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 ## Section 4.2 - Electrostatic Properties of a Conductor
 
-In a metal or conductor, there are plentiful charges not bound to a particular atom and are thus free to move throughought the material.
+In a metal or conductor, there are plentiful charges not bound to a particular atom and are thus free to move throughout the material.
 
 We note that there is no electric fiend inside a conductor, as charges internal to the material would move under the force it generates until they find a configuration that eliminates the field. This may happen, but not in electrostatics.
 
-Additionally, as the field is zero, it follows from Maxwell's equations that there is no charge inside a conductor. However, charge may be present at the surface. For sufficiently symnetric charges, this charge may be calculated.
+Additionally, as the field is zero, it follows from Maxwell's equations that there is no charge inside a conductor. However, charge may be present at the surface. For sufficiently symmetric charges, this charge may be calculated.
 
-Consider any two points internal to the conductor. The voltage between said points is defined as $\int_A^B \vb{E} \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}$. Since $\vb{E} = 0$ inside the conductor, the volage difference must be zero. Thus, any two points in or on the surface (TODO: Why on the surface?) of a conductor must be at the same potential.
+Consider any two points internal to the conductor. The voltage between said points is defined as $\int_A^B \vb{E} \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}$. Since $\vb{E} = 0$ inside the conductor, the voltage difference must be zero. Thus, any two points in or on the surface (TODO: Why on the surface?) of a conductor must be at the same potential.
 
-The electric field at the surface of a conductor is perpendicular to its surface. Consider some displacement $\dd{\vb{l}}$. Now, $\vb{E} \vdot \dd{\vb{l}} = \vb{E}_s \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}_s + \vb{E}_p \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}_p = \dd{V_s} + \dd{V_p}$, in terms of parallel and perpendicular components. The paralell voltage difference is zero, so the electric field must be zero.
+The electric field at the surface of a conductor is perpendicular to its surface. Consider some displacement $\dd{\vb{l}}$. Now, $\vb{E} \vdot \dd{\vb{l}} = \vb{E}_s \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}_s + \vb{E}_p \vdot \dd{\vb{l}}_p = \dd{V_s} + \dd{V_p}$, in terms of parallel and perpendicular components. The parallel voltage difference is zero, so the electric field must be zero.
 
-Consider the surface of a conductor with surface charge density $\sigma_e$. A cyliner with one end inside and one end outside said surface, with its axis normal to said surface, will be a Gaussian "pillbox", which will show that with V being the volume of the pillbox, $\int_V \div{\vb{E}} \dd{V} = \frac{Q_e}{\epsilon_0} = \frac{A\sigma_e}{\epsilon_0}$. Thus, $\sigma_e = \epsilon_0 E$.
+Consider the surface of a conductor with surface charge density $\sigma_e$. A cylinder with one end inside and one end outside said surface, with its axis normal to said surface, will be a Gaussian "pillbox", which will show that with V being the volume of the pillbox, $\int_V \div{\vb{E}} \dd{V} = \frac{Q_e}{\epsilon_0} = \frac{A\sigma_e}{\epsilon_0}$. Thus, $\sigma_e = \epsilon_0 E$.
 
 ## Section 4.3 - Exercises involving conductors at fixed potentials
 
 Consider a square with left and right potentials $V(0, y) = V(l, y) = V_1$ and $V(x, 0) = V(x, l) = V_2$. Since we are uniform in $z$, we can say that $V(x, y) = X(x)Y(y)$ and apply separation of variables.
 
-In spherical polar coordinates, we see that with azimuthal symnetry, $V(r, \theta) = \sum_{l=0}^\infty a_l r^l P_l(cos\theta)$ where $P_l(x)$ are Legendre polynomials.
+In spherical polar coordinates, we see that with azimuthal symmetry, $V(r, \theta) = \sum_{l=0}^\infty a_l r^l P_l(cos\theta)$ where $P_l(x)$ are Legendre polynomials.
 
 **Theorem**. 4.3.3: A Laplace equation's solution must be unique inside a volume $\Omega$ if $\int_{\dd{\Omega}}[\Phi(\vb{r})\grad{\Phi{\vb{r}}} \vdot \vu{n} \dd{S} = 0]$. With this, consider a surface $\dd{\Omega}$ that surrounds conductors. The integral vanishes if a) the potential is specified on each conductor or b) the total charge on each conductor is specified.
 
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ This unit, $\frac{C}{V}$, is known as a Farad. For a sphere, $C = 4 \pi \epsilon
 
 ## Section 4.7 - Forces on Charged Conductors in Electric Fields
 
-We know that $\vb{F} = \int \vb{E}_{ext}(\vb{r}) \rho_e(\vb{r}) dV$, where $\vb{E}_{ext}(\vb{r})$ is the external electric field and $\rho_e(\vb{r})$ is the charge density of the object.
+We know that $\vb{F} = \int \vb{E}_{ext}(\vb{r}) \rho_e(\vb{r}) dV$, where $\vb{E}_{ext}(\vb{r})$ is the external electric field and $\rho_e(\vb{r})$ is the charge density of the object.