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Lab Prep - Calculus Workshop 2

This assignment is due before 9 AM, Wednesday, August 27th, 2003.





Please select your lab section
Wednesday 1-3 PM
Thursday 2-4 PM
Please type your LAST name and first initial (example: Gavrin, A):


The following three questions refer to the material you were to read in preparation to the lesson. Questions one and two require you to write a three or four sentence response. Number three is a multiple choice question. Click in the appropriate circle.

You may change your mind as often as you wish. When you are satisfied with your responses, click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of this page.



1.


What does the dot product represent in the equation for electric flux?




2.

In your own words, explain the principle behind Gauss' Law.






3.

If you have a vector (cartesian coordinates) integral that contains a scalar times a vector, you would ...

Panic.

First pull out all the constants, do the integral and report the result as a scalar.

First pull out all the constants and unit vector, do the integral and report it as a vector.

First pull out the constants, do the integral, integrate the unit vectors and report it as a vector.





Below is a space for your thoughts, including general comments about today's assignment (what seemed impossible, what reading didn't make sense, what we should spend class time on, what was "cool", etc.):




You may change your mind as often as you wish. When you are satisfied with your responses click the SUBMIT button.