A parralel-plate capacitor consists of…?
Two conductive plates seperated by a dielectric layer

Does net charge cross a capictor?
No
What do capacitors try to do to the voltage across the plate?
Try to keep it constant
What does the cicrcuit symbol for capacitance look like?

What does a capacitor represent in terms of fluid flow analogy?
A capacitor represents a reservoir with an elastic membrane separating the intlet and outlet
What is the equation for charge?
q=Cv
What is the relationship between current and voltage?

v(t) = ?

This is the graph of voltage vs time, what would charge vs time and current vs time look like?


Voltage is the intergral of…?
Current
w(t) = ?
w(t) = ½vq = q2 /2c =

If this is v-t, what would i-t, p-t and w-t look like?




How do you work out the total capacitance for capacitors in parralel?
Add them up (suppose to be C3 - it’s in the book)

How do you work out the total capacitance for capacitors in series?
1/C

What’s the equation for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor?

What does an inductor look like?

Basic equations for inductor/conductance?

How do you work out inductors in series and in parallel?
It’s exactly the same as resistors!

Capacitors don’t like…?
Instantaneous changes in voltage
Inductors don’t like…?
Instantaneous changes in current
V1(t) = ?
V1(t) = Vs(1-e-t/2)
2 equations

L/R and

3 equations

And V = IR & V = CR
