EE 311 Electric and Magnetic Fields

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 Chapter 2
COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND
TRANSFORMATIONS
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 COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND
TRANSFORMATIONS
Orthogonal system
An orthogonal system is one in which the coordinates
are mutually perpendicular.

Examples of orthogonal coordinate systems include the

Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates

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Cylindrical coordinate system
Point P and unit vectors in
the cylindrical coordinate
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Cylindrical coordinate system

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Cylindrical coordinate system

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Relationship between (x, y, z) and (r, f, z).

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Spherical Coordinate System

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Coordinate Transformation

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Coordinate Transformation

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Unit vector transformations for
cylindrical and spherical coordinates

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Example-1 (Page 37)
Given point P(-2, 6, 3) and vector A = yax + ( x + z )ay ,
express P and A in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Evaluate A at P in the Cartesian, cylindrical, and
spherical systems.

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Constant x, y, and z surfaces.

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Constant x, y, and z surfaces.

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Constant r, f, and z surfaces.

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Constant r, f, and z surfaces.

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Constant r, q, and f surfaces

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Constant r, q, and f surfaces

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Example-2 (page 45)

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Example-2 (page 46)

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