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S.P.A.R.T.A.N force, still trapped in the town of Lakeview, has been sent as part of a larger governmental team to work on developing a micro-particle accelerator on the outskirts of town. Why does a town the size of Lakeview need a micro-particle accelerator? | S.P.A.R.T.A.N force, still trapped in the town of Lakeview, has been sent as part of a larger governmental team to work on developing a micro-particle accelerator on the outskirts of town. Why does a town the size of Lakeview need a micro-particle accelerator? | ||
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GlowScript 2.7 VPython | GlowScript 2.7 VPython | ||
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#Set up constants | #Set up constants | ||
R = 0.02 | R = 0.02 | ||
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num_points = 10 | num_points = 10 | ||
num_rings = 11 | num_rings = 11 | ||
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- What does it mean for a vector (like Electric Field) to be " | - What does it mean for a vector (like Electric Field) to be " | ||
- What would you expect the electric field to look like at the center of the ring? What about mid-ring? What about away from the ring? Draw these out on the whiteboard. | - What would you expect the electric field to look like at the center of the ring? What about mid-ring? What about away from the ring? Draw these out on the whiteboard. | ||
+ | - Comment your code line-by-line and make sure everyone understands what each line is doing. | ||
- When you have multiple rings of charge, how do you get a constant electric field? | - When you have multiple rings of charge, how do you get a constant electric field? | ||
- What is a surface charge gradient? | - What is a surface charge gradient? | ||
- Why does this set up count as an " | - Why does this set up count as an " |