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 === Learning Goals ===
+  * Use resources (internet, whiteboards, etc.) to draw out and understand how a rail gun works
   * Understand how superposition of magnetic fields works and practice adding magnetic fields together
   * Relate magnetic fields to forces and use those forces to calculate motion
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   * Practice building complex models using assumptions and approximations to simplify
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+Conceptual questions:
+  - In this scenario, you used the F = integral I dL x B equation. In particular, what current/lengths did you pick? What is making the B-field? The force that you found is the force //from// what //on// what?
+  - There are a couple key assumptions you need to make about the B-field in this problem. What assumptions did you need? Why did you need them? How realistic are those assumptions?
+  - What sort of right hand rules did you use in this problem? Why did you need two different ones?
+  - What steps did you take to solve this problem?
+  - What size of current did you end up finding for the problem? Is it big/small/normal? How would that impact the practical use of railguns?
+  - Make a summary of the equations that we've talked about in class so far (field & force for point charges & currents). What is similar about the equations? What is different about the equations? When are each of the equations applicable?
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-Despite the magnetic field, the EM-Boar tigers are causing all sorts of problems. Last night, one of them came through Lakeview and tore down all the power lines, including the transformer for the incoming transmission line from the power plant on the edge of town. All the wires are chewed up and torn, and there are deep claw marks on the utility poles, which luckily are still standing. The residents of Lakeview are pretty spooked. Lakeview needs its power back as soon as possible.
+Despite your best efforts to return the cub, the EM-Boar tigers around Lakeview have started causing all sorts of problems. Last night, one of them came through Lakeview and tore down all the power lines, including the transformer for the incoming transmission line from the power plant on the edge of town. All the wires are chewed up and torn, and there are deep claw marks on the utility poles, which luckily are still standing. The residents of Lakeview are pretty spooked. Lakeview needs its power back as soon as possible.
 There is an incoming transmission line on the edge of town from which you need to set up the power lines that will run through all of Lakeview. The manager of the power plant, Dr. Erma Cürd, has supplied you with some specifications: Each power line will be erected to connect the transformer from the incoming transmission line to the homes and businesses in Lakeview. Each line is  $5 \text{ km}$  long and is made of a metal alloy with  $0.008 \text{ $\Omega$/m}$  of resistance.
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   * Explain what would change about your solution if the wire were coaxial (this part is extra).
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+Conceptual questions:
+  - In your calculations, you used dl or L a couple of times. What equations did you use with lengths, and which lengths were they referring to?
+  - What steps did you need to take to simplify the  $\int \vec{B} \bullet d\vec{l}$ ?
+  - How did you pick your Amperian loop? Would a square Amperian have worked for the power line? Would a circle that is off center work?
+  - How would you calculate the magnetic field inside the wire? What would change about your calculation?
+  - If you had two power lines side by side, how would you find the force from one wire on another?
+  - When do you want to use Ampere's Law and when would you want to use the Biot-Savart Law to find magnetic field?