This document discusses Gauss's law and its applications in solving complex electrostatic problems involving unique symmetries like cylindrical, spherical, or planar symmetry. It provides 4 examples of using Gauss's law to calculate electric field intensity due to (1) a point charge, (2) an infinite line charge, (3) an infinite plane sheet, and (4) a charged sphere. It also briefly defines dielectrics as materials where charges are bound and unable to migrate in response to an applied electric field, instead causing polarization.