Conceptual Understanding in Introductory Physics XXIV: Distance Variations of Fields and Forces
This question was inspired by chapters 13, 14, and 15 of Matter & Interactions and would, I think, make a good final exam question even in courses where M&I isn’t used. The story line in those chapters makes a wonderful progression through different charge distributions and their fields and interactions with other similar charge distributions. […]
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