃗𝒂⃗𝒙 − 2𝑥𝑦𝒂 ⃗⃗𝒚 the
b. 𝐵 = 𝑥 2 ⃗𝒂⃗𝒙 − 𝑦 2⃗𝒂⃗𝒚 + 2𝑧𝒂 ⃗⃗𝒛
11. For the vector field 𝐸 = 𝑥𝑧𝒂 ⃗⃗𝒙 − 𝑦𝑧 2⃗𝒂⃗𝒚 − 𝑥𝑦𝒂𝒛 very the divergence
theorem by computing
a. The total outward flux flowing through the surface of a cube
centered at the origin with side equal to 2 units each and parallel to
the Cartesian axes
b. The integral of 𝛁. 𝑬 over the cube

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