4. Capacitance and Dielectrics

Chapters (Serway & Jewett, Physics 9ed):

• 26.1 Definition of Capacitance
• 26.2 Calculating Capacitance
• 26.3 Combinations of Capacitors
• 26.4 Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
• 26.5 Capacitors with Dielectrics
• 26.6 Electric Dipole in an Electric Field
• 26.7 An Atomic Description of Dielectrics

Videos:

• Yale: Physics II, Capacitors

• MIT: 8.02x, Capacitance, Electric Field Energy
• MIT: 8.02x, Polarization, Dielectrics, Van de Graaff Generator, Capacitors

• The Engineering Mindset: Capacitors Explained

• KhanAcademy: Capacitance & parallel plate capacitors
• KhanAcademy: Effect of dielectric on capacitance
• KhanAcademy: Combination of capacitors
• KhanAcademy: Energy stored in a capacitor
• KhanAcademy: Electric dipoles
• KhanAcademy: Torque on a dipole in external field

Exercise Videos:

• Michel van Biezen: Capacitors

• MIT: 8.02x, Parallel Plate Capacitor
• MIT: 8.02x, Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
• MIT: 8.02x, Spherical Capacitor
• MIT: 8.02x, Parallel Plate Capacitor with a Variable Gap
• MIT: 8.02x, Capacitor with Dielectric
• MIT: 8.02x, A Cylindrical Capacitor with and without Dielectric