Electrostatics Assessment TODAY!
Homework: Quiz on equivalent resistance (combo circuits) & Kirchhoff's Laws Thursday, January 15th. Read sections 27-3 & 27-4 in your textbook. Rewatch Jon's video on charging and discharging capacitors.
Today, we'll practice the derivation of the charge on a capacitor over time (charging and discharging) as well as the currents over time.
Then, we'll complete Capacitor Pre-Lab in ✅ Formative.com utilizing what you learned from South alumnus Jon Ting's video on how to use Kirchhoff's Laws to determine an expression for the charge of a capacitor as time changes.
Homework: Quiz on equivalent resistance (combo circuits) & Kirchhoff's Laws Thursday, January 15th. Read sections 27-3 & 27-4 if you haven't already. Rewatch Jon's video on charging and discharging capacitors if you feel like you need to. If you did not finish the pre-lab in ✅ Formative.com above, do so by Monday, January 12th at 10pm for periods 2 and 7 or Tuesday, January 13th at 10pm for period 4.
During second hour, we'll start a lab to learn about the circuits equipment we have available to us in order to measure the voltage and current "through" a capacitor. In particular, you'll learn how to build an RC circuit with a 1F capacitor breadboard. This is a warm up for your big formal lab next lab period, so make sure you understand this one!
Presentation: Breadboard Intro
Homework: Quiz on equivalent resistance (combo circuits) & Kirchhoff's Laws Thursday, January 15th. Read sections 27-3 & 27-4 if you haven't already. Rewatch Jon's video on charging and discharging capacitors if you feel like you need to. If you did not finish the pre-lab in ✅ Formative.com above, do so by tonight Monday, January 12th at 10pm for periods 2 and 7 or Tuesday, January 13th at 10pm for period 4. Watch the following videos on energy stored in capacitors. They are similar with slightly different approaches.
Today, perform the lab to learn about the circuits equipment we have available to us in order to measure the voltage and current "through" a capacitor. In particular, you'll learn how to build an RC circuit with a 1F capacitor breadboard. This is a warm up for your big formal lab next lab period, so make sure you understand this one! Today, you'll just start building your boards. We won't take data today.
Equipment: breadboard, wiring box, resistor of your choice, 1F capacitor, DC power supply, Vernier Go Direct Voltage probe, Vernier Go Direct Current Sensor probe (check what you think the max current will be in your circuit in order to set the precision switch), computer with browser-based Vernier Graphical Analysis App (accessible through ClassLink).
Homework: Read sections 27-3 & 27-4 if you haven't already. Rewatch Jon's video on charging and discharging capacitors if you feel like you need to. Quiz on equivalent resistance (combo circuits) & Kirchhoff's Laws next class - Thursday, January 15th. Watch the following videos on energy stored in capacitors if you have not already. They are similar with slightly different approaches.