| Learning Objectives (See related pages)
After completing this chapter, you should be able to
1. Define the electric field and explain what determines its magnitude and direction. |
| | | 2. Write and apply an expression that relates the electric field intensity at a point to the distance(s) from the known charge(s). |
| | | 3. Explain and illustrate the concept of electric field lines and discuss the two rules that must be followed in the construction of such lines. |
| | | 4. Explain the concept of the permittivity of a medium and how it affects the field intensity and the construction of field lines. |
| | | 5. Write and apply Gauss's law as it relates to the electric fields surrounding surfaces of known charge density. |
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