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AHMALA D/O The confusing part for me was the e-field section specifically regarding the BALAGOPAL RAJOO distance r. The confusing part is the vector quantities and the unit vector part, this makes the calculations confusing ANG CIVICS The calculation for electric field with various charge distribution is a bit hard, especially I not familiar with the integration, hope can add calculation examples for surface and volume distribution. The explanation for laser printer is interesting. The integration portion for various charge distribution is hard to understand. It will be helpful if there are more details between the integration and the answers. First option of question one was quite confusing.

ANG JING JIE

ANTONY KARUKAPALLY BENJAMIN ANG ZI WEI BJORN LIM BUI HOANG LINH

it is difficult to visualize how a ring shape conductor works

Electric field due to a ring of charge is confusing. Not confusing to me, but to others, double integration might be a bit scary, and when they see the double S with a circle in the middle, their minds would just shut off. That''''s how they tell me. So I believe, it would really help the bell curve if those signs are kept on being introduced to the lecture notes :) I think mathematics is just a load of signs that the geniuses produce to represent simple meaning. Therefore, it would be of great help if the module could help students to understand the simple mechanisms behind the signs. I, myself, love Maths, therefore, I love the signs. However, some are scared of it, therefore, I believe they would be scared of the signs too.

CHAN EN HAO SAMUEL

I enjoy this form of summary questions as a form of feedback about the notes. I also found the notes for this topic to be clear and concise.

CHEE JIAWEI

The most confusing part is the mathematical portion. It would be great if the lecturer spends more time explaining it, especially on the integration and its derivation. Electric field due to a ring of charge is difficult to visualize. The computation is kind of hard. More examples would be appreciated. SUPERPOSITION Why a discharging lamp can remove electrical charges (laser printer diagram step 6)?

CHEN PEIJUN

CHEN QIAODI CHEN ZHUO

Good question, maybe you would like to take this opportunity to Google this by yourself and share the new knowledge with your friends.
CHEW YILIANG CHIN DA XING Diagrams aid in explanation of notes The reading was quite east to understand. There wasn't any difficult topic and I found the part about rubbing objects to produce charge rather interesting. the examples in the notes could come with the solutions provided so that during

CHOW WEI JIE

JOHN

self study, it would be easier to check our answer instead of just the final answer tell us our answer is wrong. if solutions are provided, we can know where we went wrong. The blanks. Difficult

DU YANXIAN ELFIRA NADIA BINTE SAID ENG DE SHENG

A worked example to illustrate how to tackle the problem will help much better with attempts on other examples. (: Worked example will better illustrate how to solve the problems. Example 4 and 6. Introduction to Electric Field was a little confusing, especially since I have not touched it for a very long time. Also, would be good if more examples were given.

ENG DE SHENG ERIC SIU ZI FENG GABRIEL LIM YAN XU

GAN CHENG YEE KRYSTAL GIL KI HYUN

Electric field due to ring of charge and line of charge.

there was not many highlights on the important points on the notes. when i was reading the notes before the lesson, i wasnt sure which is the important points to take note of I basically enjoy the lecture class. I tried the examples in the lecture notes and most of them I got it right, but I failed to get the answer as given for example 5 regarding the electric field at point c. Throughout the lecture notes, I like the part of electric field due to a line and ring of charge, these are quite new to me and fortunately I was manage to get some extra explanation on the internet. I am looking forward for the lecture class on Friday. Thank you so much. it was quite interesting and it made understanding easier with the use of pictures to illustrate concepts The example on the operation of a laser printer was quite interesting to read.

GOH YU SHUEN

HO JIA XIN

HON HEI TUNG PIUS HOU WEI

The examples given in the notes don't have solutions but only answers. Hope to see the solutions also. The parts "Electric Field due to a ring of charge" and "Electric Field due to a line of charge" are quite confusing. The interesting part is in the lecture: there was a small practical demonstration at the end of the lecture.

