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--- 184_projects:charge_the_line_24 [2024/01/09 15:01] – dmcpadden
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 ==== Kick Off Questions ====
+  - What is superposition?
+  - If you had to calculate the electric field by hand (at a single observation point) from 3 point charges, what steps would you have to use?
+  - What is the difference between an insulator and conductor?
 ==== Main Problem ====
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 ==== Wrap Up Questions ====
-Conceptual Questions
   - How do you know if your code is working correctly?
-  - What is superposition and how did you make use of it in the code?
+  - How did you make use of superposition in the code? What line in your code uses superposition?
-  - If you had to calculate the electric field by hand (at a single observation point), what steps would you have to use?
-  - What is the difference between an insulator and conductor?
   - We assumed in this problem that the charge was divided equally among the spheres in our model. Is that a good assumption for conductors? Is that a good assumption for insulators? Why or why not?
   - If you change the radius for your observation points, what happens to your E-Field arrows? Is that expected? Why or why not?
+  - Is this how real lightning rods work (metal connected to an insulator)? Would the T be an effective lightning rod? Why or why not? (Feel free to google how lightning rods work!)
   - What are the limitations of this model? How could you improve your model?