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Exercise Set 1

This document provides a set of mathematical exercises related to electromagnetics involving: 1) Calculating lengths of curves and areas of surfaces using differential lengths and areas. 2) Proving identities for operations on vector and scalar functions like gradient, divergence, and curl. 3) Computing gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian for various vector and scalar functions. 4) Verifying Gauss's and Stokes' theorems for specific vector functions over geometric regions. The exercises are intended to reinforce mathematical background concepts for electromagnetics including vector calculus operations and their physical interpretations.

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Exercise Set 1

This document provides a set of mathematical exercises related to electromagnetics involving: 1) Calculating lengths of curves and areas of surfaces using differential lengths and areas. 2) Proving identities for operations on vector and scalar functions like gradient, divergence, and curl. 3) Computing gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian for various vector and scalar functions. 4) Verifying Gauss's and Stokes' theorems for specific vector functions over geometric regions. The exercises are intended to reinforce mathematical background concepts for electromagnetics including vector calculus operations and their physical interpretations.

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Exercises - Set 1 Topic: Mathematical Background

Electromagnetics I
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Çınar
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department

1. Using the differential length dl, find the length of each of the following curves:

(a) ρ = 3, π/4 < φ < π/2, z =constant


(b) r = 1, θ = π/6, 0 < φ < π/3,
(c) r = 4, π/6 < θ < π/2, φ =constant.

2. Calculate the areas of the following surfaces using the differential surface area dS.

(a) ρ = 3, 0 < z < 5, π/3 < φ < π/2


(b) z = 1, 1 < ρ < 3, 0 < φ < π/4
(c) r = 10, π/4 < θ < 2π/3, 0 < φ < 2π
(d) 0 < r < 4, π/3 < θ < π/2, φ =constant

3. Prove that the surface area of a sphere with a radius of a is 4πa2 .

4. Use the differential volume dv to determine the volumes of the following regions.

(a) 0 < x < 1, 1 < y < 2, −3 < z < 3


(b) 2 < ρ < 5, π/3 < φ < π, −1 < z < 4
(c) 1 < r < 3, π/2 < θ < 2π/3, π/6 < φ < π/2
∫
5. Given that f (x, y) = x2 + xy, calculate S f dS over the region y ≤ x2 , 0 < x < 1.
∫
6. Given that A⃗ = x2⃗ax + y2⃗ay , evaluate A ⃗ · d⃗l where L is along the curve y = x2 from (0, 0) to
L
(1, 1).
√
7. For⃗r = x⃗ex + y⃗ey + z⃗ez and r = x2 + y2 + z2 , show that
( )
1 ⃗r
grad = − 3.
r r

8. Prove that the identity rot grad f = 0 is valid for any scalar function f (x, y, z).
⃗ = 0 is valid for any vector function A
9. Prove that the identity div rot A ⃗ (x, y, z).

10. Calculate gradient of f (ρ, φ, z) = 2ρ (z2 + 1) cos φ.

11. Calculate gradient of f (r, θ, φ) = r2 cos θ cos φ.


⃗ = exy⃗ax + sin xy⃗ay + cos2 xz⃗az .
12. Calculate the divergence of A
⃗ = ρz2 cos φ⃗aρ + z2 sin2 φ⃗az .
13. Calculate the divergence of A
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Çınar

⃗ = r cos θ⃗ar − 1 sin θ⃗aθ + 2r2 sin θ⃗aφ .


14. Calculate the divergence of A r

⃗ = exy⃗ax + sin xy⃗ay + cos2 xz⃗az .


15. Calculate the curl of A
⃗ = ρz2 cos φ⃗aρ + z2 sin2 φ⃗az .
16. Calculate the curl of A
⃗ = r cos θ⃗ar − 1 sin θ⃗aθ + 2r2 sin θ⃗aφ .
17. Calculate the curl of A r

18. Calculate the Laplacian of f = x3 y2 exz at (1, −1, 1).

19. Calculate the Laplacian of f = ρ2 z (cos φ + sin φ) at (5, π/6, −2).

20. Calculate the Laplacian of f = e−r sin θ cos φ at (1, π/3, π/6).

21. Calculate total mass of a spherical ball of radius a with a density of 2r2 kg/m3 .
⃗ = 4r2⃗er and a sphere of radius a centered at the origin.
22. Verify Gauss’s theorem using A
⃗ = 2ρ⃗eφ and the disk of radius a, located on the xy−plane with
23. Verify Stokes’ theorem using A
its center at the origin.

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