Flux and Gauss' Law
What do rain, bees, and vectors have in common? They're all ways that MIT physicists visualize the concept of "flux." In this video, we'll explore flux as it relates to Gauss' law. If you've ever had trouble choosing the right Gaussian surface, getting a quantity out of an integral, or just wanted to know what flux is, get ready: this video is for you. This video is part of the Derivatives and Integrals video series. Derivatives and integrals are used to analyze the properties of a system. Derivatives describe local properties of systems, and integrals quantify their cumulative properties. "Hello. My name is Peter Fisher. I am a professor in the physics department at MIT, and today I'll be talking with you about electric flux and Gauss' Law. By this time in your course you've seen and used Gauss' Law quite a bit. You have a good handle on the electric field, what it does and how it works. We will also assume that you know how...