HUANG DE JUN

HUANG YU

Question No.4 is quite fine. It should include the possibility of no charge condition of the pithball. The readings are pretty straight forward but the demonstration was not very clear from far. Some of the people behind shouted yes they can see without even looking. I think it would be good to use the video if there is a demonstration. Hi, I just want to highlight that unfortunately I would not be able to read the notes in advance. Much as I know that it indeed helps in learning, as I''ve done

JASEL NARESH MEHTA

JERICK TAN JUN YI

it myself before, time is tight for me this semester. I''m taking 7 modules, preparing to get married, working part-time to save up for my family, etc. It is a trying season of my life in terms of time-management. Thanks for your understanding :) JIANG YAOXUAN JIN XIN most interesting: laser printing The most interesting part is that we know more about the application of the knowledge in our daily life. I did not fully get what superposition of electric field is about. Perhaps an image to explain it would be nice. May I know what is the connection between electric field and the principle of superposition if there is any?

JOHANN THANG ZHIRONG JOSHUA EDWIN SURYANA

JUSTIN KWAN JING So far so good! Lectures are clear and easy to understand. MING KADAYAM SURESH KAUSHIK KANG YOU WEI KANISHK MALHOTRA KIM CHONG KUK KIM HYUNG JON I believe the readings were in depth and very engaging. Kudos to making this subject an interesting one. Looking forward to the lecture tomorrow! Why is it that when finding the net electric field, we must integrate the dE? Additionally, how do you integrate it in order to get the result? nothing hard. I found it interesting. so far no problem! There was no particularly difficult part in the lecture notes, especially since the reading was about a familiar topic we studied in JC. However, I found that the heavy usage of formulae and symbols starting from page 12 could have benefitted from a clearer definition and explanation. It was difficult to understand what symbols such as ds, dE, dQ mean, and I am only assuming they are differentiation symbols until I attend the lecture to listen to a more concrete explanation. This is not exactly about the content of the readings, but its form of presentation. My opinion is that since lectures are going to be presented with slides eventually, we might as well be given slides rather than notes on IVLE. Slides present information in a progressive manner, which is easier to absorb as compared to notes. If only slides were prepared, the lecturer's preparation time can also be cut down as well. Of course, if the notes are already all prepared, then I guess its best to stick to current arrangements. The demonstration at the end is the most interesting. Perhaps more elaboration can be given on it. Electric field lines are hard to visualize from equations. Are there any physical examples which can be drawn to field lines? KONG YI KOU LING The first lecture note is still manageable. 1. I am a little confused about the "superposition" concept applied in the electric fields. 2. The calculation of the electric field due to a line of charge is quite difficult to me. KRISHNAN MORVIL If charges cannot flow through insulators, how is that on page 3 of the reading, charges flowed from the plastic rod? LAI SEVIN Everything written in the lecture note for this chapter is quite easy to understand. The only confusing part is in Example 4. Is it okay to neglect the weight of the electron when the question does not state so?

KOA QUAN WEI

KOH BAO-RUI KOH SOON SWEE

LAKSHMI Multiple answers were correct which makes you think about the accurate and BALASUBRAMANIAM most appropriate option. LAU YUN HUI Solutions for example questions not provided.

BARRY LE THI NGOC ANH LEE JUEN HON DUSTIN LEW CHAU HONG LIANG CHUNHUI KHOONNIE LIEW KEN HUA The most interesting thing in the reading was the application of each concept introduced. There should be more detailed applications included in the reading. I am not very confident how do we recognise whether a material will lose (or gain) electron when friction is applied to it by another material, say a cloth. it is best to have webcast for each lecture, including the first one Ample pictorial examples were very helpful I find the equations on Electric Field due to a ring of charge and Electric Field due to a line of charge (pages 12 to 14) a little confusing. At first glance, I went through the equations very confusingly. I had to go through the equations again and again to understand what each symbols used mean. I don''''t understand what is the meaning of the l with a cap symbol used in equation 21.7 on page 13 and also in equation 21.8 on page 14. I also don''''t understand why is that equation the direction of the electric field. However, I really like the illustrated examples used to help me get a clearer picture about Electric Charge especially the picture about the application of a laser printer. I feel that I can understand faster and clearer about applications through the step by step visuals like the laser printer example. LIM KEAN ONN LIM KOK HAU equations are well typed. they are all easily read-able and understand I have some doubt perhaps in the explanation or the eqn. Pls find my quiry below: Eq 21.6 (pg. 8) Qn: From the formula Eq 21.6, I assume that it depends on whether the source is positive or negative, which will then determine whether the E is positive or negative as well. And the parameter which gonna determine the direction of E at the right hand side of the formula is r^. Pls correct me if I am wrong.

