rbj, I agree with your definition, but the way I interpret it your definition is quite different from 'rate of change with distance'. The word 'outward' is the key.
I am entering the final year of my undergraduate studies. From what I understand, it is fairly common for students to apply to grad school halfway through their final year.
However, I am thinking of working for a couple of years before applying to grad school. Would that hamper my chances of...
As dipole has mentioned in his post, you use point charges which you can then integrate to find out the electric field. This is because the field contributed by charges in each specific point in space is unique.
The outer shield block the EM waves from the environment from influencing the inner conductor.
You can look up the "Electromagnetic shielding" entry in Wikipedia for more details.
My guess is that you want to learn how to program microcontrollers/microprocessors to build more advanced systems, like building a robot, designing a automatic lighting system, etc?
I am a third year EE undergraduate and I am thinking of getting a Master of Science degree in EE after my undergraduate studies.
There are a lot of information here regarding PhD admissions, but I couldn't find any that specifically states the factors that can affect a Master's program...