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PHY102 Spring2025 Solution 2

This document outlines a tutorial for PHY102: Introduction to Physics-II at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence for Spring 2025. It includes problems related to directional derivatives, gradients, hill height calculations, and the divergence and curl of vector fields. Additionally, it provides hints for tutors on how to guide students through the calculations.

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PHY102 Spring2025 Solution 2

This document outlines a tutorial for PHY102: Introduction to Physics-II at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence for Spring 2025. It includes problems related to directional derivatives, gradients, hill height calculations, and the divergence and curl of vector fields. Additionally, it provides hints for tutors on how to guide students through the calculations.

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Department of Physics, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence

Spring 2025
PHY102: Introduction to Physics-II
Tutorial – 2

𝑥2 𝑦2 3𝜋
1. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = −2𝑥𝑦 − − at (-2,2) in the direction of .
2 2 4
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2. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 𝑒 −𝑦 at (3,2) in the direction of 𝑣⃗ = [ ].
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3. Compute the gradient of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2)−1.

𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓 𝜕𝑓
Solution: By symmetry, it suffices to compute 𝜕𝑥, as 𝜕𝑦 and 𝜕𝑧 are obtained through analogous
𝜕𝑓
computations. To compute 𝜕𝑥, we use the chain rule:
𝜕𝑓 𝜕
𝜕𝑥
= − (𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2)−2 𝜕𝑥(𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2) = - 2𝑥 (𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2)−2 = - 2 𝑓2 𝑥

Finally, we get ∇𝑓 = - 2 𝑓2 (𝑥 𝑥^ + 𝑦 𝑦^ + 𝑧 𝑧^)


4. The height of a certain hill (in feet) is given by
h(x, y) = 10(2xy − 3x2 − 4y2 − 18x + 28y + 12),
where y is the distance (in miles) north, x the distance east, of South Hadley.
(a) Where is the top of the hill located?

(b) How high is the hill?

(c) How steep is the slope (in feet per mile) at a point 1 mile north and 1 mile east of South
Hadley? In what direction is the slope steepest, at that point?
(To tutors: You may not need to do all the calculations in the class but provide hints)
5. Compute the divergence and curl of the following fields

𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
⃗𝑬⃗(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + ̂
𝒌
(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )3/2 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )3/2 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )3/2

for 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 ≠ 0 (Coulomb electric field for a point charge)

𝑦 𝑥
⃗𝑩
⃗⃗(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = − 𝒊̂ + − 𝒋̂
𝑥2 + 𝑦2 𝑥2 + 𝑦2

for 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≠ 0 (Magnetic field outside an infinite current-carrying wire)

⃗𝑨⃗(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = −𝑦𝒊̂ + 𝑥𝑗̂

(Vector potential for a uniform magnetic field)

(To tutors: You may not need to do all the calculations in the class but provide hints)

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