The sign of the source charge will decide the sign of E.

However, from Eq 21.5, the unit vector r^ is derived from vector r divided by magnitude r. And the vector r according to the explanation is displacement vector from source point to field point. That means be it +/- source, it is always from source point to field point. Imagine 2 source points (+ and - ) are pointing at the same direction towards field points. (they are in parallel). Isn''t that you will get same E with direction? (source to point) With this I assume that E could be positive or negative depending on the source is positive charge or negative charge. Pls enlighten me. Thanks. I hope I did nt make it sound very complicated. LINNIAR TAN There are a few ''jargon'' words related to the topic and there were many examples associated with those words, e.g. polarization and induction. It takes quite some time to really understand them and to actually relate them to reallife technologies. However, those real-life examples make the reading even more interesting. I find charging to an insulator material interesting, such as by rubbing the materials. The derivation of the formulae looks pretty intimidating when it occurs integration. Not sure if they are required in the syllabus.

LIU HAOYAN LIU JIEER

LIU KAIJUN LOW ZHENG YANG LU JIAJIE

The superposition is the most interesting one. E field due to a ring/line of charge(not taught in A levels). A levels only had point charges/ uniform E field. It's my time seeing the electric field in limit expression and it takes me a while to understand the formula. The difficult is the net electric field due to several charges. Especially when it talks about the charge distribution. Also, the calculation when involving integration takes me some time to understand.

LU WEI

The question 4 above, isn''t option two is a subset of option three? Please explain electric Field to a ring in detail, and maybe give some examples.

LUIGI MARSHALL CHUA CHAM LUO HAO M. VIKNESHH VAYERAVAN

The Integration process from the integral of (x^2 + y ^2)^-3/2 to the answer shown in page 14 of lecture notes. It''s all right The various examples given in the lecture notes helps to reinforce our understanding on the concepts being taught and also they make the topic become much more interesting and relevant as we can relate the concepts to real life instances in the case of certain examples. The examples given in the notes helps to reinforce the concepts learnt and also they make the reading more interesting and relevant as we can relate the concepts to real life instances in the case of certain examples. I found that finding the net force produced by more than one point charges by a charged particle is challenging. I found the working of a Laser printer interesting. I also want to know why some materials become positively charged when rubbed with a certain material while others become negatively charged. Is there a rule or pattern to this phenomenon? Thank you.

M. VIKNESHH VAYERAVAN MADE RADITYA PUJAMURTI MALAVIKA MENON

With regards to charging by rubbing, there is no pattern to this phenomenon. What you read from the book is based on past observations and experiments, and it has been consistent all the time.
MALIK SHEHZAD HASSEN The lecture was interesting and fun at the same time. Being a year 4 student it was refreshing to go through the basics again. So far the reading have been very clear and easy to understand. I hope this trend continues

MANOHARAN It was fine(: But details of the experimental demonstration (e.g. name, how it SAMYUKTHA REDDY works) could have been included in the notes MENG XIN MUHAMMAD HAMMAD KHAN MUHAMMAD MOHSIN NG HUI LOONG DANIEL NG KWANG HWEE, KELVIN Lecture slides are more useful to follow the lectures its the first lecture, so it was all pretty easy high school stuff. nothing difficult or particularly interesting Kind of tricky lah! Very well detailed. I would prefer to see more worked examples in the notes if possible. I understand that some of the examples do not have worked solutions in the notes because they will be given during the lectures, but maybe there can be a few more examples that will not be gone through during lecture (due to lack of time) but just for our own reading and reference during our own time The electric field due to ring and line of charge is confusing and need time to comprehend. How was the laser printer drum discharged by light?

