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Yes indeed. But for the Left & Back side, somehow it is not clear why one is positive & the other negative. I was suspecting it has to do with clockwise/anticlockwise sweep of the angle as mentioned in #1. Is that a correct way of thinking about it?

Thank you for responding! My issue is with 1.42, one of its parts where Flux needs to be calculated. I believe as per your insight, my interpretation mentioned in #1 seems correct. Do you also think so?

Hi all, New PF member. Currently a sophomore Physics student. I encounter niggling conceptual difficulties in this journey. I was referred to this site by my senior, that the people/mentors here are very kind and would help me navigate this journey provided I am ready to grind & wrestle with...

TL;DR Summary: Confusion in φ cap direction for Left & Back face The image of the question is shared at this Imgur link - The only issue I'm facing in this particular problem is in calculating the flux through the "Left" & "Back" faces of this quarter cylinder. More specifically the issue is...