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==== Kick Off Questions ==== | ==== Kick Off Questions ==== | ||
+ | - What is superposition? | ||
+ | - If you had to calculate the electric field by hand (at a single observation point) from 3 point charges, what steps would you have to use? | ||
+ | - What is the difference between an insulator and conductor? | ||
==== Main Problem ==== | ==== Main Problem ==== | ||
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==== Wrap Up Questions ==== | ==== Wrap Up Questions ==== | ||
- | Conceptual Questions | ||
- How do you know if your code is working correctly? | - How do you know if your code is working correctly? | ||
- | - What is superposition and how did you make use of it in the code? | + | - How did you make use of superposition |
- | - If you had to calculate the electric field by hand (at a single observation point), what steps would you have to use? | + | |
- | - What is the difference between an insulator and conductor? | + | |
- We assumed in this problem that the charge was divided equally among the spheres in our model. Is that a good assumption for conductors? Is that a good assumption for insulators? Why or why not? | - We assumed in this problem that the charge was divided equally among the spheres in our model. Is that a good assumption for conductors? Is that a good assumption for insulators? Why or why not? | ||
- If you change the radius for your observation points, what happens to your E-Field arrows? Is that expected? Why or why not? | - If you change the radius for your observation points, what happens to your E-Field arrows? Is that expected? Why or why not? | ||
+ | - Is this how real lightning rods work (metal connected to an insulator)? Would the T be an effective lightning rod? Why or why not? (Feel free to google how lightning rods work!) | ||
- What are the limitations of this model? How could you improve your model? | - What are the limitations of this model? How could you improve your model? |