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Tutorial3 Physics For Engineering 2 072829

The document outlines exercises related to the Biot-Savart law, focusing on calculating magnetic fields generated by various current configurations, including a circular loop, a finite straight wire, and a semi-infinite wire. It includes specific tasks such as determining the magnetic field at different points in relation to these configurations and provides equations for the calculations. The exercises are designed for a physics tutorial in an engineering context for the academic year 2024/2025.

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Tutorial3 Physics For Engineering 2 072829

The document outlines exercises related to the Biot-Savart law, focusing on calculating magnetic fields generated by various current configurations, including a circular loop, a finite straight wire, and a semi-infinite wire. It includes specific tasks such as determining the magnetic field at different points in relation to these configurations and provides equations for the calculations. The exercises are designed for a physics tutorial in an engineering context for the academic year 2024/2025.

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Physics for Engineering 2 2024/2025 1

Tutorial 3 Biot and Savart law

Exercise 1:

A circular loop of radius R in the xy plane carries a steady current I, as shown in Figure
1

Figure 1:

1. What is the magnetic field at a point P on the axis of the loop, at a distance z
from the center (Figure 1(a))?
Draw the ratio of the magnetic field, Bz /B0 , as a function of z/R

2. What is the magnetic field at a point P off the axis of symmetry in the yz plane
(Figure 1(b))?

Exercise 2: Magnetic Field due to a Finite Straight Wire

A thin, straight wire carrying a current I is placed along the x-axis, as shown in Figure
2. Evaluate the magnetic field at point P. Note that we have assumed that the leads to
the ends of the wire make cancelling contributions to the net magnetic field at the point
P.

Exercise 3:

A wire carrying current I runs down the y axis to the origin, thence out to infinity along
the positive x axis (Figure 3). Show that the magnetic field in the quadrant with x , y
¿ 0 of the xy plane is given by
Physics for Engineering 2 2024/2025 2

Figure 2:

µ0 IRz 1
4π ( x + 1
y + √ x2 + √ y2 )
y x +y 2 x x +y 2

Figure 3: Two semi-infinite wires

Exercise 4: Calculating Magnetic Field of a Circular Arc of Wire

A wire carries a current I in a circular arc with radius R swept through an arbitrary
angle θ (Figure 4 ). Calculate the magnetic field at the center of this arc at point P.

Figure 4: Two semi-infinite wires

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