NG SHU MIN JUNE NG SIANG PING

Good question, maybe you would like to take this opportunity to Google this by yourself and share the new knowledge with your friends.
NG TIE XUAN The only thing that is not so intuitive is the integration in page 14 of the electric charge and electric field notes. Might be good to note the method of integration if full working constitutes spoon feeding.

NGIAM LIJUN

In the past I have always learnt Earth is an "infinite source of charges" and in this lecture it is a conductor but never understood why this is so- is it the makeup of Earth or something else? The applications given have been useful in consolidating theories learnt.

NGUYEN HA LINH ONG WENHUI DENNIS

Superposition of electric field is interesting. 1) Would rubbing an material eventually strip it of all the free electrons that it can lose? In other words, after rubbing a material for a long while, will the material reach a state whereby it cannot be used to charge another material?

Stripping it of all the free electrons will mean the material is positively charged.
2) In page 3 of the notes, where a copper wire is connecting a charged plastic rod to a metal ball, do the copper wire have to "stroke" the surface of the charged plastic rod in order to transfer the electrons from the charged plastic rod to the metal sphere, because the electrons on the surface of the charged plastic rod cannot flow freely through the rod? ONG XIANG YU OOI HUI PING PATIL ABHISHEK NARENDRA PEE CHOON HIAN I found most interesting on how the Laser printer works, which is simply transferring of charges I like there is mini in-class experiment. I found the application of electrostatic force to the function of the Laser Printer most interesting. I found the Electric Field due to a ring of charge and Electric Field due to a line of charge the most confusing, especially the calculations. I hope more emphasis can be put on explaining these two parts in greater detail, and step by step explanation of the calculation can be done. Thank you. I like the application of force between the charges on Laser Printer. It shows how the principle of like charges repel and unlike charges attract can be applied in our daily life. the real life example of how the physical laws are applied is interesting I found the laser printing example for helpful as it clearly shows the application of this chapter, making it easier to understand. Electric Field due to a line of charge and Electric Field due to a ring of charge I don't really get the calculation part So far the concepts appear to be the same as the lower academic levels, so it is unlikely to be very difficult. I doubt it will remain that way as the chapters go on and the topics get more detailed and explanations more intricate. Real-world applications for concepts learnt during lessons, such as the laser printer are very much appreciated as long as they aren''t overly technical. Actually the concept is easy to understand because we have studied this before in JC, so it''s a bit of a revision of old concepts. I thought the chapter was short and sweet, and covered the important details to know of this topic. STANLEY ONG WEI WEN As I am still new to the program, I find some of the new equations a little confusing. I do not know how the equations can be put to used. I think it will be good to include some examples with worked solutions so that we are able to look at the example and do the remaining question. This way, it allows us to do some tracing of our own to understand how the equations can be put to used. helpful... NONE. I have found the reading and notes are very comprehensive I found the Electric Field due to a ring of charge and line of charge and vectors to be difficult. I am that interesting as well. I found the experiments in the notes are interesting. The part on electric field due to a ring of charges as well as a line of charges. The concept is slightly more challenging then the other parts of the chapter.

PHAM THI HONG

QIU ZHI RAKKAPPAN LAKSHMANAN RYAN ALEXANDER HANALIM SONG WEI WEN MATTHEW

SOON WEI MIN BENJAMIN

STEVEN TEY WEI JUN SU XU SUDARSHAN SRIVATSAN SUN NANNAN TAM WEI KANG

TAN CHONGDAO, JEREMY TAN YIREN IVAN

Notes were concise and easy to understand. Enjoyed deriving E-field due to a ring of charge. I like the concept of how a charged object when brought close to an uncharged object, can cause charges within the uncharged object to separate themselves, such that the uncharged object is now charged on each side. i find that the gadget brought to the lecture hall was very interesting. however the explanation wasnt clear The first option of the first question is phrases badly. I am referring to this segment, ''decreases with the inverse''. Nothing particularly interesting, except that students might enjoy questions like question 4 more, since it is more inclined towards a deductive nature. The lecture notes uploaded in the work-bin are clear and concise. The diagrams are very helpful and facilitate a clear understanding of the concepts. I did not find the reading quiz difficult or confusing at all. Rather, the questions are challenging and requires one to think over the solutions and re-read the chapter to get a better grasp of the fundamentals.

