Recent content by Joseph Nechleba

Thank you to everyone who replied; everything makes a lot more sense!

Using the standard equation of a circle x^2 + y^2 = r^2, I took the first and second derivatives and obtained -x/y and -r^2/y^3 , respectively. I understand that the slope is going to be different at each point along the circle, but what does not make sense to me is that the rate of change of...

That makes perfect sense! Thank you for your prompt response!

I have a question regarding electric potential and infinity. So, "A square of side length a with uniformly distributed positive charge lies on the yz plane with its center at the origin. What does the graph of the potential along the x-axis look like? The answer given in the textbook is a...