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Capacitors in Circuits

Steady State
Transients in RC Circuits

Steady State

Demonstration
This demonstration includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  Current in RC Circuit?

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
DC Circuits With Capacitors
These notes from PhysicsLAB by Catherine H. Colwell contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  DC Circuits With Capacitors

Simulation
Physics Simulation Library
Each simulation includes an audio introduction and general directions. These simulations are very well designed, and each experiment gives the opportunity to change the parameters, collect data, and interpret various graphs. An RC Circuit simulation is included.
  Physics Simulation Library

Exploration
An Introduction to Capacitance
This site from Florida State University includes history of capacitors, description, charging, discharging, dielectrics, and capacitors in series and parallel with excellent interactive simulations.
  An Introduction to Capacitance

Transients in RC Circuits

Demonstration
This demonstration includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  RC Circuit -- RC Time Constant -- Projection Meters

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
The RC Circuit
These notes from Frank Wolfs at the University of Rochester contain calculus-level, detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  The RC Circuit

Simulation
RC Circuits
This Java applet shows the transient behavior that occurs when a capacitor is being charged and discharged.
  RC Circuits

Exploration
RC Time Constant
This site from Florida State University contains an interactive tutorial with excellent simulations.
  RC Time Constant



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