Week 4: 4.2 The field of a polarized object (4.2.1 bound charges, Example 4.2, Problem 4.10, 4.2.2 Physical interpretation of bound charges.

Learning outcomes:

In this week student will learn

  • the electric field produced by a polarized object 
  • surface bound charge density and volume bound charge density
  • What is physical interpretation of bound charges.
  • to practice the problems calculculate the bound charges

Lecture Plan:

Lecture 1: 

4.2 The field of a polarized object

  • Surface bound charges 
  • Volume bound charges

Lecture 2:

  • Electric field due to uniformly polazed sphere of radius R
  • If a sphere has some specific polarization P=kr,calculate its volume, surface bound charge, and electric field inside and  outside the polarized sphere.

Lecture 3:

  • 4.2.2 Physical interpretation of bound charges.
  • Example 4.3

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