TAN YONG XING HENRY TAN ZE FENG

TANIA CHATTOPADHYAY

TEAN ZHENG YANG The confusing part will be Electrical Field due to various charge distribution, especially the integration part of the calculation before resolving into X and Y component TEO YUMIN WENDY Nothing was difficult or confusing. Electric field due to ring of charge and line of charge are interesting. TEO ZUO ZHE TONG HAOWEN JOEL the direction of the electrostatic forces are sometimes confusing Confusing - derivations (in particular, charge density lambda and "electric field due to a line of charge" are not very clear. How does the earlier "charge density of ring" fit into this explanation (as it is used in textbook?) Ex. 6b appears to be unclear. Would be good if these derivations were (slightly) covered in lecture, in addition to how to apply them / what to look out for. TRUONG NGOC KHANH TRUONG NGOC KHANH About the Question 4, both "1 and 3 carry charges of equal sign." and "all three carry charges of the same sign." are true because the signs of charges of ball 1 & 3 are the same. I don''t know which one is the answer. About the Question 1, I have to eliminate other true answers to find out the false one because the phrase "decreases with the inverse" seems to be vague to me while "decreases with the increase of the square of the distance between two charged particles" seems more clearly. From the reading, I find the principle of superposition particularly interesting.

VELLAYAPPAN DHEIVANAYAGAM S/O GANESAN VIDUSHINI SIVA WANG XIAOFAN WANG YAQUAN WANG YU WANG ZHONGLIANG WANG ZI JIE WONG EE WEN WONG KA SHING

Confusing: do proton and electron have same magnitude of charge?

Yes
The part on electric field vector is a little confusing. The application of electric charge on laser printer is the most interesting part in the notes. direction of force Could you please explain more on unit vector part and how to do the integration of the last two examples? I still don't completely understand what electric field is. the fact about the vehicle was interesting i find the application of charges used in laser printer very fascinating. Difficult/ confusing: none; so far so good Interesting: linking back the principles of induction and use of charges to practical applications, eg: laser printer. WONG KAH MING WONG LI HAN GABRIEL Examples don''t have explanations. Not sure about the 3rd question regarding density of electric field lines.

WONG SAY JUAN, JEREMIAS WU CHAO WU XIAOLING YAP ZHENG MOU YEO ZI XIAN, JUSTIN YEOH YUAN YAU JOSEPH YEOH YUAN YAU JOSEPH YI LE YIP JUN HOE YU SHIJIA

What is the self energy of the electron?

I am not sure what do you mean by self-energy of the electron? Rest mass energy? Or some other thing?
I find electric field is difficult to calculate especially under the context of vectors. Difficult in understand electric field due to ring of charge. So far so good... It takes me more time to process the formulas/equations, especially when it involves a summation of points (i.e. charge on a ring). Concepts are otherwise relatively easy to absorb. I am unsure of question 3 choice 1, 2 and 4 I am not sure of what "sinks" are everthing is good I found the exampls and QnA parts interesting and useful The most interesting part was "Electric field due to a ring/line of charge", but I wondered that are we going to assume the ring/rod is one dimensional when the question does not specify the thickness of ring/rod ? As a non native English user, I found many new words to look up (It''s my own problem I think). I am not clear how one of the integrations is solved out (on page 14).

YU SHUZHI

ZHANG YONGKAI

1)The portion of laser printer could be explained more clearly. i.e: how the laser "writes" on the drum such that the drum become more positively charged. Derivation of the electric field due to a line of charges is a bit difficult.

ZHOU CHUYU ZHOU SHAOWEN

I hope the lecturer can explain more about the examples. Electric Field due to a line of charge is a little difficult.