(*^ ::[paletteColors = 128; automaticGrouping; currentKernel; fontset = title, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L1, e8, 24, "Times"; ; fontset = subtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, bold, L1, e6, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubtitle, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeTitle, center, M7, italic, L1, e6, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = section, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, grayBox, M22, bold, L1, a20, 18, "Times"; ; fontset = subsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, blackBox, M19, bold, L1, a15, 14, "Times"; ; fontset = subsubsection, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nohscroll, preserveAspect, groupLikeSection, whiteBox, M18, bold, L1, a12, 12, "Times"; ; fontset = text, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = smalltext, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = input, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeInput, M42, N23, bold, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = output, output, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L-5, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = message, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = print, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = info, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeOutput, M42, N23, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = postscript, PostScript, formatAsPostScript, output, inactive, noPageBreakBelow, nowordwrap, preserveAspect, groupLikeGraphics, M7, l34, w282, h287, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = name, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, italic, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = header, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = Left Header, nohscroll, cellOutline, 12; fontset = footer, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, center, M7, L1, 12; fontset = Left Footer, cellOutline, blackBox, 12; fontset = help, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 10, "Times"; ; fontset = clipboard, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = completions, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12, "Courier"; ; fontset = special1, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special2, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special3, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special4, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12; fontset = special5, inactive, nohscroll, noKeepOnOnePage, preserveAspect, M7, L1, 12;] :[font = title; inactive; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Inverse Square Law Problems :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Illustrative Problem: particle outside a sphere :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] R = Sqrt[q^2 + r^2 - 2 q r Cos[phi]]; F = -3 G M m/(4 Pi a^3) Integrate[(q - r Cos[phi])/R^3 r^2 Sin[phi], {theta, 0, 2Pi}, {r, 0, b}, {phi, 0, Pi}] :[font = text; inactive; preserveAspect; ] Watch out--we need Sqrt [ (a - q)^2] = q- a, so PowerExpand is not the answer here. Could do by hand, but here's a little artifice to get what we want. :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] % /. a -> q - e //PowerExpand//Simplify :[font = text; inactive; preserveAspect; ] Verify that PowerExpand is wrong. However, this is the correct result for Exercise 2! :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] F//PowerExpand//Simplify :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Hollow Sphere :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] R = Sqrt[q^2 + r^2 - 2 q r Cos[phi]]; F = -3 G M m/(4 Pi (b^3 - a^3)) * Integrate[(q - r Cos[phi])/R^3 r^2 Sin[phi], {theta, 0, 2Pi}, {r, a, b}, {phi, 0, Pi}] :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Cylinder :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] R = Sqrt[r^2 + (q - z)^2]; F = - G M m/(Pi a^2 2h) Integrate[r (q - z)/R^3, {theta, 0, 2Pi}, {z, -h, h}, {r, 0, a} ] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] F = % /. q -> h + d//PowerExpand :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] F = % /. d -> q - h//Simplify :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] F + O[q, Infinity]^4 :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Series[F, {q, Infinity, 3}] :[font = input; preserveAspect; ] Fpoint = -G M m/q^2; :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; ] Table[{q, F/Fpoint} /. {a -> 1, h -> 1/2, q -> 2^k}, {k, 0, 8}]//N//TableForm :[font = section; inactive; Cclosed; preserveAspect; startGroup; ] Infinite plate :[font = input; preserveAspect; endGroup; endGroup; ] R = Sqrt[x^2 + y^2 + q^2]; F = - G rho m q Integrate[1/R^3, {x, -Infinity, Infinity}, {y, -Infinity, Infinity} ]//PowerExpand ^*)